Tooling Engineer - Aerospace Fasteners

PTS Advance; California; Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PTS Advance is seeking a Tooling Engineer at its Southern California facility to design, develop, and continuously improve tooling for aerospace fasteners. You will focus on cold heading tooling and coordinate with Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering to meet part tolerances, extend tool life, and reduce downtime.

Responsibilities include CAD-based tooling design, selection of materials and coatings, tool life studies, and leading corrective actions.

Formación

• Proven ability to design and develop tooling for aerospace fasteners.
• Strong CAD skills with GD&T proficiency.
• Experience in tooling wear analysis and process optimization.

Responsabilidades

• Design heading tooling (dies, punches, cutoff tooling, transfer fingers) in CAD with GD&T.
• Develop tooling progressions for new parts and changes from quote through FAI.
• Select materials, heat treatments, and coatings based on loads and wear.
• Coordinate with internal toolrooms and external vendors for fabrication and qualification.
• Analyze tool wear and failures; lead root-cause investigations; drive improvements.

Conocimientos

CAD design

GD&T

Tooling development

Root cause analysis

Lean manufacturing

5S

Herramientas

ERP/MRP

Descripción del empleo

A leading global manufacturer of precision fasteners and installation tools for the aerospace industry is hiring a Tooling Engineer at its Southern California facility. Its products are critical to the structural integrity of commercial, military, and general aviation platforms, in production and in service.

The Tooling Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and continuous improvement of tooling used to manufacture aerospace fasteners, with a focus on cold heading of pins and sleeves. Working closely with Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering, you will make sure tooling meets part specifications and tolerances, extends tool life, and reduces machine downtime and cost per part.

Responsibilities

Tool Design & Development

• Design and detail heading tooling (dies, punches, cutoff tooling, transfer fingers, and related components) in CAD, producing drawings with full GD&T
• Develop tooling and forming progressions for new part numbers and engineering changes, supporting new product introduction from quote through first article inspection (FAI)
• Select tool materials (carbide grades, tool steels), heat treatments, and coatings based on part material, forming loads, and wear requirements
• Work with internal toolrooms and outside tooling vendors to fabricate, inspect, and qualify new and custom tooling

Process Engineering & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze tool wear, breakage, and failure modes; lead root-cause analysis and corrective action to extend tool life and reduce scrap
• Run tool life studies and trials, using data to drive design changes, standardize tooling, and lower tooling cost per part
• Partner with Production to optimize machine setups, reduce changeover times, and increase heading throughput
• Support Lean, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives within the heading department

Quality & Compliance

• Work with Quality to make sure manufactured and purchased tooling meets dimensional and tolerance requirements
• Support nonconformance investigations, MRB, and corrective actions related to tooling
• Make sure tooling documentation and processes comply with AS9100 and customer requirements

Tooling Systems & Documentation

• Lead the implementation and use of a tool management system to track tool life, usage, and inventory, integrated with ERP/MRP where applicable
• Maintain tooling drawings, revision control, tool lists, and setup documentation
• Write standard operating procedures (SOPs) for tool setup, handling, inspection, and maintenance
• Give technical direction and training to tool technicians and setup personnel

Department Support

• Help with tooling budgets, capital equipment recommendations, and department goals
• Serve as the technical point of contact for tooling between Production, Quality, and Engineering

Location: City of Industry, CA (on-site, 5 days a week)