Tools Development Engineer

Tools Development Engineer

Location: Filton (Full time, on-site) Contract: 6 months (with potential extension) Working Pattern: 35 hours per week | Flexible start/finish within core hours Rate: £29.89 PAYE or £40.00 Umbrella

About the Role

Guidant Global is working in partnership with Airbus to recruit an experienced Tools Development Engineer to support the successful industrialisation of jigs and tooling assets within a complex manufacturing environment.

In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring tooling solutions are designed, developed, integrated and handed over seamlessly into operations. You'll collaborate closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Human Factors and external suppliers to deliver safe, compliant and efficient tooling solutions that support production excellence.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys working across the full tooling lifecycle and wants to contribute to high-profile aerospace programmes.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Tools Development Engineer, you will:

• Lead the creation, development and modification of jigs and tooling assets, from initial request through to final acceptance and handover
• Translate requirements from Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance and Human Factors into robust technical specifications
• Act as technical project lead, managing supplier interfaces and supporting supplier selection and performance
• Ensure tooling solutions meet Health & Safety, Ergonomics, Environmental, Security and Export Control requirements
• Support CapEx and OpEx activities in collaboration with Finance
• Oversee tooling design datasets, validation and manufacturing acceptance
• Support plants and Final Assembly Lines where tooling assets are in use
• Contribute to root cause analysis, continuous improvement and non-conformance resolution
• Collaborate with R&D to integrate older and emerging industrial technologies

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience & Skills

• HNC in Engineering or significant hands-on experience (10+ years) in jig and tool design/engineering
• Strong experience using CATIA V5
• Solid tooling experience within a manufacturing or production environment (automotive or other regulated industries considered)
• Awareness of tooling maintenance and lifecycle requirements
• Ability to prepare clear, structured tooling specifications
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively from shop floor to senior stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
• IT literate and comfortable working with digital tools

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of dimensional metrology systems (CMM, Laser Tracker, Faro Arm, Photogrammetry)
• Mechanical engineering background
• Experience with additive manufacturing / 3D printing
• Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and PFMEA knowledge
• Familiarity with MDM-R vaulting
• Awareness of Machinery Directive legislation and compliance requirements

Why Join Guidant Global?

At Guidant Global, people are at the heart of everything we do. We partner with world-leading organisations to deliver innovative workforce solutions, while providing our candidates with a supportive, transparent and engaging experience. You'll benefit from:

• A dedicated recruitment partner supporting you throughout your assignment
• Access to exciting, high-profile engineering programmes
• Competitive pay and flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to build specialist expertise and broaden your career within aerospace and advanced manufacturing
• An inclusive environment where your skills, experience and ideas are valued

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Guidant Global is proud to be an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.