Tooling Design Engineer

107896
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
£52k - 57k per year
Permanent
Aerospace & Defence

Job Title: Tooling Design Engineer

Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Contract: Permanent (4 Day Week)

Salary: £52,000 - £57,000

 

The Role - Tooling Design Engineer

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Design Engineer with a focus on tooling to join a global engineering business at the forefront of technological advancement.

As a Tooling Design Engineer, you'll be tasked with developing industrial tools, jigs, fixtures, prototype model production and machine attachments used in both main production and prototype development phases.

The work you do will be utilised across the full product life-cycle therefore supporting both engineering and production functions.

 

Duties - Tooling Design Engineer

  • Provision of tooling to reduce manufacturing costs and improve yield at all stages.
  • Develop tooling to support CNC Machining, Composite layup and assembly.
  • Designing any new tooling & fixturing requirements.
  • Experienced in the creation of Technical Requirement Specifications.
  • Creation of detailed process instructions.
  • Creation of Manufacturing BOM's.
  • Assist with the Technical requirements of production activity.
  • Supporting full rate production of a range of products
  • Liaise closely with cross functional engineering areas.
  • Support with the business process reviews and generation of documentation.

Background - Tooling Design Engineer

  • A background in tooling design
  • Broad manufacturing knowledge; industry experience with CNC machining, composites, fabrication, mechanical assembly, additive manufacturing.
  • Ability to design new tooling (Concept to release)
  • Creo Design Experience (Preferable)
  • Experience of document release and change.
  • Excellent knowledge of GD&T
  • Awareness of DFM/A and PFMEA

Benefits - Tooling Design Engineer

  • 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday)
  • Excellent pension contribution plan
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Share purchase programme
  • Flexible working hours

For more information on this role, please contact Lee Powell on 01453 829530 or send a copy of your CV to  [email protected]  

Candidates who are currently a Design Engineer, Tooling Engineer, Senior Tooling Designer, Production Support Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD Engineer, Fixture Design Engineer, or Manufacturing Engineer may be suitable.

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website  www.omegaresource.co.uk    

 

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

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