Tooling Engineer

at  Leonardo UK Ltd

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Take your next career step! If you want to be a part of a global company where your choices will benefit companies and suppliers and have a lasting impact reducing cost and aid manufacturability then read on. At Leonardo Helicopters we are looking for a Tooling Engineer to join our team in Yeovil.
Job Scope:
As part of the CoE Composite Blade department, you will be responsible for working on tooling solutions to support manufacture of the most advanced composite rotor blade and rotor head components that we fit to our air vehicles (conventional helicopters, tilt rotors, unmanned vehicles). As a Tooling Engineer, there is the opportunity to push the boundaries of composite manufacture through your novel and advanced tooling solutions working within a small team of passionate tooling engineers where collaboration and teamwork is key to success.
Job Family Frame Engineering Level 5

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING AS A TOOLING ENGINEER

The Tooling Engineer is required to discharge a multi- faceted role with the opportunity to perform but not be limited to:

• Creating fully detailed tooling and equipment designs where appropriate for the manufacture of composite rotor blades and associated rotor components utilising advanced CATIA processes. This can range from large nine metre rotor blade press matched metal mould tools to small rotor blade finishing assembly fixtures
• Providing technical support interacting with design, supply and operational teams in order to ensure effective and efficient specification and development of components before and during manufacture
• Preparing specifications, interfacing with contractors, obtaining quotations, raising purchase documentation and procuring products or services to support the departmental outputs
• Participating in research and development programmes within DCC in support of introduction of new product and process development both internally with Engineering and external organisations
• Provide tooling technical support to the Production area for existing legacy tooling requirements in a timely manner as required
• Provide programming support of the ply xy cutting machines and laser ply projection units
• Raise tooling consumable requisitions to support Production as requested
• Support the maintenance of current tooling – working in conjunction with the Departments appointed Toolmaker
• Follow a steady improvement philosophy in the discharge of your role by reviewing the methods, processes, policies, etc. Identify, propose and implement potential improvements
• Provide tooling technical support to the business in its goal for non-conformance elimination.
• Participating in multi-disciplinary cross-functional teams in support of the Department business needs
• Take a pro-active approach to improve and support all aspects of Health and Safety in DCC