Tooling Engineering Technician – 3rd Shift, Aerospace

Saab; Rankin (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Wellness resources

Employee stock purchase

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab West Lafayette, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Technician for our 3rd shift to support tooling and manufacturing technology in the production of the rear section of the T-7A Redhawk aircraft.

You will ensure tooling availability, drive improvements, and collaborate between tooling engineers and production teams to support manufacturing excellence and adherence to aerospace standards.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in STEM or 2+ years of comparable work experience required.
• 2+ years of technical/assembly in aircraft manufacturing is a plus.
• Tooling selection and application experience in manufacturing settings.
• Basic tooling design understanding.
• Troubleshooting tooling issues and countermeasures of failure modes.
• Tooling performance testing and reporting.
• Ability to operate machining and measurement equipment.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Audit and maintain proper tools within each assembly area.
• Provide support for tooling studies and application.
• Conduct performance testing for tooling and provide analysis reports.
• Investigate and resolve tooling issues.
• Propose new tooling solutions and contribute to capital projects.
• Assist assemblers with proper and safe use of tools.
• Ensure tooling compliance to aerospace standards.
• Champion Saab's values and culture.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Tooling experience

GD&T understanding

Excel reporting

CAD software

Machining/measurement equipment

Strong organizational skills

Aerospace quality regulations

Independent and team work

Education

Associate Degree in STEM

2+ years comparable work experience

Tools

Measurement equipment

Job description

Saab West Lafayette, IN is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Technician for our 3rd shift to support tooling and manufacturing technology in the production of the rear section of the T-7A Redhawk aircraft.

You will ensure tooling availability, drive improvements, and collaborate between tooling engineers and production teams to support manufacturing excellence and adherence to aerospace standards.