Tooling Engineer - Mould design

Roles & responsibilities

• Design and develop moulds, templates used in the production and maintenance of aircraft composite parts& sub-assembly.
• Perform DFM/DFA assessment during tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability of airframe systems.
• Exposure to Aircraft assembly & integration processes, 3D metrology inspection.
• Strong hold in CAD modelling & drafting in CATIA V6, Enovia PLM.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records of tool designs and modifications.
• Assist Internal/external suppliers and customers with tooling related fabrication questions
• Process quote backup sheets with required tooling and technical data in support of procurement for Out-of-Production product lines
• Interrogate engineering/tooling drawings and CAD models to understand tool geometry and complexity, with knowledge of the Cartesian coordinate system, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Utilize knowledge of common manufacturing processes as they relate to tooling, including casting, machining, forging, sheet metal fabrication, tube bending, welding, molding, composite layup and assembly to support Supply Chain
• Utilize understanding of the different part commodities/part build strategies and what tool types are generally used for each commodity
• Understanding of the need for periodic tool inspections and audits and ability to execute them
• Articulate technical details relative to fabrication methods and tools required
• Utilize a basic understanding of Loft Engineering
• Utilize knowledge of the use of Master Tooling to control aircraft configuration
• Coordination of tool repair, improvement and engineering change activity, as needed.
• Experience with Excel, PowerPoint / Google suite
• Adhere to project timelines and budgets and quality of output.
• Basic knowledge on ERP & PLM
• Basic knowledge on cost estimation & time study of project execution.
• Basic knowledge on QMS, QC tools & Metrology
• Basic knowledge on GD&T, Fits & assembly