Tooling Engineer

ApTask; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ApTask is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with a B.S. in Engineering and hands-on experience in tooling design, fabrication, and procurement to support advanced manufacturing initiatives on the Space Coast.

The role requires CAD-based design expertise using Creo Parametric and Windchill, solid fundamentals in mechanical design and GD&T, and ability to perform basic hand calculations and load-case analyses.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with tooling design, fabrication, and procurement.
• Proven experience with CAD-based design software for 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 for common failure modes.
• Three or more years of direct manufacturing experience.

Skills

GD&T

DFM/ DFA

Load analysis

Free-body diagrams

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

• B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with tooling design, fabrication, and procurement.
• Proven experience with CAD-based design software for 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 for common failure modes.
• Three or more years of direct manufacturing experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• Self-directed and able to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of common manufacturing processes and equipment, including CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting and rigging, assembly, and inspection.
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA) and complex structural analysis; experience with ANSYS Workbench Static Structural is preferred.
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA), including experience taking products from development through rate production.