Senior CAD Composite Tooling Engineer – Marine Yachts

Sunseeker; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme (6% employer)

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Annual leave increases with service

Employee discounts including Perkbox

Job summary

Sunseeker International is seeking an experienced CAD Composite Tooling Engineer to join the Development team in Poole. The role focuses on designing and delivering high-quality tooling solutions for luxury performance yachts.

You will work with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to move complex composite structures from concept to production, ensuring manufacturability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Mechanical/Engineering fields is required.
• Minimum five years' experience in composite tooling design and manufacture in a production environment.
• Advanced CAD experience with listed software (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo).
• Strong knowledge of composite manufacturing processes and tooling techniques.
• Experience designing moulds, plugs, patterns, jigs and inspection fixtures.
• DFM and DFA principles, GD&T, and dimensional control knowledge.
• Experience in marine/composite environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop composite production moulds, plugs, patterns, jigs, fixtures and trimming tools.
• Create complex 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and tooling surface data.
• Develop production-ready tooling solutions to optimise performance and quality.
• Apply GD&T to tooling and engineering drawings.
• Conduct tooling design reviews, risk assessments and validation activities.
• Support manufacturing teams with technical expertise across composite processes.

Education

Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Composite Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Product Design Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Creo

Job description

Sunseeker International is seeking an experienced CAD Composite Tooling Engineer to join the Development team in Poole. The role focuses on designing and delivering high-quality tooling solutions for luxury performance yachts.

You will work with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to move complex composite structures from concept to production, ensuring manufacturability and continuous improvement.