Tooling Engineer

TN United Kingdom
2 months ago
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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 the 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.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING AS A TOOLING ENGINEER

  1. Creating fully detailed tooling and equipment designs for the manufacture of composite rotor blades and associated rotor components utilizing advanced CATIA processes.
  2. Providing technical support interacting with design, supply, and operational teams to ensure effective and efficient specification and development of components before and during manufacture.
  3. Preparing specifications, interfacing with contractors, obtaining quotations, raising purchase documentation, and procuring products or services to support the departmental outputs.
  4. Participating in research and development programmes within DCC in support of the introduction of new product and process development both internally with Engineering and external organisations.
  5. Providing tooling technical support to the Production area for existing legacy tooling requirements in a timely manner.
  6. Providing programming support of the ply xy cutting machines and laser ply projection units.
  7. Raising tooling consumable requisitions to support Production as requested.
  8. Supporting the maintenance of current tooling – working in conjunction with the Departments appointed Toolmaker.
  9. Following a steady improvement philosophy by reviewing methods, processes, policies, etc., identifying, proposing, and implementing potential improvements.
  10. Providing tooling technical support to the business in its goal for non-conformance elimination.
  11. Participating in multi-disciplinary cross-functional teams in support of the Department business needs.
  12. Taking a pro-active approach to improve and support all aspects of Health and Safety in DCC.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

  1. Educated to Degree, HND or HNC in a Mechanical, Material, Production or Aeronautical discipline or appropriate equivalent experience.
  2. A sound knowledge of composite component tool design and/or composite component manufacture.
  3. A sound understanding of Manufacturing Technology and/or knowledge of the working area.
  4. High level of working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering functions.
  5. Good inter-personal and communication skills.
  6. Ability to use the various components of MS Office. SAP ECC6 knowledge advantageous.
  7. Excellent inter-personal and communication skills. Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and also with the minimum of supervision. Desire and willingness to improve and to learn new disciplines. Must interact well with people from all levels of the business.
  8. Support very occasional business trips, UK and overseas.

Due to the nature of this role, the hiring manager is prepared to give training on some of the required skills.

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Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

Flexible Working:Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part-time opportunities, please talk to us.

Company funded flexible benefits:Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance).

Holidays:25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year.

Pension:Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution).

Wellbeing:Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing, Ethnicity).

Lifestyle:Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme.

Training:Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and Linkedin Learning.

Referral Incentive:You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member.

Bonus:Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below.

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