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Tool Design Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Huntington Beach, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
18 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
15 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Tool Design Engineer
What Youll Do
What You Need
Bonus Qualifications
What Youll 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. Bachelors 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
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Find out more today. Precision Personnel are specialists in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Jobs. We are Located in Clearwater, FL.
