Tooling Design Engineer
March 20
🏢 In-office - Bay Area
Description
• Designing and overseeing the fabrication of assembly tooling components and jigs • Opportunity to branch out into other technical disciplines such as mechanisms, manufacturing, stress analysis, and tooling design • Participate in the entire cradle-to-grave design process of multiple aircraft • Building a large 19,000lb unmanned aerial vehicle powered by twin turbo props • Requires 20% travel
Requirements
• Experience planning, designing, and overseeing tools for locating and assembling parts and sub-assemblies • Understanding of critical reference points, surfaces, locators, and tooling holes to establish coordination between parts and assemblies • Well-versed in machine shop theory, practices, and breakdown of jigs & fixtures • Determines method and sequence of fabrication, assembly, and final setup of assembly components • Extensive knowledge doing tolerance stack-up analysis • Proficiency in NX, CATIA, Unigraphics, or Solidworks • A minimum of five years of tooling design or directly related work experience • Bachelor of Science in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering • Capable of reviewing design details and suggesting changes toward ease or economy of manufacturing • Experience with design as build manufacturing and using metrology for determinate assembly • Comfortable setting up and operating power machine tools and accessories for machining of tools and dies • Aircraft homebuilding or other hands-on design or build experience • Part 23 experience
Benefits
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) • Stock Option Plan
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