Tooling Engineer
10 days ago
Bristol
ROLE- Tooling Design Engineer LOCATION- Bristol TERM- Permanent SALARY- £45,000 - £55,000, dependent on experience My client is a specialist manufacturer. They are looking for a Tooling Design Engineer to join their team in Bristol on a permanent basis. The Tooling Design Engineer will ideally have the following attributes: • At least 2 years’ experience in a similar Tooling or Design Engineering position, • Strong experience with injection moulded plastics, • Ideally be experienced designing mould tools, • Knowledge of tooling, jigs and fixtures, • HNC / HND / BTEC / NVQ / Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering, Design or similar, • Be proficient using 3D CAD software, ideally SolidWorks, Inventor etc., • Experienced with machining and manufacturing precision parts and components, • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, • Proficient using MS Office, • Excellent organisational skills and time management skills, • Have the ability to work well alone as well as part of a small multi-disciplinary team The Tooling Design Engineer role will involve: • Designing tooling for use in plastic injection moulding, casting, and assembly, • Designing mould tools and press tools, • Using CAD for concept design and producing technical drawings, • Using SolidWorks on a daily basis, • Liaising with manufacturing providers, • Being involved in final assembly of products, • Creating the required documentation for design as well as project reports / plans, • Updating 3D models and drawings, • Inputting parts into the MRP system creating BOMs, • Checking drawings for sign off, • Working in a small multi-disciplinary team on varied projects If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.