Aerospace Tooling Engineer – Design, Verify & Ramp

Anduril Industries; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 126,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is hiring a Tooling Engineer in Ashville, Ohio to join the Manufacturing Engineering team. You will design and maintain tooling, fixtures, and jigs for aircraft sub-assembly, translating engineering requirements into practical tools that ensure safe, accurate, and repeatable builds.

The role requires 5+ years in tooling design for aerospace/defense, strong CAD skills (NX/SolidWorks/CATIA), GD&T expertise, and familiarity with AS9100/AWS D17.1.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of tooling design and development experience in aerospace or defense manufacturing.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA) and 2D drafting for tooling drawings.
• Strong understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis for tooling and airframe structures.
• Experience with metallic tooling materials (aluminum, steel, Invar) and material selection trade-offs.
• Hands-on experience proving tooling on a production floor and iterating designs from feedback.
• Ability to read aircraft drawings, specifications, and assembly procedures.
• Familiarity with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, AWS D17.1) and configuration management.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop assembly tooling, fixtures, jigs, drill guides, holding fixtures, and handling equipment for aircraft sub-assembly operations using 3D CAD (NX).
• Perform tolerance analysis and GD&T stack-ups to ensure tooling meets precision requirements for airframe structures.
• Create detailed tooling drawings, specifications, and BOMs for fabrication or procurement.
• Support first article tooling prove-out on the production floor and iterate designs based on feedback.
• Develop and maintain tooling maintenance schedules, calibration requirements, and inspection procedures.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to identify tooling needs from new product introductions or design changes.
• Perform root cause analysis on tooling-related quality issues and implement corrective actions.
• Work with external tooling vendors to source, quote, and qualify tooling and perform acceptance testing.
• Support DFM reviews by providing tooling feasibility input and design simplifications.
• Develop standard tooling design practices and reusable modular fixture concepts.

Skills

Experience: tooling design

GD&T

Hands-on tooling

Engineering drawings

AS9100 / AWS D17.1 knowledge

Security clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX / SolidWorks / CATIA

Job description

Anduril Industries is hiring a Tooling Engineer in Ashville, Ohio to join the Manufacturing Engineering team. You will design and maintain tooling, fixtures, and jigs for aircraft sub-assembly, translating engineering requirements into practical tools that ensure safe, accurate, and repeatable builds.

The role requires 5+ years in tooling design for aerospace/defense, strong CAD skills (NX/SolidWorks/CATIA), GD&T expertise, and familiarity with AS9100/AWS D17.1.