Tooling Engineer
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Tooling Design Engineer
6 month contract
Great rate £ inside IR35
Ampthill, Bedfordshire
37.5 hours + flexible working patterns
Lockheed Martin (UK) Ampthill is a rapidly changing, dynamic part of the Lockheed Martin Corporation with both domestic and international customers.
It consists of business areas focusing on Platform Integration, Ground Based Air Defence, Special Projects and Weapons, which provide a variety of products and services to the Ministry of Defence and other customers.
We are looking for talented individuals to join the company, in return we offer an exciting and challenging career path and excellent work/life balance with a 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible working arrangements.
The role:
The Operations Engineering team provides engineering resources to support Operational performance and major product development projects; from design through to engineering build and production support, to end of life of product.
The team provides full product lifecycle support including prototype design & build, development and integration of the build documentation and supporting requirements of full production build.
This role will be required to provide technical support to the team in the design, development and implementation of industrial tools, jigs, fixtures, prototype model production and machine attachments required for production or experimental use, considering such factors as accessibility, economy, mobility, performance requirements and ensure legislative compliance is adhered to.
What will you be doing?
- A thorough working knowledge of CAD design tools such as CREO and Windchill is required.
- Design involvement through the full product lifecycle, with the aim to reduce manufacturing costs and improve yield at all stages, which will directly impact our customers, whilst supporting the Programme in delivery of the milestones.
- You will drive a proactive approach to right first time quality to promote growth, will enhance the reputation of the business through exceptional quality standards and contribute towards a significant reduction in overall manufacturing costs.
- Develop manufacturing tooling within any of the following technologies;
- CNC Machining
- Composite layup
- Designing any new tooling & fixturing requirements.
Skills required:
- A background in tooling design and experience gained from within a manufacturing environment.
- Broad manufacturing knowledge; industry experience with CNC machining, composites, fabrication, mechanical assembly, additive manufacturing.
- Ability to design new tooling, developing from initial concepts through to production release.
- Experience using CAD software (CREO) to generate 3D models and technical drawings.
Key personal competencies:
- Strong analytical skills.
- Good communication skills that can influence a range of audiences internally and externally in meetings at all levels.
- A good team player, able to liaise with other functions across the business.
- An independent thinker, able to take an assertive stance to enforce the key customer and quality requirements.
- Experience of driving change in process, behaviour and culture.
- Key competences: personal accountability, building relationships, planning for results, customer first, adaptability.