Tool Designer

Ariel Corporation; Mount Vernon (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus

401(k) match

Comprehensive benefits

Wellness clinic on-site

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Tools provided

Boot voucher

Job summary

Ariel Corporation is seeking a Tool Designer in Mount Vernon, OH to transform rough sketches and blueprints into 3D models and assembly drawings for tooling and fixtures supporting production. You’ll merge creativity with engineering rigor to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective tooling that fits production needs.

You’ll collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Machinists to implement new tools, optimize processes, and drive improvements in safety, quality and productivity across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechanical design, or related technical field
• 2 to 5+ years of experience in tool, mold, or fixture design
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software, or other modeling software
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, and material properties
• Knowledge of machining, heat treating, assembly, and shop-floor manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

• Create detailed schematics, blueprints, and 3D models using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
• Choose correct materials based on application for the tooling to ensure safety, high-quality, and cost-effective designs
• Work directly with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Machinists to integrate new tools into existing processes and practices
• Facilitate and lead continuous improvement tasks related to tool design changes to reduce scrap and cycle-time while improving safety, quality and productivity

Skills

Tool design experience

CAD / Modeling software

GD&T knowledge

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

3D CAD software

Modeling software

Job description

Tool Designer

LOCATION: Mount Vernon, OH, USA

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering,mechanical design, or related technical field
• 2 to 5+ years of experience in tool, mold, orfixture design
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software, or othermodeling software
• Strong understanding of GD&T (GeometricDimensioning and Tolerancing), tolerance stack-up analysis, and materialproperties
• Knowledge of machining, heat treating, assembly,and shop-floor manufacturing processes

Readyto Design Tools that Drive Production?

If you enjoy designing specialized equipment,jigs, fixtures, and other tools used in industrial manufacturing to make productionparts in an accurate, repeatable, and cost-effective manner, we have a job foryou in Ariel’s Manufacturing Department in Mount Vernon, OH.

As a Tool Designer, you’ll take rough sketches,layouts, and blueprints and using CAD software, create 3D models and assemblydrawings for tooling and fixtures to support production operations. You will blendcreativity with technical expertise while creating, developing, and optimizingtools and equipment to ensure safety, quality, and ease of use. Your work begins by understanding theintricate needs of the production process and collaborating closely with Manufacturing,Engineering, and Machinists to ensure tools and fixtures support the productionprocess.

What You'll Do:

• Create detailed schematics, blueprints, and 3Dmodels using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
• Choose correct materials based on applicationfor the tooling to ensure safety, high-quality, and cost-effective designs
• Work directly with Manufacturing, Engineering,and Machinists to integrate new tools into existing processes and practices
• Facilitate and lead continuous improvement tasksrelated to tool design changes to reduce scrap and cycle-time while improvingsafety, quality and productivity

Who We Are:

Ariel is the largest manufacturer of separablereciprocating gas compressors worldwide. Our compressors are utilized by theglobal energy industry to extract, process, transport, store, and distributenatural gas from the wellhead to the end-user. Since 1966, Ariel has shippedmore than 75,000 compressors to our customers around the world. As aworld-class manufacturer, Ariel sets the industry standard through expertdesign and manufacturing, industry-leading research and development, andunmatched customer support. Ariel’s culture and values are the cornerstone ofthe way we do business. We hire extraordinary people and invest in theirgrowth, giving our employees the opportunity to build a career in an industrythat is powering the world’s energy infrastructure. Our culture of continuous learningin a team-based environment not only enables employee development but alsoencourages it.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee at Ariel Corporation, you'll enjoy:

• Quarterly cash profit-sharing bonuses averaging10% of annual earnings
• 401(k) with company 100% match (up to 6%) ANDannual company-paid contribution
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision,prescription, life/disability plan
• Corporate location on-site wellness clinic foremployees and their dependents enrolled in the comprehensive benefit plan
• Paid holidays and generous paid time-off program
• Tuition reimbursement and student debt reliefprograms
• Company provided tools
• Yearly boot voucher