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Tool Designer

Job Summary:

Our client in Burbank, CA is looking for a Tool Designer. This is a Direct hire position.

Products are designed in 3D using Solidworks CAD software, after which the models are transferred to the Tool Designer to create a complete tooling package. The Tool Designer engages in CAD design and drafting of tools to support the fabrication and assembly of metallic ducting, composites, and other metallic components composed primarily of sheet metal. Typical tools include assembly and weld fixtures, mandrels, drill jigs, templates, dies, go/no-go gauges, etc. The Tool Designer must engage in comprehensive design and drafting to create tooling packages for production by effectively utilizing GD&T and feature tolerances for in-house and outsourced tool fabrication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
• Utilizes Catia v5/SolidWorks to design and draft complex tool assemblies from product CAD models.
• Modifies tool design as needed based on manufacturing engineering and operator feedback to facilitate the manufacturing of quality parts
• Must be able to work closely with design engineering, manufacturing engineering and quality engineering from start to completion of tooling design package for production
• Must follow up with a given task from start to completion on a timely manner.
• Follow all Senior policies and procedures
• Adapt to fast pacing industries and multitasking ability is desired
• Must be punctual and have good attendance
• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Tool Designers are to maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Associate degree in engineering is required with five (5) years tooling design experience (BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is a plus).
• Experience using SolidWorks and/or Catia v5 for model and drawing creation
• Well versed in the application of GD&T and feature tolerances per ASME Y14.5-2018 (2009 acceptable)
• Well versed in engineering print interpretation
• Knowledgeable with specifying tooling material for various tooling such as Aluminum alloys, tool steel, stainless steel alloys, titanium, copper and its derivatives
• Ability to optimize tooling design to reduce fabrication cost
• Ability to use appropriate fasteners to secure the tooling components for producing quality products
• Familiarity with model-based definition is a plus
• Familiarity with principles of designing for 3D printing (additive manufacturing) (particularly FDM) is a plus.
• Ability to reverse engineer point clouds from old tools is a plus.
• Pay rate: 52-57 USD per hour.

Required Skills:

• Language: Must have excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Ability to interact with employees of all levels and cultural backgrounds. Ability to read, comprehend, present, and write (in English) correspondence, work orders, policies, procedures, etc. Ability to prepare presentations and speak / present material to large groups of employees.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, written, and oral instructions. Ability to solve problems involving many variables in various situations.
• Mathematical Skills: The ability to intrepid CAD models with an understanding of manufacturing and how tolerances are applied.
• Other Abilities: Must be able to handle many customers with a variety of requests. Must be able to effectively multi-task and quickly change from one task to the next and back. Must be a detail orientated, self-administrator able to work quickly and effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Tools used:

• SolidWorks.
• Catia v5.
• GeoMagic.

How You Will Be Successful:

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration.

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At our core we are explorers; adventurers; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and uncharted waters, we dive in headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible; discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrates a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.