Tool Design Engineer

Johnson Service Group is seeking a Tooling Design Engineer to work on a long-term contract in Greensboro, NC, who is passionate about precision, creativity, and collaboration to help design the tools that bring Honda aircraft to life. As a Tooling Design Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of our production process, designing and developing tooling solutions that meet rigorous engineering and manufacturing standards. You’ll collaborate across departments and with external suppliers to ensure every tool is optimized for performance, safety, and efficiency. The perspective candidate should be an experienced professional with knowledge of engineering principles, aircraft tooling, aircraft manufacturing processes and ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Review tooling requests, engineering models, and drawings to develop new or modified tooling designs.
• Create innovative tooling concepts to support new engineering developments.
• Follows existing procedures utilizing the Honda Aircraft Company tooling manual to develop 3D models and 2D drawings to design production tooling to support program requirements.
• Develops and writes tooling usage guidelines for tooling functionality.
• Perform peer reviews and design checks to validate tooling accuracy, functionality, and compliance with standards.
• Lead internal and external design reviews to ensure compliance with engineering and manufacturing requirements.
• Recommend improvements to tooling design processes and philosophies.
  
  

Education, Work Experience, Certification and/or Licensure:

• Associates degree in technical field (Bachelor’s preferred)
• 5 years of experience in aircraft tooling design. (Automotive equipment/tooling experience also considered)
• Proficient in Catia (V5)
• ASME GDTP (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professional) Certificate preferred.
• Machining/Fabrication experience and/or CNC programing experience a plus.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of aircraft manufacturing processes.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate cross-functional design reviews.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
• Teamcenter PLM experience a plus.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Incumbents may be routinely exposed to equipment operational noise heat-cold-dust, and/or aircraft equipment, parts, or fuel odors.
  
  

JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more. Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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