Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Tool Design Engineer to join our team. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.
**This position is fully on-site at Empirical System's Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and manufacture tools, jigs, fixtures, and production aids that support high-volume production of parts and assemblies.
- Develop and implement standard processes to ensure parts and assemblies are manufactured in accordance with customer requirements.
- Tool development with a focus on safety, ergonomics, automation, efficiency, tooling inventory/tracking, and quality.
- Work with the manufacturing and design teams to gather requirements and needs for specific tooling.
- Work with quality to develop and implement a tool maintenance and inspection plans for all tooling.
- Design tooling using design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles to reduce cost, touch labor, and increase throughput and repeatability.
- Identify product design changes that improve DFM.
- Develop training documentation for using tooling.
- · Collaborate closely with Project Managers to ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
- · Support meetings with the customers, management, and other stakeholders.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance to ensure tooling is designed to meet product requirements.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience, 5 year preferred in manufacturing engineering or tool design.
- Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient in GD&T as well as Solidworks.
- Must be able to work in a small, effective manufacturing team while leading others towards common goals and milestones.
- Knowledge to translate an engineered design and drawings into build instructions which can be used by assembly and test personnel to duplicate the required product performance.
- Ability to comprehend specification sheets and industry standards.
- In-depth knowledge of common manufacturing processes and machinery.
- Work effectively and efficiently given schedule and budget constraints.
- · Strong understanding and practical application of AS9100, ISO9001, or similar quality management system standards.
- · Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
- US Citizenship Required
- Willing to relocate to San Luis Obispo, CA
Desired Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience focused on tool design and process development.
- Previous experience with tool design in an aerospace work environment.
- Additional experience working with new product developments.
- Familiarity with electronics manufacturing.
- Specific experience with sheet metal fabrication, plastics, and printed circuit board manufacture.
- Experience with high-rate production tooling design and methods.
- Knowledge of computerized MRP/ERP systems, an understanding of inventory control methods and production control techniques.
- Experience with supplier management and procurement (such as SOWs, RFPs, and/or vendor management).
- Familiarity with Department of Defense (DoD) regulations and experience in working on DoD manufacturing contracts.
Standard Benefits:
- Health/Dental/Vision
- PTO
- Retirement: 401k
- Casual dress code, Free snacks
- Amazing location to live, work, and play
ESAero is an equal opportunity employer
E-Verify participation required for employment.
Must present proof of authorization to work in the United States
Must be able to pass background check
Hiring Range: $80k-$120k Annually
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What We Do
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company, specializes in cost-effective development of innovative and advanced concepts, with emphasis on simple honesty and a track record of commitment. Since 2003, ESAero has served the needs of the engineering industry through its work on military and commercial conceptual air vehicle designs, electric and hybrid propulsion system development, aircraft modifications, sub-scale technology demonstrators, rapid system prototyping, design for manufacturing, low-rate initial production, manufacturing, and niche engineering support. An “Advanced Design Group to Advanced Design Groups”, ESAero is the Prime Contractor and Integrator of the NASA X-57 “Maxwell” all-electric airplane. ESAero customers include multiple NASA Centers, AFRL, AMRDEC, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Electricore, and AeroVironment. With a 32,000 sq.ft. design & manufacturing facility located in San Luis Obispo, CA and an 8,000 sq.ft. integration and test location at the Oceano (CA) County Airport (L52), ESAero has expanded operations and airport space for system testing and product development. ESAero will continue to provide the aviation and aerospace industries with cutting-edge systems solutions and optimized manufacturing practices.
With an emphasis on quality, cost, and/or time, ESAero performs design, analytical, prototyping, and testing services for systems ranging from conceptual aerospace designs to aircraft seeking supplemental type certificates.
• Proven solutions that focus on the quality of results
• Rapid system development
• Hands-on development/testing to achieve customer goals
• “Out-of-the-Box” thinking and engineering
• Customized project plans structured for efficiency to meet larger program goals of cost or time
• On-demand niche engineering team to supplement ongoing projects
For more information, please visit our website at www.esaero.com or call (805) 275-1053.
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