Tooling Design Engineer - Aerospace

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company that provides solutions for engineering, technology, and product development projects. For decades, we’ve been helping our clients develop products that are changing the world, whether that’s by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set a new standard of care, or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. Our team of more than 600 people works across industries including aerospace, medical devices and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicle, electric vehicles, rail, and more. Our offices across the US have different industry focuses and engage with our clients in different ways, ranging from working on-site at client facilities to performing product development at our delivery centers.
 
ALTEN Group, our parent company, has been a leader in engineering and information technology for more than 30 years. ALTEN Group operates in 30 countries across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and employs more than 36,000 people, 88% of whom are engineers. The company covers the whole development cycle and offers a choice of service levels, from technology consulting to complete project outsourcing.
 
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you join a group of people passionate about collaborating to solve some of the world’s most technical engineering challenges. Our success is tied to taking care of our employees by building relationships and providing opportunities for mentorship and career growth. We offer comprehensive benefits for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; paid time off (PTO); paid parental leave; and mentorship to help you take your career to the next level. You don’t have to take our word for it that we are a great place to work—we were named on the 2023 Top Workplaces list thanks to feedback from our proud employees.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Develop and validate designs for the airframe and other composite components.

· Work closely with other team members, including structural analysis, manufacturing, and test engineers.

· Be responsible for ensuring that the designs meet structural, manufacturing producibility, assembly, cost, and other requirements.

· Specific tasks you will perform include conceptual design and trade studies to select the materials, structural configuration, and manufacturing method for the components.

· Perform detailed design, including creation of CAD models and drawings, laminate definition, ply draping simulation, and ply shape definition.

· Perform DFMEA and PFMEA studies.

· Assist with manufacturing and quality-related activities such as producibility studies, non-destructive and dimensional inspection methods development, and first article inspections.

 

Education/Experience

· Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering.

· 5+ years of experience designing tooling or manufacturing equipment.

 

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

· Experience designing tooling or manufacturing equipment in a production environment, preferably in an aerospace or high-volume operation.

· Experience with a wide variety of assembly and manufacturing processes, process automation, cost analysis for outsourcing of processes, and paperless workflow systems.

· Tool design for complex assemblies (spring assemblies, electro-mechanical jigs, etc.), drill jigs, scaffoldings, etc.

· Experience with sheet metal design, shop aids, machining, additive manufacturing, and material selection.

· Design for manufacturing and assembly of aerospace or automotive structures for both high rate and low-rate production.

· Proficient with CAD and PLM software (NX and Teamcenter preferred); surface modeling is a plus.

· Proficient with model-based definition, drafting and GD&T standards (ASME Y14.41, Y14.100, Y14.5).

Salary Range: $120,000 - 160,000

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

Location: Fully Remote

 

Note: Due to the nature of the work, only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. 

ALTEN Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an indiv