Tooling Design Engineer, Air Vehicles

The role

You will design, validate, and implement tooling and fixtures for aircraft structures. You will support new product introduction and production scaling by collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams.

What you will do

• Lead and assist the air vehicle development team with new product designs
• Provide real-time manufacturing floor support
• Conduct detailed tolerance stack-up and GD&T analysis
• Own and execute tool designs using CAD software
• Communicate tool access and machine access requirements
• Select methods for producing parts, tools, or assemblies
• Conduct root cause failure investigations and implement corrective actions

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production assembly/fabrication, including composites, metallics, and manufacturing operations for air vehicles
• Ability to distinguish critical design differences between prototype and production tooling
• Experience with detailed tooling requirements for composite manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in designing mechanical parts using CAD
• Understanding of manufacturing methods such as machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding, and casting
• BS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related Engineering discipline, or equivalent applicable experience
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience using NX/Teamcenter
• 5–10 years of experience in tool design
• Familiarity with Full Scale Determinate Assembly (FSDA)
• Aviation or automotive passion demonstrated through certifications, licenses, or hobbies
• Aircraft development experience
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.