Tooling Design Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing

Job Description:

• ALTEN Technology is excited to announce an opening for a Tooling Design Engineer.
• The role will be responsible for day-to-day tooling design and development support for production tooling aids.
• The focus is on designing and developing tools, tooling, gauges, and tooling production aids to support new and existing production processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop new tools, tooling, gauging, and other tooling aids to support production operations.
• Create designs and drawings using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.
• Analize tooling performance and adjust designs accordingly to improve performance.
• Design tooling for CNC machining, turning, and additive manufacturing methods.
• Review technical manufacturing specifications to determine tooling requirements.
• Design for ergonomics when appropriate
• Collaborate with team members to develop design solutions for production support.
• Evaluate tooling/gauge/aid performance to determine for-use worthiness.
• Investigates and troubleshoots process issues.
• Provides technical support to operations.
• Consult with outside engineering entities when required to resolve issues.
• Coordinates multiple design projects.
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal and external vendors during tooling fabrication.
• Analyze process data in support of continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

• A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of tooling design experience
• 10 years of experience using 3D modeling CAD software
• Siemens NX / Teamcenter Experience
• Experience working with CAD assemblies.
• Good understanding of Engineering Drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Strong analytical skills using appropriate logic and reasoning for design solutions.
• Experience conducting design reviews.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong creativity and innovation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft O365 suite.
• US. citizenship is required for this position; only U.S. citizens are authorized to access and handle sensitive data required to support our government and military programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Aerospace Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) experience
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles, experience with Kaizen events or experience with a continuous improvement program (6s, etc.).
• Experience with composite materials