Tooling Design Engineer in Boston, MA (Onsite- Contract)

Job Title: Tooling Design Engineer
Location: Boston, MA (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term Contract
Pay Rate: $55/hr on 1099 or C2C

Job Description Design and create fabrication drawings for custom machine tooling, fixtures, and gages. Provide engineering and technical support for production issues and equipment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES*
Collaboration with internal customers to accept and initiate new tooling requests.
Collaboration with Manufacturing Engineers & Quality Engineers to evaluate and gain consensus on proper product dimensioning schemes that convey design intent, ensure functionality, aid in ease of manufacturing and ensure ability to use hard gages.
A highly developed understanding of both design and fabrication skills, to effectively engineer new tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment.
Effective use of CAD to design tools (like NX), fixtures, and gages.
Investigation of pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and cost.
Creation of layouts of complex assemblies and details of parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
Identification and specification of appropriate materials for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment
Identification and specification of appropriate purchased components for use on tools, fixtures, gages, and equipment
Consult with other tool designers to ensure conformance to accepted practices and standards.
Work directly with engineering & calibration on gage issues.