Tooling Design Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing

Crossfire Consulting Corp.; Florida; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossfire Consulting Corp. seeks a tooling engineer to design simple tooling for advanced aerospace projects. You will proactively understand tooling needs from build and production flow, develop effective tooling solutions, and address technical challenges.

You will apply technical leadership and a commitment to quality to contribute to safe spaceflight programs, collaborating with Manufacturing and Integration Engineers to optimize safety, cost, and reliability.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience designing tooling, fabrication, and procurement.
• Proficient CAD modeling and drafting.
• Experience with Creo Parametric and Windchill CAD/PDM systems.
• Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals related to mechanical design and manufacturing, including GD&T.
• Ability to create free-body diagrams, identify load cases, and perform basic hand calculations.
• Three or more years of direct manufacturing experience.
• U.S. citizenship or eligible status.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and release CAD models and drawings for simple tooling per ASME Y14.5.
• Solve design challenges involving fixtures, material-handling equipment, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machinery.
• Manage tooling projects from concept through commissioning, including vendor selection, procurement, fabrication, inspection, installation, and proof testing.
• Establish procurement and fabrication priorities and communicate them clearly to the team.
• Define and support repair and rework activities.
• Perform root cause analyses for nonconformances and implement corrective actions.
• Develop material-handling and packaging requirements to protect hardware.
• Collaborate with component designers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Integration Engineering to optimize safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, service life, and maintainability.

Skills

CAD design

Creo Parametric

GD&T

Hand calculations

3+ years manufacturing

US citizenship/eligibility

Education

B.S. in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Windchill

Creo Parametric

Job description

Crossfire Consulting Corp. seeks a tooling engineer to design simple tooling for advanced aerospace projects. You will proactively understand tooling needs from build and production flow, develop effective tooling solutions, and address technical challenges.

You will apply technical leadership and a commitment to quality to contribute to safe spaceflight programs, collaborating with Manufacturing and Integration Engineers to optimize safety, cost, and reliability.