Composite Tooling Engineer: Design Molds, Optimize Production

Layup Parts; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity Option Grants

401k plan

Paid Time Off: Unlimited PTO + 9 Fed.H

Job summary

Layup Parts is building cutting-edge manufacturing technology for aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. We design tooling, create ply books, and work with customers to optimize DFM and cost-down ideas on the production floor.

You’ll collaborate with software and engineering teams, test and validate in-house tools, and scale capabilities as the company grows, while spending hands-on time on the floor to improve processes and outputs.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with proven design and delivery in manufacturing environments.
• Self-starter capable of owning and driving projects with minimal guidance.
• Experience with prepreg composites in manufacturing, tooling splits and core processes.
• Hands-on quality: familiar with scanned data and geometric QC analysis.
• Proficient CAD skills and ability to create professional manufacturing drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling: Build molds and fixtures that are accurate, scalable, and production-ready with documentation.
• Bring designs to life: Create ply books and kits from customer data and projector programs.
• Work with customers: Share DFM feedback and cost-down ideas to scale together.
• Collaborate with software: Test, validate, and refine in-house tools with clear feedback.
• Spend time on the production floor to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements.
• Scale capabilities: Budget and plan for new equipment, train the team, expand capabilities.
• Push innovation: Develop new manufacturing methods as the company grows its capabilities.

Skills

Engineering background

Self-starter

Composites

Hands-on quality

CAD proficiency

Startup ready

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Catia

Job description

Layup Parts is building cutting-edge manufacturing technology for aerospace, defense, robotics, and beyond. We design tooling, create ply books, and work with customers to optimize DFM and cost-down ideas on the production floor.

You’ll collaborate with software and engineering teams, test and validate in-house tools, and scale capabilities as the company grows, while spending hands-on time on the floor to improve processes and outputs.