Senior Tooling Design Engineer, Aerospace | FEA & CAD

Precision Castparts; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Aerospace seeks a Tooling Engineer in California to oversee tool and fixture design, build, and procurement for wax assemblies, molds, and fixtures. You will use CAD/FEA to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and performance targets while driving delivery, cost efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes hands-on design work, fixture lifecycle documentation, on-site supplier visits, and process improvements to support investment casting operations in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in tooling/fixture design and procurement.
• Strong proficiency in dimensional gaging, fixtures, and multi-axis handling equipment.
• Understanding of ANSI Y14.5 GD&T standards.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and process tooling packages for supplier quotations, design, and build.
• Provide tooling and process design support using CAD tools (SolidWorks) including FEA for stress analysis.
• Develop 3D CAD models of tooling and related process assemblies; conduct design analysis via FEA and evaluate results.
• Manage RFQs and process purchase orders (Z-level).
• Track supplier deliveries, close invoices and finalize fixture drawings.
• Conduct on-site supplier visits to assess progress and resolve technical issues.
• Maintain fixture lifecycle documentation (quotations, designs, work orders, records).
• Innovate procedures to meet engineering and manufacturing requirements cost-effectively.
• Assist with customer tooling audits as required.

Skills

Tooling design

Procurement

CAD tools

FEA

Project management

MS Office

Education

BS in Engineering (preferred)

AS in Engineering/Technical field (8‑12 yrs exp acceptable)

Tools

SolidWorks

FEA software

MS Office

Job description

Cherry Aerospace seeks a Tooling Engineer in California to oversee tool and fixture design, build, and procurement for wax assemblies, molds, and fixtures. You will use CAD/FEA to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and performance targets while driving delivery, cost efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

The role emphasizes hands-on design work, fixture lifecycle documentation, on-site supplier visits, and process improvements to support investment casting operations in a