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Tooling Design Engineer, Air Vehicles

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$129k2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipSecurity clearance required

Core

Design, validate, and implement high-quality tooling and fixtures to enable efficient and safe manufacturing of complex aircraft structures.

Role type

Tooling Design Engineer (Air Vehicles)

Builds

Production tooling and fixtures for air vehicle structures

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing

Required skills

CAD design, tolerance stack-up analysis, GD&T, composite manufacturing processes, root cause failure investigation, manufacturing method selection

Preferred skills

NX/Teamcenter proficiency, Full Scale Determinate Assembly (FSDA) experience, aircraft development experience

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, CAD software

Responsibilities

Lead and assist air vehicle development team with new product designs to ensure manufacturability; Provide real-time manufacturing floor support resolving tooling issues; Conduct detailed tolerance stack-up and GD&T analysis; Own and execute tool designs; Select best methods for producing parts, tools, or assemblies; Conduct root cause failure investigations and implement corrective actions

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC