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STS Technical Services is hiring a Tooling Design Engineer in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Job Description:
The Tooling Design Engineer is responsible for developing and designing production tooling to support aircraft manufacturing while ensuring compliance with engineering requirements and manufacturing processes. This role involves coordinating, facilitating, and documenting design reviews internally and with external suppliers, and collaborating across departments as necessary. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in aircraft tooling, aircraft manufacturing processes, and ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review tooling requests, engineering models, and drawings for the development of new tooling designs or modifications.
- Develop concepts for tooling to support new engineering development.
- Utilize existing procedures, including the Honda Aircraft Company tooling manual, to develop 3D models and 2D drawings for production tooling.
- Develop and document tooling usage guidelines for functionality.
- Coordinate and facilitate internal and external tooling design reviews to ensure compliance with Engineering and Manufacturing requirements.
- Recommend improvements to existing tooling design processes, procedures, and philosophies.
Education, Work Experience, Certification, and/or Licensure:
- Associates degree in a technical field; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in aircraft tool design (Automotive experience also considered).
- Proficiency in Catia with a minimum of 10,000 hours.
- ASME GDTP (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional) Certificate preferred.
- Machining/Fabrication experience and/or CNC programming experience is a plus.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Broad knowledge and experience in tooling for commercial or general aviation aircraft.
- Experience with composite tooling, assembly tooling, automation, tool fabrication practices, machining practices, and metrology concepts (laser tracker/CMM).
- Experience with master tooling, datum scheme development, and major structural assembly tool development.
- Proficient in GD&T.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus Notes).
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work in environments with equipment operational noise, heat, cold, dust, and/or aircraft equipment, parts, or fuel odors.
- Ability to stand, sit, squat, walk, bend, move, reach, or stretch for prolonged periods as required by job duties.
- Work in a safe manner adhering to all regulatory requirements (FAA, OSHA, DOT, EPA, State, and Federal regulations, etc.).
- Read, hear, speak, and see with no restrictions as required by job duties.
- Comprehend and adhere to management directions and/or safety instructions.
- Effectively communicate in Business English language.
- Ability to pull, push, carry, lift, or move items up to 10 lbs. without assistance.
- Ability to pull, push, carry, lift, or move materials/people/items/equipment weighing up to 2550lbs or more with the use of Company-provided assistance technology.
Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
About STS Technical Services:
STS Technical Services is a Top 100 Staffing Firm that’s partnered with some of the largest names in the aerospace, manufacturing, defense and industrial industries.
Our professional recruitment teams put talented individuals to work at client locations all over the world, and we have hundreds of exciting career opportunities for you to explore!
If you want to speak to a Recruiting Professional directly, call 1-800-359-4787.
STS Technical Services is an equal opportunity employer.
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