Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

Anduril is seeking a Tooling Engineer to join the Manufacturing Engineering team at Arsenal-1 in Ashville, Ohio. The Tooling Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the tooling, fixtures, and jigs required to support large scale sub-assembly production.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop assembly tooling, fixtures, jigs, drill guides, holding fixtures, and handling equipment for aircraft sub-assembly operations using 3D CAD (NX)
• Perform tolerance analysis and GD&T stack-ups to ensure tooling meets positional accuracy and interchangeability requirements for airframe structures
• Create detailed tooling drawings, specifications, and bills of material for internal fabrication or vendor procurement
• Support first article tooling prove-out on the production floor, iterating on designs based on technician feedback and build results
• Develop and maintain tooling maintenance schedules, calibration requirements, and inspection procedures to ensure tooling remains within tolerance throughout its service life
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to identify tooling needs driven by new product introductions, design changes, or process improvements
• Perform root cause analysis on tooling-related quality issues and implement corrective actions , including rework, redesign, or replacement of worn or underperforming tools
• Work with external tooling vendors to source, quote, and qualify outsourced tooling , including on-site acceptance testing and first article inspection
• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) reviews by providing tooling feasibility input and recommending design features that simplify fixturing and reduce assembly complexity
• Develop and document standard tooling design practices, reusable modular fixture concepts, and lessons learned to accelerate future tooling development cycles
• Support production rate ramp by identifying tooling bottlenecks and designing duplicate, multi-station, or quick-change tooling solutions to increase throughput
• Manage tooling inventory, tracking, and storage , ensuring tools are available, identifiable, and in serviceable condition when needed on the line

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in tooling design and development for aerospace or defense manufacturing , aircraft assembly tooling strongly preferred
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA) and 2D drafting for tooling drawings
• Strong understanding of GD&T principles and tolerance stack-up analysis as applied to assembly tooling and airframe structures
• Experience with metallic tooling materials (aluminum, steel, Invar) and an understanding of material selection trade-offs for fixture design
• Hands-on experience proving out tooling on a production floor and iterating designs based on build feedback
• Ability to read and interpret aircraft engineering drawings, specifications, and assembly procedures
• Familiarity with aerospace quality standards (AS9100, AWS D17.1) and configuration management practices
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with composite tooling (layup mandrels, cure tooling, trim fixtures) in addition to metallic assembly tooling
• Knowledge of laser tracker, CMM, or photogrammetry-based metrology systems for tooling verification and alignment
• Experience designing tooling for automated drilling, fastening, or robotic assembly systems
• Familiarity with FEA for structural and thermal analysis of tooling under load or cure cycle conditions
• Experience with additive manufacturing (3D printing) for prototype tooling, soft tooling, or production aids
• Prior experience in a rate production environment supporting production ramp from low-rate to full-rate
• PLM/PDM experience (Teamcenter, Windchill) for tooling configuration and revision control
• Hands-on fabrication skills , machining, welding, or sheet metal work , that inform practical tooling design