Designer - Automotive & Aerospace

Designer - Aerospace & Automotive

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sharp Tooling Solutions is a leading full-service supplier for the aerospace, automotive and defense industries specializing in the design and construction of checking fixtures and tooling. We are currently seeking to fill a full-time Aerospace & Automotive Designer position in our Romeo facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Position reports to the Engineering Manager and is responsible for creation of tooling solutions and detailed tool design drawings in support of our military, automotive, aerospace and commercial markets.
• Review the Statement of Work and verify that all information needed is available to complete design.
• Design to customer-specific intervals and standards.
• Attend all scheduled internal design review meetings; review the Statement of Work and tool model with manufacturing and quality team.
• Participate in tooling design reviews to ensure tools support the customer build plan, are usable by production and meet the established technical, safety and ergo requirements.
• Interact with internal and external customers and suppliers regarding engineering issues.
• Be a fundamental part in the technical trouble shooting of tooling related issues, cause and corrective action analysis.
• Ability to cross-check some design work in team-based environment.
• Knowledgeable in functionality of a variety of tools and tooling materials.
• Possess knowledge of customer design standards including how to access CAD supplied design standards as needed.
• Comply fully with electronic document and manual document control systems.
• Work in the most efficient manner and deliver designs within or before required due date and budgeted hours.
• Must be able to achieve quality and production goals.
• Must be a team player.
• Must have the ability to multi-task.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-D modeling experience (CATIA V5) of assembly fixtures, machine fixtures, bond & lay-up tools and facility equipment.
• Thorough understanding and knowledge in geometric tolerances.
• Understands reference systems.
• CATIA V6 (3DX) or NX design experience is a plus.
• Preferred Aerospace and/or Automotive tool design experience.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Problem-solving, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or a combination of relevant design work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations.
• This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements; therefore, it is required that the candidate must be a “US Person” as defined by 22.C.F.R. §.

Pay Rate and Benefits

• Pay Rate dependent on qualifications
• Monday – Friday work Schedule with overtime
• Standard benefit package available including medical, dental, vision, 401k plan, etc.

Application Process: Submit your resume to jkain@sharptoolingsolutions.com. Position open until filled.

Please no third-party recruiter inquiries.

Sharp Tooling Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and will not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, height, marital or veteran status or the presence of medical conditions or disability. Michigan and Federal laws require employers to make accommodations to persons with a disability if the disability can be accommodated within certain guidelines, and the individual can perform the essential job duties with or without such accommodation. Persons with a disability may request an accommodation of their disability by notifying Sharp Tooling Solutions’ Director of Human Resources office in writing of the need for accommodation.