Equipment & Tool Designer 3

Cts Technology Solutions, Inc.; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 68,191 - 97,120; Full time

Job summary

CTS Technology Solutions, Inc. in Renton, Washington seeks Equipment and Tool Designers to join the Common Tools team within Production Engineering.

You will help implement and sustain new and existing build plans that impact quality and cost, while solving complex production challenges in aerospace. The role involves designing equipment concepts, reviewing drawings, and applying 3D modeling, GD&T, and project management skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with 3D Modeling tools.
• Experience with drawing, reading and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• 1+ years of Project Management experience.
• Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Associate) and typically 3+ years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigates and develops complex equipment and tooling concepts and specifications to satisfy aerospace product design and build requirements.
• Participates in design reviews, collects design requirements, creates and revises drawings and models, researches the application of robotics, automation and new technology to support the build plan.
• Creates off‑load packages, specifications, purchase requests and usage instructions for equipment and tooling.
• Checks designs for compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements.
• Develops and documents equipment and tooling inspection and usage instructions, preventative maintenance plans, and user training.
• Provides technical support for engineering changes and discrepancies by investigating problems and analyzing data to identify solutions.
• Maintains hardware and software configuration.
• Assess and make recommendations for disposition of equipment and tooling.

Skills

PM experience

3D modeling concepts

Education

Associate’s Degree

Tools

3D Modeling tools

GD&T understanding

Job description

Position

Renton, Washington • 6+ months • Up To $60.00/Hour • Contract • Shift-1

Overview

Company is hiring Equipment and Tool Designers to join our Common Tools team in Renton, Washington as part of our Production Engineering organization. In this role, you will serve as contributors to support the implementation and sustainment of new and existing build plans that significantly impact the quality and cost performance of the program. We’re seeking innovative, detail-oriented planners who thrive in dynamic environments and bring a problem‑solving mindset to complex production challenges. Join us and help shape the future of commercial aviation!

Primary Responsibilities

• Investigates and develops complex equipment and tooling concepts and specifications to satisfy aerospace product design and build requirements.
• Participates in design reviews, collects design requirements, creates and revises drawings and models, researches the application of robotics, automation and new technology to support the build plan.
• Creates off‑load packages, specifications, purchase requests and usage instructions for equipment and tooling.
• Checks designs for compliance with safety, producibility, maintainability, reliability, ergonomic factors and regulatory requirements.
• Develops and documents equipment and tooling inspection and usage instructions, preventative maintenance plans, and user training.
• Provides technical support for engineering changes and discrepancies by investigating problems and analyzing data to identify solutions.
• Maintains hardware and software configuration.
• Assess and make recommendations for disposition of equipment and tooling.

Employment Duration

6+ months – possible extension and possible FTE opportunity.

What you’ll need

Basic Qualifications

• 3 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree and 3 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiar with 3D Modeling tools.
• Experience with drawing, reading and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• 1 or more years of experience with Project Management experience.

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Associate) and typically 3 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Bachelor+1 years’ related work experience, 5 years’ related work experience, etc.).