Tooling Design Engineer - SC Cleared, 4-Day Week

ARM; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM Ampthill is recruiting an experienced Tooling Design Engineer to support the full lifecycle from prototype development through to production. The role focuses on designing tooling, jigs and fixtures for manufacturing, including NC machining and composites, with CREO-based drawings and Windchill document control.

The position is onsite in Ampthill with a 4-day week, 12-month contract, offering £40-£50 per hour. Active SC clearance is required to work on this defence programme.

Qualifications

• Proven tooling design experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience designing tooling solutions from concept through to production release.
• Strong manufacturing knowledge across CNC machining, composites, fabrication, mechanical assembly or additive manufacturing.
• Proficiency using CREO to create 3D models and engineering drawings.
• Experience using Windchill for document control and change management.
• Ability to produce engineering drawings to BS8888 standards.
• Working knowledge of GD&T, DFM/A and PFMEA principles.
• Experience preparing manufacturing BOMs, routings and process documentation.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop tooling, jigs and fixtures for manufacturing applications.
• Support tooling requirements across NC machining and composite lay-up activities.
• Create technical requirement specifications and manufacturing documentation.
• Produce manufacturing BOMs, routings and detailed process instructions.
• Support new product introduction and ongoing production programmes.
• Work closely with Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering and wider project teams.
• Drive manufacturing improvements, cost reduction initiatives and quality enhancements.
• Support capital equipment projects from definition through to implementation.

Skills

Tooling design

Concept to production

CNC & composites

Fabrication

Mechanical assembly

Additive manufacturing

GD&T

DFM/A

PFMEA

Lean manufacturing

Tools

CREO

Windchill

Job description

ARM Ampthill is recruiting an experienced Tooling Design Engineer to support the full lifecycle from prototype development through to production. The role focuses on designing tooling, jigs and fixtures for manufacturing, including NC machining and composites, with CREO-based drawings and Windchill document control.

The position is onsite in Ampthill with a 4-day week, 12-month contract, offering £40-£50 per hour. Active SC clearance is required to work on this defence programme.