Senior Tooling Engineer: Strategy & Production Lead

PROMETHEUS ENERGETICS, LLC; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Prometheus Energetics LLC, a U.S.-based supplier of energetic components, seeks a Senior Manager/Principal Tooling Engineer to lead tooling strategy and manufacturing equipment for high-rate production. You will unify design standards, vendor oversight, and tool qualification to ensure safe, reliable tooling across programs.

You will model and analyze tooling systems, guide vendor collaborations, and drive continuous improvement in cost, schedule, and quality while maintaining energetic safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive tooling design and manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace/defense.
• Mastery of 3D CAD packages and PDM/PLM environments (Windchill).
• Expert GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and materials/precision machining knowledge.
• Proven ability to translate complex drawings and process requirements into tooling.
• Experience managing external shops and tooling suppliers from award to buy-off.
• Ability to mentor engineers, influence across functions, and decide in fast-paced environments.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise tooling strategy and equipment roadmap.
• Lead CAD modeling and structural analysis of tooling and fixtures.
• Serve as technical authority for tooling, including GD&T and tolerances.
• Design press tooling, fixtures, and high‑precision tooling for energetic processing.
• Oversee external shops, proposals, reviews, and final buy‑offs.
• Ensure tooling meets safety standards (explosive safety, ESD, OSHA).
• Provide direction to manufacturing to reduce line stoppages and defects.
• Establish tooling maintenance, qualification, and configuration control.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Structural analysis

Tooling design

Vendor management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Windchill

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

PTC Creo

Job description

Prometheus Energetics LLC, a U.S.-based supplier of energetic components, seeks a Senior Manager/Principal Tooling Engineer to lead tooling strategy and manufacturing equipment for high-rate production. You will unify design standards, vendor oversight, and tool qualification to ensure safe, reliable tooling across programs.

You will model and analyze tooling systems, guide vendor collaborations, and drive continuous improvement in cost, schedule, and quality while maintaining energetic safety