Job Description Summary

You will lead the identification, development, and improvement of tooling suppliers who support high-precision manufacturing for aerospace investment castings. This role requires deep tooling and manufacturing expertise combined with supplier-facing leadership. You will evaluate, select, and develop both existing and emerging tooling suppliers, ensuring they can translate drawings, engineering intent, and casting requirements into robust wax injection dies, ceramic core dies, molds, and tooling components. This is a technical role paired with supplier strategy and coaching. Ideal for a tooling expert ready to influence the supply base, shape tooling capability, and raise industry standards.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and develop tooling suppliers capable of supporting aerospace-grade tooling requirements
• Evaluate new potential suppliers and create capability roadmaps to mature them
• Perform supplier capability audits, tooling health reviews, and technical maturity assessments
• Lead supplier improvement plans (technical coaching, tooling process improvements, inspection rigor, corrective actions)
• Perform proactive tooling design verification and manufacturability reviews
• Ensure translation of drawings, specifications, and casting requirements into production-ready tooling
• Provide hands-on technical guidance
• Develop and maintain tooling should-cost models
• Lead cost benchmarking and support commercial negotiations with data-backed cost structure insights
• Establish and track key metrics
• Drive corrective action initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Support tool qualification, trials, and PPAP/APQP processes where applicable
• Work with Design Engineering, Quality, NPI, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to align tooling requirements
• Drive continuous improvement programs
• Support 3D CAD modeling
• Validate supplier tooling models and ensure alignment to product requirements
• Create reusable standard work: supplier specs, tooling guides, lessons learned
• Document playbooks to scale supplier capability and reduce recurring issues
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• 6+ years in tooling design / tooling manufacturing / tooling supplier development (injection molding, die tooling, investment casting, or equivalent precision tooling fields)
• Strong 3D CAD skills (Creo, SolidWorks, NX or equivalent) for reviewing and validating tooling models
• Strong communication skills: technical clarity, supplier direction, cross-team collaboration
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (25–50%)
• Self-directed, structured, and accountable; able to operate with autonomy
• Hands-on tool design and manufacturing expertise; able to coach supplier toolmaker

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years (casting) experience + minimum of 5 years (casting) experience

Desired Characteristics

• 12+ years tooling experience with aerospace-grade investment casting tooling (wax injection dies and ceramic core dies)
• Proven experience developing and qualifying tooling suppliers, including capability assessments
• Demonstrated experience executing tooling cost models / should-cost analysis to support commercial decisions
• Investment casting engineering experience
• Expert-level GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Humble, collaborative, and effective with shop-floor toolmakers and senior leaders
• Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving instincts
• Thrives in a technical supplier-facing environment

The base pay range for this position is $111,700-148,800. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on December 1, 2025.

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