Tool Design Engineer (Aerospace, Defense, Industrial)

Join a long-established global advanced ceramics manufacturer with more than 100 years of expertise supporting aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, energy, and industrial markets. The company is a trusted supplier of high-performance ceramic components and engineered solutions used in highly regulated, safety-critical applications where precision, reliability, and consistency are essential. With over a century of materials science and manufacturing experience, the organization supports long-term customer relationships and delivers mission-critical components used across global aviation, advanced electronics, healthcare systems, and industrial technologies.

The organization is built around a highly engineered, precision manufacturing philosophy emphasizing tight-tolerance machining, process control, and quality discipline. It provides end-to-end manufacturing capabilities, including CNC machining, precision grinding, advanced inspection, CMM metrology, engineering support, and quality assurance systems. Continuous investment in advanced equipment, technical training, and lean manufacturing principles ensures high efficiency, reduced variation, and consistent production performance in demanding aerospace, medical, and industrial applications.

Why This Role?
Strong Compensation & Incentives: Competitive compensation package featuring annual performance and individual performance.
Additional Bonus Opportunities: Eligible bonus program, along with overtime opportunities for additional earnings.
Excellent Retirement Benefits: Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match, plus a profit-sharing program.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and additional employee benefits designed to support long-term health and financial well-being.
Career Growth & Technical Development: Strong investment in employee development through tuition reimbursement, ongoing technical training, engineering skill development, and long-term career advancement opportunities.
Global Manufacturing Leader: Join a well-established international organization with more than a century of expertise in advanced ceramic materials serving highly technical global markets.
Growth-Focused Organization: The company is experiencing continued growth through expanding sales, increasing customer demand, and a strong pipeline of future business opportunities.
Long-Term Stability: Stable workforce with an average employee tenure of approximately nine years, including many team members who have spent more than two decades with the organization.
Collaborative Company Culture: Team-oriented environment where manufacturing, engineering, and quality professionals work closely together to solve challenges and drive continuous improvement.
Advanced Materials Expertise: Opportunity to work with highly engineered ceramic materials requiring specialized machining, grinding, and manufacturing processes not commonly found in traditional machining environments.
Aerospace, Defense & Medical Industry Exposure: Support critical applications serving aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, energy, and industrial customers worldwide.
High-Precision Manufacturing Environment: Work within a technically advanced production environment focused on extremely tight tolerances, complex geometries, and low-defect manufacturing standards.
Advanced Equipment & Technology: Exposure to CNC machining centers, precision grinding systems, metrology equipment, CAM programming software, and CMM inspection technologies.
Continuous Improvement Culture: Lean manufacturing environment focused on process optimization, scrap reduction, operational efficiency, and manufacturing excellence.
Quality & Safety Driven: Structured manufacturing environment with strong quality systems, rigorous inspection standards, traceability requirements, and a commitment to employee safety.

What You’ll Do:
Design, develop, and modify tooling, including jigs, dies, molds, fixtures, and stamping/press tools using SolidWorks
Create detailed engineering drawings, specifications, and documentation to support manufacturing and production requirements
Support pressing and forming operations by defining setup parameters, tooling specifications, and process requirements
Troubleshoot tooling, press, and forming issues to improve part quality, formability, and production efficiency
Collaborate with engineering, production, quality, and die shop teams to validate designs, support testing, and resolve manufacturing issues

What You Bring:
Mechanical Engineering degree with 3–5+ years of tooling, tool design, or manufacturing engineering experience
Strong proficiency in SolidWorks for tooling design and detailed technical drawings
Deep understanding of GD&T, blueprint reading, and engineering documentation standards
Experience with tooling design for forming processes such as compaction, extrusion, injection molding, stamping, or isostatic pressing
Strong problem-solving ability with hands-on manufacturing exposure and ability to support CNC/programming and shop-floor troubleshooting
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