Description
We are looking for a motivated Junior tool design engineer to join our team. As a Junior Composite Designer (Tooling), you will be responsible for the design and development of composite tooling, including patterns, moulds, jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids, to support the production of F1 car components.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop composite tooling solutions, including patterns, moulds, bonding jigs, machining fixtures, lamination tools and direct moulds.
- Translate component design definitions into robust, efficient and manufacturable tooling strategies.
- Work in close collaboration with Composite and Mechanical Design Engineers to enable parallel progression of component and tooling design.
- Act as the technical owner of tooling design, ensuring solutions are optimised for manufacturability, ease of use in production, dimensional control and repeatability, durability and lifecycle performance.
- Collaborate closely with Production, CAD/CAM and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure tooling designs are aligned with manufacturing processes, machine capabilities and factory constraints.
- Identify and resolve tooling-related issues arising during manufacture, build and part production.
- Establish and maintain strong feedback loops from production and inspection, using lessons learned to continuously improve tooling design quality and efficiency.
Requirements:
- University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
- Previous working or Formula SAE experience in tooling design for composite manufacturing.
- Strong academic knowledge of composite materials and manufacturing processes.
- Good understanding of tooling design principles, including dimensional control, tolerancing, material selection, durability and lifecycle considerations.
- Proficiency in CAD design using Siemens NX; CATIA or similar CAD systems are acceptable although less preferred.
- Familiarity with CAD/CAM integration and manufacturing workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on identifying and resolving tooling and manufacturing challenges.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and deliver results within required timescales.
- High level of attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Initiative and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Flexible, proactive and “can-do” attitude.
- Proficiency in both English and Italian (written and spoken).
What We Offer:
- Working in a young, collaborative and international environment.
- Tailored training.
- Company Events / Briefings.
- Onsite Gym.
- Bonus scheme.
- Annual salary review process.
- Meal Tickets.
- Free additional health insurance.