Tooling Engineer – Design, Launch & Improvement

Consolidated Metco; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 92,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401k with employer match

Vacation plan

Paid holidays

Relocation assistance

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

ConMet is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support our Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team. You will design, develop, and improve tooling, fixtures, and inspection solutions for casting, machining, and manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, maintenance, and suppliers to improve manufacturability, support new product launches, and ensure tooling meets quality, cost, and timing requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in mechanical design, tooling, fixture design, or manufacturing engineering.
• Strong CAD skills; PTC Creo preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, machining, casting, assembly, and inspection.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and GD&T.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally, including Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing aids for production processes.
• Support new product development and process changes with tooling concepts and implementation.
• Apply DFM principles to improve product and process standardization.
• Troubleshoot tooling and process issues; lead root-cause analysis as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for tooling readiness and reliability.
• Review part and process requirements to ensure tooling meets specs and safety.
• Coordinate tooling trials, validation, run-off, and production launch support.
• Maintain drawings, BOMs, and records related to tooling systems.
• Support quoting, tooling estimates, vendor selection, and supplier coordination.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects focused on cost, quality, safety, throughput, and scrap reduction.

Skills

Mechanical design

Tooling design

CAD skills

PTC Creo

GD&T

Root-cause analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering

Tools

PTC Creo

CAD tooling

Job description

ConMet is seeking a Tooling Engineer to support our Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team. You will design, develop, and improve tooling, fixtures, and inspection solutions for casting, machining, and manufacturing operations.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations, quality, maintenance, and suppliers to improve manufacturability, support new product launches, and ensure tooling meets quality, cost, and timing requirements.