Tooling Design Engineer

Jobtailor; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Baltimore seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to design tooling for composite bonding, trimming, assembly, inspection, and transport. You will create and maintain 3D models and 2D drawings using Catia V5 and collaborate with internal teams and external vendors.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, 5+ years of manufacturing or product design experience, and familiarity with composite process methods. U.S. Person status or authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing or product design
• Experience with composite material processes (lay-up, bagging, trimming) preferred
• This position involves export-controlled technology requiring U.S. Person status or government authorization

Responsibilities

• Define design requirements, production methodology, and tooling concepts with cross-functional teams
• Design tooling for bonding, trimming, assembly, inspection, and transport
• Create and maintain 3D models and 2D drawings using Catia V5
• Support vendors during tooling manufacturing, design reviews, and final buy-off
• Ensure tooling meets specifications and industry standards; support DFM/DFA reviews

Skills

5+ years engineering experience

DFM DFA knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Catia V5

Composite materials processes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work with other process engineers, quality, and operations to define design requirements, production methodology, and tooling concepts
• Design a wide variety of tooling to support composite bonding, trimming, assembly, inspection, and transport
• Create and maintain detailed models (3D) and drawings (2D) that fully document the tool design using Catia V5
• Support in-house and external vendors during tooling manufacturing, design reviews, and final buy off
• Ensure tooling complies with engineering specifications, industry standards, and best practices
• Support new product design reviews to ensure DFM and DFA and provide technical insight

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a relevant engineering discipline or relevant work experience, training, and skills in lieu of degree
• 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing and/or product design
• Experience working with composite material processes (lay-up, bagging, trimming) is preferred
• This position involves access to export-controlled technology which requires U.S. Person status or government authorization