As a Mid senior/Senior Level Tooling Engineer - Mould design, you will be responsible for Mould design & development for eVTOL airframes prototype manufacturing & supporting in assembly integration. The candidate will be responsible for interacting with vendors and cross functional teams in realization of tooling and prove out.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Design and develop moulds, templates used in the production and maintenance of aircraft composite parts& sub-assembly.
- Perform DFM/DFA assessment during tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability of airframe systems.
- Exposure to Aircraft assembly & integration processes, 3D metrology inspection.
- Strong hold in CAD modelling & drafting in CATIA V6, Enovia PLM.
- Maintain accurate documentation and records of tool designs and modifications.
- Assist Internal/external suppliers and customers with tooling related fabrication questions
- Process quote backup sheets with required tooling and technical data in support of procurement for Out-of-Production product lines
- Interrogate engineering/tooling drawings and CAD models to understand tool geometry and complexity, with knowledge of the Cartesian coordinate system, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Utilize knowledge of common manufacturing processes as they relate to tooling, including casting, machining, forging, sheet metal fabrication, tube bending, welding, molding, composite layup and assembly to support Supply Chain
- Utilize understanding of the different part commodities/part build strategies and what tool types are generally used for each commodity
- Understanding of the need for periodic tool inspections and audits and ability to execute them
- Articulate technical details relative to fabrication methods and tools required
- Utilize a basic understanding of Loft Engineering
- Utilize knowledge of the use of Master Tooling to control aircraft configuration
- Coordination of tool repair, improvement and engineering change activity, as needed.
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint / Google suite
- Adhere to project timelines and budgets and quality of output.
- Basic knowledge on ERP & PLM
- Basic knowledge on cost estimation & time study of project execution.
- Basic knowledge on QMS, QC tools & Metrology
- Basic knowledge on GD&T, Fits & assembly
- Basic knowledge on PFD,PFMEA, Control plan
Required Skills
- CAD software (Preferably CATIA or NX, Solidworks)
- Material Selection
- Composite manufacturing processes
- Tooling Design & Development
- Project Management
- Prototyping
- Analytical skills
- Cost Analysis
- Quality Control
- Problem-Solving
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or any related field.
- Work experience in 3 to 5 years in Tool design & fabrication in the aerospace industry.
- Familiarity with different types of aerospace toolings, parts, assembly and materials are highly desirable.
Work Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Job Type: Full time.
