Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling

Varstaff Staffing; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Varstaff Staffing is seeking an Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling II/III to support a private rocket program at Rocket Park in Cape Canaveral, FL. You will design tooling that builds and moves launch vehicle hardware, managing tooling projects from concept through commissioning.

The role requires a BS in engineering, tooling design experience, Creo Parametric/Windchill proficiency, GD&T, and 3+ years of manufacturing experience; US citizenship or eligible status is required.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in tooling design, fabrication and procurement.
• GD&T and basic hand calculations.
• 3+ years of direct manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Design simple tooling for the program: assembly fixtures, material-handling equipment, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers and custom machinery.
• Create CAD models and drawings per ASME Y14.5.
• Manage tooling projects end to end: concept, vendor selection, procurement, fabrication, inspection, installation, proof testing and commissioning.
• Perform root cause analysis on tooling and manufacturing issues.

Skills

Tooling design

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing experience

GD&T

Education

BS in engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill

Job description

Varstaff is searching for an Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling II/III (Req 37722243) to support a private rocket program (New Glenn production) at Rocket Park in Cape Canaveral, FL.

About the Role

This is a one-year assignment (15 openings). You will design and deliver the tooling that builds and moves launch vehicle hardware, managing tooling projects from concept through commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Design simple tooling for the New Glenn program: assembly fixtures, material-handling equipment, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers and custom machinery.
• Create CAD models and drawings per ASME Y14.5.
• Manage tooling projects end to end: concept, vendor selection, procurement, fabrication, inspection, installation, proof testing and commissioning.
• Perform root cause analysis on tooling and manufacturing issues.

Required Qualifications

• BS in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in tooling design, fabrication and procurement.
• CAD experience, including Creo Parametric and Windchill.
• GD&T and basic hand calculations.
• 3+ years of direct manufacturing experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, green card holder, refugee or asylee.

Desired Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial or aerospace engineering.
• Design for manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFA) and rate production experience.
• Tolerance stack-up analysis.
• CNC, welding, sheet metal and rigging knowledge.
• FEA experience with ANSYS.

Prescreen Questions

• Walk us through a specific tool that you personally designed and released.
  • How did you define the requirements?
  • What constraints did you have to deal with? (Fabrication capabilities, cost, schedule)
• Describe an engineering analysis you performed to validate a tooling design.
  • What method of analysis did you use? (FEM, hand calcs)
  • Define the load cases you checked.
• Walk us through how you verified that a tool you designed met its requirements.
  • What were the key requirements, and where did they come from?
  • Did you push back on or negotiate any of them?