The Tooling & Fixture Engineer is a motivated, hands-on engineer responsible for designing and supporting production tooling and fixtures across Crusoe's modular data center and power distribution product lines. Reporting through the Manufacturing Engineering organization with a dotted-line connection to Design Engineering, this role bridges day-to-day production needs with upstream product design
In this role, you will ensure that every assembly operation is backed by tooling that is safe, repeatable, and efficient. You will execute tooling projects with increasing independence, own fixture designs through their full lifecycle, and actively participate in DFM/DFMA reviews to enable Crusoe's rapid infrastructure scaling
Fixture Design & Documentation: Design and detail jigs, fixtures, assembly aids, and test tooling for modular buildings and switchgear using SolidWorks. Produce complete fabrication drawings, BOMs, and technical packages
DFM/DFMA Participation: Actively participate in Design for Manufacturability and Assembly reviews, providing practical engineering input on tooling complexity, accessibility, and cost
Tooling Qualification: Coordinate first-article inspections (FAI) of new and revised tooling with fabrication vendors. Document results and manage the disposition of any non-conformances
Work Instructions: Author and maintain clear, illustrated work instructions and tooling setup sheets for production technicians, ensuring documentation is synchronized with ECO-driven changes
Manufacturing Support: Provide hands-on support on the production floor to troubleshoot tooling fit and function issues. Implement quick-fix solutions and escalate systemic problems through root-cause analysis
Lifecycle Management: Maintain tooling revision history within SolidWorks PDM. Execute engineering change orders affecting tooling and coordinate updates with Production Planning
Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify or improve existing fixtures based on assembly feedback, yield metrics, or ergonomics concerns
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Design Engineers during development cycles to ensure tooling concepts are developed in parallel with product designs