Senior Tooling Design Engineer

Position: Senior Tooling Design Engineer (Permanent)
ROLE
- Tooling Design Engineer

LOCATION
- Bristol

TERM
- Permanent

SALARY- £45,000 - £60,000, 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 Solid Works, 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 Solid Works 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