Job Description

Tool Design Engineer

What You'll Do

Work closely with airframe design & manufacturing engineers to provide manufacturing/assembly input during initial design stages.
Design tooling for trim, drill, and assembly operations, as well as manufacturing aids to help with day-to-day production; this includes conceptualization, material selection, vendor sourcing and final inspection.
Create all CAD files and drawings for assembly fixtures using 3D CAD Software (NX experience preferred).
Must be proficient with GD&T.
Design, set-up, and dimensionally inspect/interrogate assembly fixturing to support locating and bonding & fastening of large, complex, primary structure using laser trackers and dimensional inspection equipment.
Create design review presentations and analysis reports to communicate and substantiate tooling designs.
Suggest and incorporate changes in design to improve manufacturability, error-proofing, ergonomic handling, efficiency, and production. Interface with manufacturing engineers, design engineers, engineering management, operations, shop floor personnel, and external vendors.

What You Need

Minimum of 7 years of professional industry experience. Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
Hands-on experience with fabrication and assembly skills (demonstrated through past work or experience via a student team, internship, or personal project).
Previous experience manufacturing/assembling a full vehicle including exposure to integration efforts.
Demonstrated exposure to prototype environment with ability to problem solve.
Understanding of composite part design, material properties, allowables and testing.
Proficiency with solid modeling and surfacing in 3D CAD Software (NX preferred).
Proficiency with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T). Strong communication and inter-personal skills.

Bonus Qualifications

Experience programming and handling laser trackers and other dimensional inspection equipment.
Ability to operate composites related equipment, 3d printers, small CNC routers
Experience using Fibersim or Composite Workbench Passion for aviation and eVTOLs

About Precision Personnel, Inc.

Welcome to Precision Personnel, a full service, technical recruiting firm located in the high-tech corridor along Florida’s gulf coast. Over the years we have earned a reputation as a premier placement agency for top Aerospace Engineering Professionals.

We have taken a unique approach to how we built this company. Any company is only as good as its people; therefore it stands that if we take care of our employees the way people want to be treated, that they will stay with us for a long time to come. Using this philosophy, we attract and retain some of the most sought after professionals in the industry.

We not only have an excellent benefits package we give to all of our employees but after a contract employee comes into the Precision family, this is where our service really shifts into high gear! Any questions a new employee might have are immediately taken up & handled – whether it be on insurance, 401K or any other question you may have, our staff is available to deliver. We keep your interests running in high gear so you can keep your attention focused on the really important things.

But our service is not limited to making sure our employees are happy. Just as we develop long-term relationships with our contractors, we also cultivate very close alliances with our customers. We take special pride in ensuring our customers are completely satisfied. When we enter a business relationship, we determine what our clients want and need and then make sure that we deliver on it. We locate the really hard-to-find prospects and deliver them to you!

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Company Size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Clearwater, Florida

Year Founded

2001

Website

precisionpersonnel.com

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