Tooling Design Engineer: CAD/FEA for Precision Fixtures

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC); Santa Ana (CA); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Santa Ana, CA to oversee tool and fixture design, build, and procurement for investment casting processes, leveraging CAD and FEA to ensure quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

The role focuses on delivering timely tooling packages, supporting supplier quotations, on-site supplier visits, and maintaining fixture lifecycle documentation, with BS or AS acceptable and 5+ years of tooling experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in tooling/fixture design and procurement with deep expertise in tool design, stress analysis, machining, fabrication, welding, and materials application.
• Strong proficiency in dimensional gaging, machining holding fixtures, templates, and multi-axis part handling equipment.
• Solid grounding in statics, strength of materials, and stress analysis; advanced experience in FEA preferred.
• Thorough understanding of engineering design practices, revision control, and ANSI Y14.5 standards for geometric dimensioning and tolerances.
• BS in Engineering preferred but not needed; AS in Engineering/Technical field with 8-12 years of experience acceptable.

Responsabilités

• Review, analyze, and process tooling packages for supplier quotations, design, and build.
• Provide tooling and process design support using CAD tools (SolidWorks or similar), including FEA for stress analysis.
• Develop 3D CAD models of tooling and related process assemblies; conduct design analysis via FEA, performing meshing, calculations, and results evaluation.
• Manage RFQs and process Z-level purchase orders.
• Track supplier deliveries, close out invoices, work orders, and finalize fixture drawings.
• Conduct on-site visits to suppliers to assess progress and address technical concerns, coordinating with suppliers, manufacturing, and engineering teams.
• Establish and maintain fixture lifecycle documentation, including quotations, designs, work orders, and relevant records.
• Innovate and enhance procedures and techniques to meet engineering, tooling, and manufacturing requirements in a cost-effective manner.
• Assist with customer tooling audits as required.

Connaissances

Tool design

Stress analysis

Machining

Fixtures handling

Dimensional gauging

Multi-axis handling

Project management

SolidWorks

MS Office

Formation

BS in Engineering

AS in Engineering/Technical

Outils

SolidWorks

FEA software

MS Office

Description du poste

Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) is seeking a Tooling Engineer in Santa Ana, CA to oversee tool and fixture design, build, and procurement for investment casting processes, leveraging CAD and FEA to ensure quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

The role focuses on delivering timely tooling packages, supporting supplier quotations, on-site supplier visits, and maintaining fixture lifecycle documentation, with BS or AS acceptable and 5+ years of tooling experience.