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Tooling Engineer


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Location

Yeovil, Somerset | United Kingdom


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 4

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

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Educated to Degree, HND or HNC in a Mechanical, Material, Production or Aeronautical discipline or appropriate equivalent experience

A sound knowledge of composite component tool design and/or composite component manufacture

A sound understanding of Manufacturing Technology and/or knowledge of the working area

High level of working knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering functions

Good inter-personal and communication skills

Ability to use the various components of MS Office. SAP ECC6 knowledge advantageous

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

Support very occasional business trips, UK and overseas

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

Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options

Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite

Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals

Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for

Careers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)

Enable (supporting people with disabilities)

Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)

Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)

We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers)

Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses

Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring

Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award

Employee Assistance Programme: Providing free and confidential mental health support

Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and generous flexi days

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 50,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at eight sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future. We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us.

International, multicultural, innovative, technological: this is Leonardo. The company’s passionate and talented team is strongly influenced by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) expertise, with a diverse range of experience that enables colleagues to share knowledge and know-how across the generations.

Leonardo always wants to expand its talent pool, here you can find the right opportunity for you!

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