Rocket Manufacturing Tooling Engineer II/III - Design
Job in
Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida, 33904, USA
Listing for:
Varstaff
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
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Manufacturing / Production
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Varstaff is searching for an Engineer - Manufacturing Tooling II/III (Req ) to support a private rocket program (New Glenn production) at Rocket Park in Cape Canaveral, FL.
About the Role
This is a one-year assignment (15 openings). You will design and deliver the tooling that builds and moves launch vehicle hardware, managing tooling projects from concept through commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Design simple tooling for the New Glenn program: assembly fixtures, material-handling equipment, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers and custom machinery.
- Create CAD models and drawings per ASME Y14.5.
- Manage tooling projects end to end: concept, vendor selection, procurement, fabrication, inspection, installation, proof testing and commissioning.
- Perform root cause analysis on tooling and manufacturing issues.
- BS in engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience in tooling design, fabrication and procurement.
- CAD experience, including Creo Parametric and Windchill.
- GD&T and basic hand calculations.
- 3+ years of direct manufacturing experience.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, green card holder, refugee or asylee.
- Degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial or aerospace engineering.
- Design for manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFA) and rate production experience.
- Tolerance stack-up analysis.
- CNC, welding, sheet metal and rigging knowledge.
- FEA experience with ANSYS.
- How did you define the requirements?
- What constraints did you have to deal with? (Fabrication capabilities, cost, schedule)
- What method of analysis did you use? (FEM, hand calcs)
- Define the load cases you checked.
- What were the key requirements, and where did they come from?
- Did you push back on or negotiate any of them?
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