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CEiiA

Engineering center for sustainable high-tech products

Tooling Engineer

Design EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeEvora, PortugalNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management, Mechatronics, Aeronautics, or a similar field, or at least five years of relevant experience in similar roles.
  • At least two years of experience, preferably with an aerospace original equipment manufacturer or tier-one supplier, in tooling-related roles.
  • Solid knowledge of technical drawing, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, and computer-aided design tools is required.
  • Advanced English proficiency is required.
  • Analytical reasoning, autonomy, teamwork, assertive communication, and resilience are required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, specify, and validate devices, jigs, and equipment used in the production and assembly of different aircraft sections, including wings, empennages, fuselage, and doors.
  • Collaborate with project, production, quality, and manufacturing teams to ensure tooling meets technical, ergonomic, and safety requirements.
  • Prepare and update technical documentation, including plans, drawings, technical instructions, and validation reports.
  • Participate in industrializing new products, ensuring tooling is correctly defined from the early design stages.
  • Monitor tooling fabrication, installation, and tryout to ensure functionality and robustness.
  • Implement continuous improvements to existing tooling to reduce costs, increase productivity, and optimize processes.
  • Support the analysis of tooling-related nonconformities and propose and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Work with external suppliers to develop and manufacture tooling, ensuring technical compliance and adherence to schedules.
  • Define tooling requirements.
  • Contribute to creating and managing the industrialization plan in collaboration with program management.
  • Create documentation, process records, and changes in accordance with quality policy and the implemented configuration management system.
  • Conduct technical assessments and tooling inspections for different suppliers.
  • Prepare tooling control plans and ensure their implementation.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of tooling management processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with process risk analysis is preferred.
  • Knowledge of SAP or enterprise resource planning systems is preferred.
  • Proficiency with CATIA, ENOVIA VPM, and DELMIA is preferred.

About the Company

CEiiA

Engineering center for sustainable high-tech products

CEiiA is an engineering and product development center that conceives, develops, and productizes new technologies and services to support a more sustainable society. It runs collaborative programs that connect cities, industry, and universities to research, design, prototype, validate, and industrialize products from concept to scalable production in mobility, aeronautics, and space in Portugal. Unlike firms that work alone, CEiiA acts as a bridge among cities, industry, and universities, coordinating multi-stakeholder, large-scale development and local industrialization. Its goal is to turn innovative ideas into market-ready technologies and services through collaborative development and industrialization for a sustainable future.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Matosinhos, Portugal
Founded
1999

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