Standard Job Description
The Staff Tool Engineer serves as a subject matter expert in tooling engineering, applying sound engineering judgment to resolve complex tooling and manufacturing issues, evaluate all tooling configurations, and ensure tooling supports engineering definition, manufacturing requirements, and product quality. Engineer will work with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Tool Fabrication, Tool Inspection, and supplier organizations to support aircraft production and sustainment programs.
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Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline, equivalent relevant experience in tooling engineering considered.
- Experience in aerospace tooling engineering, manufacturing engineering, or aircraft production support.
- Demonstrated proficiency with CATIA V5, including 3D modeling, model interpretation, and engineering design review.
- Experience with legacy aircraft fabrication tooling, tooling drawings, manufacturing processes, and historical engineering definitions.
- Experience reviewing and dispositioning SPARs, SATRs, DRs, or comparable engineering discrepancy and nonconformance reports.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and manufacturing requirements.
- Experience working directly with suppliers to resolve tooling design, fabrication, inspection, and configuration issues.
Desired Skills
- Strong technical problem-solving, written communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Ability to independently manage complex technical issues and develop documented, defensible engineering recommendations.
- Experience supporting military aircraft programs, including C-130, C-130J, or other legacy aircraft platforms.
- Experience with fabrication tooling, assembly tooling, master gauges, templates, fixtures, and drill jigs.
- Familiarity with tooling inspection, metrology, laser tracking, 3D scanning, and digital tooling verification.
- Experience with tooling digitization, legacy drawing conversion, model-based definition, and configuration management.
- Experience supporting domestic and international suppliers.
- Familiarity with aerospace quality systems, material and process requirements, and engineering change processes.
- Active or previously held security clearance, where required by program assignment.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $104900.00 - $194700.00
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Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.