Aerospace Tooling Lead: From NPI to Production Tools

Castelion Corporation; Torrance (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Job summary

Castelion Corporation seeks a Senior Tooling Engineer to own end-to-end tooling development for aerospace products. You will design complex tooling, lead projects, and drive cost, quality, and delivery targets on the production floor.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and supplier teams, utilize CAD/FEA, and ensure compliance with AS9100/NADCAP. A hands-on mentor will guide junior engineers and technicians in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related field).
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in tooling design and development.

Responsibilities

• Tooling Design and Development: Design and develop complex tooling systems, including jigs, fixtures, molds, dies, and assembly tools, for aerospace manufacturing processes. Utilize CAD software to create detailed tool designs and ensure compatibility with production requirements. Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and finite element analysis (FEA) to validate tool designs for durability and precision.
• Process Optimization: Collaborate with manufacturing and production teams to identify opportunities for improving tooling efficiency, reducing cycle times, and enhancing product quality.
• Project Leadership: Lead tooling projects from concept through to production, including requirements gathering, design reviews, prototyping, and validation. Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure on-time delivery of tooling solutions. Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior tooling engineers and technicians.
• Quality and Compliance: Ensure all tooling designs comply with aerospace industry standards (e.g., AS9100, NADCAP) and customer specifications. Conduct risk assessments and implement design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to minimize defects and ensure repeatability. Support quality assurance teams in developing inspection criteria and validating tooling performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with design engineers to ensure tooling new product designs. Partner with supply chain teams to select appropriate materials, coatings, and manufacturing methods for tooling. Coordinate with production teams to troubleshoot tooling issues and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Tooling design

Manufacturing processes

Project leadership

Quality & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CAD software

FEA

AS9100

NADCAP

DFM

Tolerance analysis

Job description

Castelion Corporation seeks a Senior Tooling Engineer to own end-to-end tooling development for aerospace products. You will design complex tooling, lead projects, and drive cost, quality, and delivery targets on the production floor.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and supplier teams, utilize CAD/FEA, and ensure compliance with AS9100/NADCAP. A hands-on mentor will guide junior engineers and technicians in a fast-paced environment.