Aerospace Tooling Engineer — Design & Production Tools

PDS Tech Commercial; California; On-site; USD 82,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Job summary

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Palmdale, California to design tooling, fixtures, gauges and production equipment for aerospace manufacturing. You will work with world-class engineering teams on critical programs.

This 6-month full-time consultant role offers a Monday-Friday schedule under a 9/80 plan, a pay rate of $71.74 per hour, and the chance to apply engineering expertise to improve efficiency, safety, and quality in state-of-the-art aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• PE Certification is preferred.
• Ability to perform and approve stress analyses on tooling and related designs.
• Experience designing tooling, manufacturing equipment, fixtures, jigs, gauges, or production support systems.

Responsibilities

• Design industrial machinery, equipment, and specialized tooling solutions for production and development programs.
• Develop tools, dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures, and machine attachments for manufacturing operations.
• Evaluate designs for accessibility, performance, mobility, manufacturability, cost-effectiveness.
• Perform engineering analysis to ensure tooling integrity and operational effectiveness.
• Conduct and document stress analysis on tooling and support equipment.
• Produce engineering documentation and design packages meeting requirements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, production, quality, and engineering teams to identify tooling needs.

Skills

Stress analysis

Tooling design

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Palmdale, California to design tooling, fixtures, gauges and production equipment for aerospace manufacturing. You will work with world-class engineering teams on critical programs.

This 6-month full-time consultant role offers a Monday-Friday schedule under a 9/80 plan, a pay rate of $71.74 per hour, and the chance to apply engineering expertise to improve efficiency, safety, and quality in state-of-the-art aerospace environments.