Tooling Engineer

About the company

Our client is a defense manufacturing company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Design and deliver safety-critical production equipment for handling hazardous materials on a manufacturing floor. Own projects from early concept to shop-floor rollout, partnering with manufacturing and design colleagues and coaching less experienced staff.

What you'll do

- Create heavy-duty handling and processing equipment, including holding devices, forming tools and lifting or transfer assemblies, for hazardous bulk materials.

- Develop approaches for temperature regulation, moving material between facilities and safely splitting large quantities into smaller portions.

- Partner with manufacturing, design and production colleagues to meet cost, quality and schedule goals for initial builds.

- Take projects from initial idea through implementation on the production floor, applying simulation-based validation, tolerance analysis and design for manufacturability.

- Coach junior engineers and technicians.

- Make sure all work follows relevant aerospace and defense standards.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- 3 to 5+ years of experience in tooling or a closely related engineering discipline.

- A track record of designing sizeable load-bearing equipment for heavy or moving hardware.

- Experience in a fast-paced setting such as a startup or early-stage build program, rather than only at a long-established large contractor.

- A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline such as mechanical or manufacturing.

- Advanced CAD proficiency for designing complex production, test and handling equipment.

- A solid grounding in structural mechanics, including simulation analysis, dynamic behavior, dimensional tolerancing and sizing of fabricated or welded assemblies.

- A safety-first approach, with a habit of spotting hazards early when working with dangerous materials.

- Ability to satisfy U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

- Based in or willing to relocate to Torrance, CA.

Bonus points

- Prior work in hazardous or demanding hardware settings.

- Familiarity with design for manufacturability and quality standards such as AS9100.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 140,000 to 200,000 per year

- Equity

- Health, dental and vision coverage

- Paid time off and company holidays

- Retirement plan

- Paid parental leave

- Relocation support

Location and work model

- Torrance, CA, United States

- On-site, 5 days per week in office

- Full-time