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Tool Engineer Manager

Wichita, Kansas💼 Full-time💰 $119,050–$119,050🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-23

Core

Designs and supports airplane manufacturing tools (jigs, fixtures, handling equipment, test systems) to enable the fabrication of commercial aerostructures like fuselages and wing components.

Role type

Senior IC Tool Engineer Manager (Manufacturing)

Builds

Physical manufacturing tooling, digital tooling models, and fabrication processes for commercial jetliners.

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / Aviation

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Stress analysis, circuit design, mechanics of materials, fluid dynamics, CAD design, process improvement, cost studies, statistical process control, NC data preparation, jig and fixturing methods, automated drilling systems, part handling systems.

Preferred skills

Aviation/aeronautics manufacturing experience, CATIA CAD expertise, team leadership and mentoring, product optimization strategies.

Technologies

CATIA, NC (Numerical Control), CAD systems.

Responsibilities

Design and analyze structural, electrical, and mechanical systems for manufacturing tools; implement advanced technologies to improve manufacturing processes; oversee fabrication and verification of tool deliverables; create computer-generated models for tooling; lead process improvement and technology development; monitor quality through statistical process control; interface with production and manufacturing engineering teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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