Aerospace Tooling Engineer – Design & CI Leader

TriMas Corporation; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Program

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Allfast Fastening Systems LLC in City of Industry, CA is seeking a Tooling Engineer to design and develop tooling for aerospace fasteners and to lead continuous improvement in the heading department.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering to extend tool life, reduce downtime and lower costs, while ensuring tooling meets AS9100 standards. Onsite five days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years tooling or manufacturing engineering experience, preferably in cold heading, forging or fastener manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of cold heading, forming processes, tool design and metallurgy.
• Proficiency in CAD and GD&T for complex drawings.
• Experience selecting tool materials, heat treatments and coatings.
• Hands-on root-cause analysis methods (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone).
• Familiarity with tool management systems and ERP/MRP systems.
• AS9100 knowledge; aerospace experience preferred.
• Strong communication with operators, technicians, inspectors and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and detail heading tooling (dies, punches, cutoff tooling) using CAD with GD&T.
• Develop tooling and forming progressions for new part numbers and changes.
• Select tool materials, heat treatments and coatings based on loads and wear.
• Coordinate with internal toolrooms and vendors to fabricate and qualify tooling.
• Analyze tool wear and failure modes and lead root-cause actions to improve life.
• Run tool life studies and drive design changes to reduce cost per part.
• Optimize machine setups and changeover times with Production to boost throughput.
• Support Lean, 5S and continuous improvement initiatives in heading dept.
• Ensure tooling meets AS9100 and customer requirements; manage documentation.

Skills

Tooling engineering

CAD design

GD&T proficiency

Root cause analysis

ERP/MRP systems

AS9100 knowledge

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng.

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Tool materials & coatings

Job description

Allfast Fastening Systems LLC in City of Industry, CA is seeking a Tooling Engineer to design and develop tooling for aerospace fasteners and to lead continuous improvement in the heading department.

You will collaborate with Production, Quality and Engineering to extend tool life, reduce downtime and lower costs, while ensuring tooling meets AS9100 standards. Onsite five days a week.