Tool Design Engineer 2

PROLIM ( is currently seeking a Tool Design Engineer 2 for one of our top clients, Northrop Grumman,El Segundo, CA (100% Onsite)

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineering professional with strong NX CAD and fabrication experience to contribute to tooling design team.

Job Details

• Job Title: Engineer Tool 2
• Job ID: 1826
• Location: El Segundo, CA 100% Onsite
• Experience: 3 9 years
• Employment Type: Contract
• Pay Rate: $45 $55/hr
• Schedule: 9x80 A
• Hours: 40 hours/week
• Work Location: 500 North Douglas, El Segundo, CA 90245
• U.S. Citizenship: Required
• Security Clearance: No clearance required ;ability to obtain/maintain DoD Secret clearance required

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tooling concepts and support equipment for new and existing programs.
• Design industrial tools, dies, gauges, drill and assembly jigs, fixtures, machine attachments, and equipment.
• Create engineering drawings, inspection requirements, verification plans, layouts, sketches, and design documentation.
• Review tooling designs for manufacturability, fit, form, function, safety, cost, and performance.
• Apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2018 and interpret drawing weld symbols.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, operations, process engineering, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Manage tooling projects involving cost, schedule, procurement, and fabrication.
• Review completed drawings for accuracy, completeness, dimensional requirements, and drafting standards.
• Identify design errors, omissions, and deficiencies and recommend design improvements.
• Support vendors during fabrication and inspect completed tooling for drawing compliance.
• Participate in root-cause investigations, non-conformance resolution, process improvements, and problem-solving initiatives.
  
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 3 9 years of relevant engineering/tooling experience.
• Experience with NX CAD and CATIA.
• Strong knowledge of fabrication processes and machine shop practices.
• Experience with engineering drawing release criteria and documentation.
• Knowledge and application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018).
• Knowledge of drawing weld symbols.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project-management abilities.
• Strong attention to technical detail.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance and special program access.
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace & defence manufacturing experience.
• Experience designing and fabricating special tooling and support equipment.
• Experience with tooling for composite part manufacturing.
• Aircraft assembly experience.
• Experience evaluating vendor capabilities.
• Experience developing tooling SOWs and design estimates.
• Experience with PLM systems.
• Experience with FEMAP/NASTRAN and stress analysis.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License.
• Current active DoD Secret clearance with a recent investigation/review.
  
  
  
  

Top Skills

• NX CAD
• Tooling Fabrication & Machine Shop Practices
• GD&T / Engineering Drawing & Design

If you're an experienced tooling/design engineer with NX CAD, fabrication, GD&T, and aerospace/defense experience, this is a great opportunity to work on advanced tooling programs supporting critical DoD missions.

Apply today to be considered for this role.

About PROLIM Corporation

PROLIM is a leading provider of end-to-end IT, PLM and Engineering Services and Solutions for Global 1000 companies. They understand business as much as technology, and help their customers improve their profitability and efficiency by providing high value technology consulting, staffing, and project management outsourcing services.

Their IT and PLM consulting offerings include; Advisory, PLM Software/Services, Program Management, Solution Architecture Training/Staffing, Cloud Solutions, Servers/Networking, Infrastructure, ERP Practices and QA Services. Engineering services include Data Translation, CAD/CAM/CAE, Process & Product Engineering, Prototyping, and Testing/Validation within a wide range of markets and industries.