Tooling Design Engineer: Build Precise Jigs & Fixtures

Kensington Consulting Ltd; Wisconsin, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kensington Consulting Ltd in St. Croix County seeks a Tooling Design Engineer to design, develop, and support jigs, fixtures, and production tooling for a manufacturing setting. You will deliver robust, production-ready tooling solutions and collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, and operations teams.

The role combines detailed design work with hands-on shop-floor involvement, including build, debug, and production support, to improve quality, throughput, and overall efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven experience designing jigs, fixtures, and production tooling.
• Strong SolidWorks proficiency and CAD capability.
• Hands-on, practical engineering mindset with problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design jigs, fixtures, and production tooling from concept through production release.
• Create detailed 3D models and drawings using SolidWorks.
• Develop tooling solutions that support accuracy, repeatability, safety, and efficiency.
• Support tooling build, installation, debug, and production launch activities.
• Troubleshoot tooling and fixture issues on the shop floor.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to tooling performance.

Skills

SolidWorks proficiency

Tooling design

Hands-on engineering mindset

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Kensington Consulting Ltd in St. Croix County seeks a Tooling Design Engineer to design, develop, and support jigs, fixtures, and production tooling for a manufacturing setting. You will deliver robust, production-ready tooling solutions and collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, and operations teams.

The role combines detailed design work with hands-on shop-floor involvement, including build, debug, and production support, to improve quality, throughput, and overall efficiency.