Senior Tooling Engineer

JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 89,544 - 101,942; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is seeking a Sr. Tooling Engineer for a contract role in Huntington Beach, CA. The position offers pay at $65–$74 per hour depending on experience and DOE.

Responsibilities include designing tooling for trimming, drilling, and assembly, creating CAD drawings with NX, and applying GD&T to fixtures and assemblies. Collaboration with design and manufacturing teams is essential to ensure manufacturability and quality.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional industry experience in tooling or aerospace manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Experience with fabrication/assembly and prototype environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with airframe design and manufacturing to provide tooling input.
• Design tooling for trimming, drilling, and assembly, and manufacturing aids.
• Create CAD drawings for fixtures using NX; perform GD&T and measurements.
• Support manufacturability improvements and ergonomic handling across production lines.

Skills

7+ years exp

NX CAD

GD&T

Manufacturing tooling

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s in Aerospace/Mechanical/Manufacturing Eng

Equivalent experience

Tools

NX

Job description

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is seeking a contract position for a Sr. Tooling Engineer to work in Huntington Beach, CA. Rate range: $65--$74/hr DOE.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with airframe design & manufacturing engineers to provide manufacturing/assembly input during initial design stages.
• Design tooling for trim, drill, and assembly operations, as well as manufacturing aids to help with day‑to‑day production; this includes conceptualization, material selection, vendor sourcing, and final inspection.
• Create all CAD files and drawings for assembly fixtures using 3D CAD Software (NX experience preferred).
• Must be proficient with GD&T.
• Design, set‑up, and dimensionally inspect/interrogate assembly fixturing to support locating and bonding & fastening of large, complex, primary structure using laser trackers and dimensional inspection equipment.
• Create design review presentations and analysis reports to communicate and substantiate tooling designs.
• Suggest and incorporate changes in design to improve manufacturability, error‑proofing, ergonomic handling, efficiency, and production.
• Interface with manufacturing engineers, design engineers, engineering management, operations, shop floor personnel, and external vendors.

What You Need:

• Minimum of 7 years of professional industry experience.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Hands‑on experience with fabrication and assembly skills (demonstrated through past work or experience via a student team, internship, or personal project).
• Previous experience manufacturing/assembling a full vehicle including exposure to integration efforts.
• Demonstrated exposure to prototype environment with ability to problem solve.
• Understanding of composite part design, material properties, allowables and testing.
• Proficiency with solid modeling and surfacing in 3D CAD Software (NX preferred).
• Proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong communication and inter‑personal skills.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience programming and handling laser trackers and other dimensional inspection equipment.
• Ability to operate composites related equipment, 3D printers, small CNC routers.
• Experience using Fibersim or Composite Workbench.
• Passion for aviation and eVTOLs.

JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short‑term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.