Senior Tooling Engineer | Composite Aerospace

GKN Aerospace Careers; Tallassee (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support manufacturing tooling for composite aircraft parts. You will design, develop, and implement tooling, dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures, and CNC tooling, leveraging CATIA V5 to create detailed work statements and cost estimates for tooling fabrication.

You’ll manage tooling programs, coordinate internal and external tool fabrications, and lead project efforts to ensure on-time delivery while meeting cost, quality, and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must have 7 years of experience in a composite/metal aerospace tool fabrication environment.
• 2 years of Tool Design experience using CATIA V5.
• Must be a U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export controls.

Responsibilities

• Schedule the transition of tools from design through change control to verify tooling functionality and suitability.
• Provide leadership to a project team as assigned.
• As assigned, be accountable for tool design and fabrication statements of Work (SOW), tool fabrication and quotes.
• Identify tool engineering problems and initiate corrective action to ensure tools meet quality standards and production requirements.
• Control the transition of new tools from design through change control to verify correctness of tools and production parts.
• Provide technical information and support to company suppliers and customers.

Skills

Tool design

CATIA V5

Leadership

Quality compliance

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

CATIA V5

Job description

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support manufacturing tooling for composite aircraft parts. You will design, develop, and implement tooling, dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures, and CNC tooling, leveraging CATIA V5 to create detailed work statements and cost estimates for tooling fabrication.

You’ll manage tooling programs, coordinate internal and external tool fabrications, and lead project efforts to ensure on-time delivery while meeting cost, quality, and safety standards.