Onsite Principal Engineer – Tool Management

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About the role

  • Principal Engineer managing tooling and fixture systems for aerospace manufacturing. Establishing end-to-end management and optimizing usage through Industry 4.0 technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and manage end-to-end tool, fixture, and gage management systems, ensuring standardization, traceability, and lifecycle visibility
  • Develop and implement a digital Tool Management System (TMS) integrated with MES/ERP to enable data-driven decision-making, predictive maintenance, and tool life optimization
  • Design and deploy smart tool room automation, covering tool inventory management, storage, assembly, presetting, measurement, balancing, and tool life control
  • Optimize tool, fixture, and gage usage through data analytics, standard libraries, and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce setup time and cost
  • Define and execute tool and fixture strategies to ensure efficient utilization, fast availability, and alignment with manufacturing and engineering needs
  • Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and smart factory teams to integrate tool and gage data into connected digital platforms for full process visibility
  • Leverage Industry 4.0 technologies (IoT, RFID, and analytics) to enhance tracking accuracy, utilization efficiency, and process control
  • Lead vendor evaluation and technology sourcing, ensuring scalable, cost-effective, and future-ready tool and gage management solutions

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Digital Technology or related discipline
  • Proven experience in tooling, fixture, and inventory management in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with Tool Management Systems (TMS), MES/ERP integration, machining processes and automation technologies
  • Familiarity with IoT, data analytics, and Industry 4.0 applications for predictive maintenance and digital traceability
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • ACE/CORE Accreditation and or LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt and a passion for process improvement and alignment

Benefits

  • RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job title

Principal Engineer – Tool Management

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

OnsiteSingapore

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