Tooling Engineer

Position Summary 

This position will design tooling and equipment to be used in the manufacturing of composite parts, assemblies for aerospace manufacturing using Solid Works and other software systems. 

Target Responsibilities 

•    Accept, embrace, and promote the following Core Values of Core Natural Resources:  Safety, Sustainability & Continuous Improvement 
•    Provide complete tooling concepts from basic engineering surfaces and customer Statement of Work.
•    Provide complete tool models and designs for manufacturing of a finish product.
•    Be a well-rounded professional who thoroughly understands the manufacturing processes and end uses of our products.
•    Be willing to assist wherever needed
•    The ideal candidate will possess the skills above and be willing to work on off hours and weekends on occasions as workloads vary.
•    Responsibilities:
•    Create tool designs from customer supplied part models and specifications.
•    Internally interface with Project Manager, Manufacturing, and Inspection.
•    Import and analyze customer’s engineered surface and create needed tooling following the statement of work
•    Create and release designs / models with a concurrent design build philosophy
•    Generate and supply data / drawings for off-site fabrication
•    Track, prioritize, and estimate progress on tasks
•    Work seamlessly with all team members as well as other teams within the organization

Required Skills and Experience 

•    Proven knowledge and hands on experience with modeling software, specifically SolidWorks and NX is required
•    Knowledge and experience of different types of tooling including, but not limited to assembly fixtures, vacuum trim fixtures, mechanical clamping trim fixtures, traditional composite and metal mold tools, high temperature mold tools, room temperature mold tools
•    Ability to work from blueprints, 3D-model, and customer specifications to produce a completed design to release to manufacturing
•    Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, communicate openly, and contribute to achieving shared goals

Required Skills and Experience 

•    A bachelor’s degree in engineering
•    Working knowledge of SolidWorks NX or other modeling system 
•    Familiarity with standard composite molding and fixturing