Responsive Navbar

Tooling and Fixture Design Engineer

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Mid-Level Tooling and Fixture Design Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and validating production tooling and fixtures used in fabrication, machining, welding, and assembly processes. This role plays a key part in ensuring manufacturability, precision, and process efficiency by collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving tooling solutions from concept to implementation.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Design robust tooling and fixtures for manufacturing processes such as machining, assembly, welding, and inspection.

  • Create detailed 3D CAD models and 2D drawings with proper dimensioning, tolerances, and material specifications.

  • Collaborate with production, quality, and process engineering teams to ensure tooling meets functional and safety requirements.

  • Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and tooling validation trials.

  • Provide technical support during tool fabrication, setup, and troubleshooting.

  • Optimize existing tools and fixtures for ergonomics, durability, and performance improvements.

  • Ensure compliance with design standards, safety norms, and ergonomic guidelines.

  • Maintain tooling documentation, change records, and bills of materials (BOMs).

  • Coordinate with external vendors and in-house machine shops for tool manufacturing.


Key Focus Areas:

  • Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Ensure tooling solutions enable efficient, repeatable, and high-quality production processes.

  • CAD & Tolerance Design: Proficient in 3D modeling (SolidWorks, Creo, or similar) and GD&T for fixture and tool detailing.

  • Fixture Functionality & Safety: Design ergonomic, easy-to-use, and fail-safe tooling and fixtures aligned with operator and process needs.

  • Tool Validation & Improvement: Participate in first article evaluations, trials, and continuous improvement of existing tooling.

  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with process, production, and quality teams to ensure seamless tooling integration.

  • Supplier & Vendor Communication: Collaborate with fabrication vendors for tool production, material selection, and technical clarification.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing Engineering.

  • 3–7 years of experience in tooling and fixture design, preferably in an automotive, aerospace, or precision manufacturing environment.

  • Strong knowledge of GD&T, tolerancing, and basic structural/thermal/mechanical analysis.

  • Hands-on experience with CAD software and PLM systems.

  • Familiarity with lean manufacturing, poka-yoke principles, and tooling cost estimation is a plus.

  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Job Detail
  • Work Type: Full Time
  • Languages to be known : English
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • City: Dubai
  • Job Category : Automotive