Tool Development Engineer

Babcock; Chester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace sector company seeks a Tools Development Engineer to support aircraft production at their Broughton site. The role involves leading tooling development, ensuring compatibility with established processes, and requires strong skills in manufacturing engineering and metrology. This position offers a competitive hourly rate with potential overtime, in an environment dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of jig and tool development.
• Working knowledge of metrology systems.
• Experience in aerospace or precision manufacturing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of jigs and tooling for aircraft production.
• Ensure alignment with operations and metrology requirements.
• Generate technical documents throughout the tool lifecycle.

Skills

Jig and tool development

Knowledge of metrology

Technical manufacturing

Production investigations

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

CAD

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Tools Development Engineer (Metrology) – On-site | Broughton

£36.70 per hour via Umbrella + Overtime Uplift

Full-time on-site in Broughton – 35-hour week over 4.5 days

Contract until end of 2025 | Inside IR35

Support a major aerospace ramp-up programme within a world-class facility

ABOUT THE CLIENT:

Our client is a global leader in the aerospace sector, delivering critical wing structures and tooling solutions for some of the most advanced commercial aircraft. With increasing demand at their Broughton site, they are seeking aTools Development Engineer (Metrology)to join their engineering function, supporting the ramp-up of Single Aisle (SA) production.

THE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER ROLE:

As a Tools Development Engineer, you’ll lead the industrialisation and development of jigs and tooling to support aircraft production, ensuring technical alignment with operations, metrology requirements, and Airbus’ industrial roadmap. You’ll interpret aircraft design models, define tooling certification processes, and generate all necessary technical assessments and documentation throughout the tool lifecycle.

TOOLS DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Strong understanding of jig and tool development within manufacturing engineering
• Working knowledge of metrology and aircraft production systems
• Ability to operate from first principles in technical manufacturing environments
• Familiar with engineering processes, procedures, and production investigations
• Experience with manufacturing engineering business systems (e.g., CAD, MRP/ERP tools)
• Self-motivated with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Background in aerospace or precision manufacturing preferred

TO BE CONSIDERED:

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [e-mail]. For further information, please call me: 0203 854 0120. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.