Casting Tooling Engineer

Job Description Summary

You will lead the identification, development, and improvement of tooling suppliers who support high-precision manufacturing for aerospace investment castings. This role requires deep tooling and manufacturing expertise combined with supplier-facing leadership. You will evaluate, select, and develop both existing and emerging tooling suppliers, ensuring they can translate drawings, engineering intent, and casting requirements into robust wax injection dies, ceramic core dies, molds, and tooling components. This is a technical role paired with supplier strategy and coaching. Ideal for a tooling expert ready to influence the supply base, shape tooling capability, and raise industry standards.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Identify, assess, and develop tooling suppliers capable of supporting aerospace-grade tooling requirements

Evaluate new potential suppliers and create capability roadmaps to mature them

Perform supplier capability audits, tooling health reviews, and technical maturity assessments

Lead supplier improvement plans (technical coaching, tooling process improvements, inspection rigor, corrective actions)

Perform proactive tooling design verification and manufacturability reviews

Ensure translation of drawings, specifications, and casting requirements into production-ready tooling

Provide hands-on technical guidance

Develop and maintain tooling should-cost models

Lead cost benchmarking and support commercial negotiations with data-backed cost structure insights

Establish and track key metrics

Drive corrective action initiatives with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Support tool qualification, trials, and PPAP / APQP processes where applicable

Work with Design Engineering, Quality, NPI, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to align tooling requirements

Drive continuous improvement programs

Support 3D CAD modeling

Validate supplier tooling models and ensure alignment to product requirements

Create reusable standard work : supplier specs, tooling guides, lessons learned

Document playbooks to scale supplier capability and reduce recurring issues

Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience

6+ years in tooling design / tooling manufacturing / tooling supplier development (injection molding, die tooling, investment casting, or equivalent precision tooling fields)

Hands-on tool design and manufacturing expertise; able to coach supplier toolmaker

Strong 3D CAD skills (Creo, SolidWorks, NX or equivalent) for reviewing and validating tooling models

Strong communication skills : technical clarity, supplier direction, cross-team collaboration

Ability to travel domestically and internationally (25-50%)

Self-directed, structured, and accountable; able to operate with autonomy

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years (casting tooling) experience + minimum of 3 years (casting tooling) experience

Desired Characteristics

20+ years tooling experience with aerospace-grade investment casting tooling (wax injection dies and ceramic core dies)

Proven experience developing and qualifying tooling suppliers, including capability assessments

Demonstrated experience executing tooling cost models / should-cost analysis to support commercial decisions

Investment casting engineering experience

Expert-level GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis

Humble, collaborative, and effective with shop-floor toolmakers and senior leaders

Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving instincts

Thrives in a technical supplier-facing environment

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24 / 7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ?

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following : U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer () . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided : No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.