Tooling Engineer

A leading manufacturer of precision components to the aerospace sector has a new requirement for a Tooling Engineer to work on a contract basis on its site in Birmingham. Candidates will have experience of, specifying, designing and configuring Tooling in the plant.

Commutable from: Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Solihull, Halesowen, Stourbridge, Redditch, Shirley.

Suitable For: Tooling Engineer, Tooling Technician, Toolroom Engineer, CAD Engineer, Design Engineer

The Role

Key responsibilities:

• Perform manufacturing engineering work related to configuring, deploying, maintaining and upgrading CAD models.
• Review and understand the existing tooling.
• Draft specifications and tooling scopes based on technical and manufacturing requirements.
• Interact with vendors and suppliers and consider critical path lines to stay on schedule.
• Creating a tooling methodology and database.
• Design, develop and engineer high quality models using 3D and 2D CAD tools leading to NC or CAM packages.
• Produce designs that meet targets for feasibility, performance, costs, quality, safety, legislation and timing.
• Ensure that all work carried out complies with company design, safety, quality, environmental compliance and procedural standards.

The Person

• Experience of TC Holder tooling audits and tooling control quality systems.
• IT skills and experience using computer-aided design software such as Catia v5 and Alpha CAD/Cam or equivalents with reference to model based definition.
• Strong background within a manufacturing environment or equivalent Aerospace and/or Tier One Automotive.
• Working knowledge of aerospace product development and associated manufacturing processes.
• Spatial and design skills to be able to visualise projects in 2D and 3D.
• Engineering or Manufacturing Related Degree or equivalent years of experience.

For more information send a CV to Chrysten Colver

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