Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling II/III

Varstaff Staffing; Taft (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Varstaff Staffing is seeking an Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling II/III to support a private rocket program at Cape Canaveral, FL. The role involves designing tooling for assembly and material handling, delivering CAD models, and managing tooling projects from concept through commissioning.

The position requires a BS in engineering, Creo/Windchill CAD experience, and 3+ years in manufacturing tooling, with US eligibility to work in the US.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design 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.

Skills

Tooling design

Manufacturing experience

GD&T proficiency

US citizenship / eligible

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill

ANSYS

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?