Sr. Tool Design Engineer - Aerospace

Job Title
:
Sr. Tool Design Engineer - Aerospace
Work location
:
Onsite in El Segundo, CA
Work shift
: 9x80 A
Duration
: 2 months
Terms
: W2 position
Work Authorization: US Citizen;
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance & special program access
Position Summary:

• As an Engineer Design 2, you will work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborating with internal and external customers.
• In this role you will design industrial tools, dies, gauges, drill & assembly jigs, fixtures, machine attachments and equipment, required for assembly, composite production or experimental use, considering such factors as accessibility, economy, mobility, and performance requirements.
• This role works closely with manufacturing, operations, vendors, and cross‑functional engineering teams to ensure tooling meets quality, cost, schedule, and safety requirements.
• This role will have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment, adapt to processes and company policy while providing input or methods of process/design innovation.

• Develop tooling concepts and support equipment for new and existing programs.
• Design tooling and equipment, including engineering drawings, inspection requirements, and verification plans.
• Review designs for manufacturability, fit, form, and function.
• Identify and mitigate safety risks in accordance with company and state/government standards.
• Make layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of structures.
• Develop basic data and make preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposals.
• Interface with internal customers and design review teams to ensure requirements are met.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, operations, and process engineering to support program quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Manage tooling projects, including cost, schedule, procurement, and fabrication.
• Check completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
• Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
• Support vendors during fabrication and inspect fabricated tooling for drawing compliance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and proactive problem‑solving Safety, Process, and Compliance.
• Support investigations related to root cause analysis, non‑conformances, and process failures.

• Experience with industry standard design tools including NX CAD & CATIA
• Knowledge of manufacturing, fabrication processes and machine shop practices
• Experience with drawing release criteria and related documents for:
  • Completeness, clarity, and dimensional accuracy
  • Correctness of materials and processes
  • Conformity to design/drafting standards (e.g. GD&T), design specifications, and practicability;
  • Economy of fabrication, assembly, and installation.
• Knowledge and application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018)
• Knowledge and application of drawing weld symbols
• Strong organizational skills in managing time, projects, and resources
• Technical attention to detail
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET security clearance & special program access
• Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 2 years relevant engineering experience

• Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Experience in engineering, design, and fabrication of special tooling and support equipment
• Experience in design, fabrication and implementation of tooling used in the manufacture of composite parts
• Ability to evaluate vendor capabilities for tooling and aerospace part production
• Experience participating in developments project, establishing tooling SOW and design estimates.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Experience with stress analysis of simple to complex problems via hand calculations and FEMAP/NASTRAN.
• Professional Engineering License.
• Current active DOD Secret clearance with an investigation date/periodic review within the last 5 years.