As a Mid senior/Senior Level Tooling Engineer- Jigs & Fixture design, you will be responsible for Jigs & Fixture design & development for eVTOL airframes prototype manufacturing & supporting in assembly integration. The candidate will be responsible for interacting with vendors and cross functional teams in realization of tooling and prove out.
Roles & responsibilities
- Design and develop Bonding jigs, assembly jigs & fixtures, Ground support equipment, Inspection gauges used in the production and maintenance of aircraft sub-assembly, assembly & integration.
- Perform DFM/DFA assessment during tooling design reviews to ensure manufacturability of airframe systems.
- Exposure to Aircraft assembly & integration processes, 3D metrology inspection.
- Solid hold in CAD modelling & drafting in CATIA V6, Enovia PLM.
- Maintain accurate documentation and records of tool designs and modifications.
- Assist Internal/external suppliers and customers with tooling related fabrication questions




- Process quote backup sheets with required tooling and technical data in support of procurement for Out-of-Production product lines
- Interrogate engineering/tooling drawings and CAD models to understand tool geometry and complexity, with knowledge of the Cartesian coordinate system, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T;)
- Utilize knowledge of common manufacturing processes as they relate to tooling, including casting, machining, forging, sheet metal fabrication, tube bending, welding, molding, composite layup and assembly to support Supply Chain
- Utilize understanding of the different part commodities/part build strategies and what tool types are generally used for each commodity
- Understanding of the need for periodic tool inspections and audits and ability to execute them
- Articulate technical details relative to fabrication methods and tools required
- Utilize a basic understanding of Loft Engineering
- Utilize knowledge of the use of Master Tooling to control aircraf

📌 Tooling Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 The ePlane
📍 Chennai