Senior Tooling Design Engineer — CAD/NX & Additive

Actalent; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 56,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

HSA benefits

Time Off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer for a contract role based in Lansing, MI. The role focuses on designing tools, gauges, and production aids, with heavy CAD work and collaboration on the production floor. 75–80% desk-based design, 20% floor interaction.

Key activities include reviewing specifications, applying GD&T, and supporting tooling for CNC, turning, and additive manufacturing. The position requires extensive tooling design experience and Lean/Kaizen background.

Qualifications

• Design and develop new tools, tooling, gauging, and tooling aids to support production operations.
• Create designs and drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
• Analyze tooling performance and adjust designs to improve efficiency.
• Design tooling for CNC machining, turning, and additive manufacturing methods.
• Review technical manufacturing specifications to determine tooling requirements.
• Design for ergonomics when appropriate.
• Collaborate with team members to develop design solutions for production support.
• Evaluate tooling/gauge/aid performance to assess usability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new tools, tooling, gauging, and other tooling aids to support production operations.
• Create designs and drawings using CAD software.
• Analyze tooling performance and adjust designs to improve efficiency.
• Design tooling for CNC machining, turning, and additive manufacturing methods.
• Review manufacturing specifications to determine tooling requirements.
• Ensure ergonomics considerations where applicable.
• Collaborate with team to develop design solutions for production support.
• Evaluate tooling performance to assess usability.
• Investigate and troubleshoot process issues.
• Provide technical support to operations.
• Coordinate with external engineering entities when needed.

Skills

Tooling design in CAD software

Design reviews

GD&T

Additive manufacturing

Composite materials knowledge

Kaizen and continuous improvement

Lean manufacturing

Ergonomics awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

NX

CAD software

TeamCenter PLM

CMM programming

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer for a contract role based in Lansing, MI. The role focuses on designing tools, gauges, and production aids, with heavy CAD work and collaboration on the production floor. 75–80% desk-based design, 20% floor interaction.

Key activities include reviewing specifications, applying GD&T, and supporting tooling for CNC, turning, and additive manufacturing. The position requires extensive tooling design experience and Lean/Kaizen background.