Lead Repair Tooling Design Engineer

Job Description Summary

Step into a high-impact technical leadership role at the center of how we keep engines flying. As the Repair Tooling Design Leader, you are the go-to engineering expert for special inspection and repair tooling used on engine component repairs. You will own the creation, improvement, and support of tooling that enables safe, efficient, and high-quality repairs across our operations. This role blends hands‑on mechanical design with technical leadership and continuous improvement.

You'll work on both new solutions and enhancements to existing products and processes, directly influencing safety, quality, delivery, and cost. With room for autonomy, you'll use your experience to make sound engineering judgments, guide team members, and help shape how repair tooling is designed and deployed.

• Engineer repair special tooling
• Execute the design, analysis, and evaluation of repair special tooling using sound engineering principles while adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements (with a focus on mechanical engineering).
• Become a technical subject matter expert
• Develop and deepen your knowledge of engine component repair, use your prior experience and technical expertise to help drive and execute policy and strategy.
• Connect engineering with business impact
• Build an in‑depth understanding of key business drivers and how your work supports them. Understand how your team integrates with other teams and contributes to the broader operation.
• Solve complex, real‑world problems
• Use your experience and judgment to propose creative solutions beyond set parameters. Draw on multiple internal resources, technical skills, and analytical thinking to tackle more challenging tasks.
• Continuously improve repair tooling processes
• Develop, refine, and standardise repair special tooling processes and requirements to improve reliability, safety, and ease of use.
• Design with the customer in mind
• Understand and design to customer requirements and CTQs, ensuring solutions meet or exceed expectations.
• Own schedule, cost, and quality
• Monitor and manage the schedule, cost, and quality of your design deliverables, keeping programmes on track and stakeholders aligned.
• Support manufacturing and the shop floor
• Partner with manufacturers through builds, validate and troubleshoot equipment on the shop floor, and ensure tooling works as intended in real‑world conditions.
• Drive improvement projects; lead and support special projects aimed at improving design processes, tooling performance, and overall quality.
• Travel with purpose; occasionally travel to support tooling validations, resolve issues, and connect directly with users of your designs.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology from an accredited university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing or repair‑related processes experience)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, manufacturing or repair‑related processes

• Proficient in design, test, and analysis tools and systems
• Strong in stress analysis / stack‑up
• Experience in repair special tooling design
• Experience with aerospace component repair and manufacturing processes
• Understanding/experience with machining and manufacturing
• Experience with machine work holding of engine hardware from piece parts to complex assemblies
• Experience with repair processes including:
  Flame, Arc, Plasma Spray, HVOF, HVAF, chemical cleaning, FPI, NDT, surface treatment, thermal spray, paint, machining, composites, welding, additive, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to analyse and resolve problems
• Established project management skills to drive results
• Strong PC proficiency
• Respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Open communicator who shares critical information
• Speaks with candour and contributes constructively
• Quick learner who strategically prioritises work
• Committed to delivering results
• Strong communicator and…