Tooling Design Engineer

ST Engineering MRAS; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 64,400 - 95,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Health Flexible Spending Accounts

Free Onsite Gym

Immediate 401k vesting

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time off

Job summary

ST Engineering MRAS in Middle River, Maryland is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer to work closely with the design team and production floor. You will be responsible for developing and fabricating tooling to support manufacturing processes.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or relevant experience, along with at least 5 years in engineering. Strong experience with CATIA V5 and composite material processes will be highly valued.

Competitive pay and excellent benefits such as medical coverage, 401k, and educational assistance are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or relevant experience.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing or product design.
• Experience with composite material processes preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define design requirements and production methodology.
• Design tooling for composite bonding and inspection.
• Create detailed models and drawings using Catia V5.
• Support tooling manufacturing and compliance checks.

Skills

Design in tooling and manufacturing equipment

CATIA V5 proficiency

Attention to detail

Engineering calculations and GD&T

Composite material processes

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Hands-on mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or relevant field

5+ years of engineering experience

Tools

Catia V5

Job description

Who YOU Are And What YOU Can Become

Tooling Design Engineers are the bridge between the design team and the production floor. In this role you will work with project focused manufacturing engineers, quality, operations, and suppliers to develop, define, and fabricate the tooling required to build, assemble, transport, and inspect the structures being manufactured at ST Engineering MRAS.

What YOU Will Do

• 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.

Skills

• Design – develops products from concept to reality, preferrable in tool and/or manufacturing equipment design.
• Strong CATIA V5 background – ability to work with complex surface geometries, large assemblies, to design in context, and create clear and effective drawings that fully describe the geometry, materials, and other requirements.
• Detail oriented – Submits a well thought-out, clearly documented, and robustly modeled product.
• Perform engineering calculations, tolerance stack-ups, define GD&T, material selection
• Preferred experience working with composite material processes (lay-up, bagging, trimming).
• Critical Thinking:
• Troubleshoot engineering issues that are affecting part quality, cost and/or function.
• Balance requirements, cost, and schedule to meet goals.
• Perform tradeoff studies to select an optimum approach.
• Communication:
• Effectively liaison with other functional groups with potentially conflicting priorities
• Create clear engineering documentation in support of manufacturing activities
• Hands‑on/mechanical aptitude – willingness to step away from the desk and work with operators to fully understand situations or support engineering development work.

What YOU Must Bring To Succeed

• 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. A ‘U.S. Person,’ as defined by 22 C.F.R.
• 120.62, includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence (green card holders), and individuals granted asylum or refugee status in the United States. To be considered for this position, you must either be a U.S. Person or fall within a legally recognized export control exception or authorization. If hired, you will be required to provide valid proof of such status.

At ST Engineering MRAS, we offer great rewards, competitive pay, career advancement and growth opportunities.

Estimate salary range for this role: $64,400 to $95,900 per year. ST Engineering MRAS considers several factors with extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, education/training/certification, job level, and work location. Base salary is only one component of our competitive Total Rewards package.

ST Engineering - MRAS Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting from start date
• Health Flexible Spending Accounts
• Free Onsite Gym with weekly fitness classes
• Immediate 401k vesting
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time off (Permissive for exempt staff)

Employment Notice: Background and Drug Screening Requirements

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, successful completion of a background check and drug screening is a mandatory condition for employment. All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results from these screenings.

It takes diverse talent to solve real‑world problems. ST Engineering is deeply committed to building a workplace community where inclusion is valued, and everyone feels welcomed. We’re proud to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other legally protected grounds. So, bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s through our differences that innovative changes are made.

ST Engineering is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact our Talent Strategies team at 571-771-0101, or by email at [e-mail].