Tool Design Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Tool Design Engineer for a contract opportunity in Palmdale, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

• 10 yrs overall tool design experience for composite part families and processes, from layup fixtures to trim fixtures, bond fixtures, and assembly fixtures
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) experience
• 5 yrs recent Experience with CATIA V5 Software
• 5 yrs recent Tool Design and Fabrication Support Experience.
• Must be able to read and interpret complex engineering drawings, schematics, specifications and diagrams.
• Must be able to interpret metrology data.
• Experience with CATIA V5 Software
• Tool Design and Fabrication Support Experience.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Tool Design Engineer, you will be responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, fabricate, and implement special tools and fixtures, utilizing CAD software such as CATIA V5. You will create detailed tool design CAD models and drawings, and provide shop floor support to resolve technical and manufacturing issues.

You will also be expected to provide support to tooling vendors during the fabrication phase of tool designs, see their use into the production system and ensure configuration control is maintained.

Other tasks will include root causes of tooling issues, ability to implement corrective actions, act as a technical checker for tool designs developed by team members/vendors and work to drive continuous improvement into our line of business.

A combination of education and experience may be considered equivalent to the degree requirement. Case by case evaluation must occur.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

• STEM degree
• Previous hands on mechanical experience, jig building experience, and computer aided design experience on any 3D drawing and analysis software package.
• Previous tool design experience for composite part families and processes, from layup fixtures to trim fixtures, bond fixtures, and assembly fixtures.
• Exposure to root cause analysis and continuous improvement concepts.
• Exposure to Vendor support
• Exposure to disposition tooling request from vendors on tooling issues and ability to research and validate request.
• Experience with CATIA V4 and V5 Software
• Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Power Point, Excel and Word.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Accredited Bachelors Degree.
• STEM degree.

WORK HOURS

• Full-Time-4/10

ADDITIONAL

• Active Secret with investigation within the last 5 years or CE enrollment.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
• Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
• Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.