Job Detail

Tooling Design Engineer

• Field: Military/Government
• Deadline: 2026-01-26 09:01
• Bolton, Greater Manchester

Our client, an Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Tooling Design Engineer to join them on a contract basis at their site in Bolton.

Due to the nature of the role, applicants must hold the sole British nationality and be eligible to obtain SC Clearance ahead of starting.
6 months initial contract.
4 days per week onsite in Bolton.
£50 p/h Umbrella, inside IR35You will be part of a high performing team. You will be creating Tooling solutions on a wide variety of projects. This is a critical role collaborating with wider multi-disciplinary teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions. We are looking for someone with passion and drive to take ownership of all aspects of the delivery of these solutions.

Responsibilities:

Development of technical requirement.
Creation of concept designs.
Organising design/peer reviews.
Managing workload and priorities.
Completion of detailed design.
Interfacing with definition team to create 2-D drawings.
Publication of all CAD data.Skillset/experience required:

High performing teams need high performing and competent individuals. To be suitable for this role, candidates will be able to demonstrate several the following attributes:

Ideally Degree/HND/HNC qualified with demonstrable experience in Mechanical design and development using appropriate engineering tools and techniques.
High level of capability in the use of industry standard 3D CAD packages such as PTC Creo
Experience of operating in an environment employing development techniques such as FMEA, DFA, DFM etc
Experience of developing manufacturing tooling and mechanical handling equipment from initial concept to production of 2D drawings.
Ability to understand the customer needs to develop a design solution