Tooling Engineer
General Matter · Los Angeles, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $90k–$175k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at General Matter (industrial) in Los Angeles, CA. Design and develop custom tooling, jigs, and fixtures using CAD software that support rapid prototyping and large-scale production.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, GD&T, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Machining, Welding, Tooling
- Base pay
- $90k–$175k
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How this role compares
Against 277 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $109k–$153k, from 100 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 59%
- New product launch 54%
- Root cause 45%
- Automation 35%
- ✓ CATIA / NX 34%
- ✓ Machining 33%
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This plant: General Matter in Los Angeles
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Full description from General MatterAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Design and develop custom tooling, jigs, and fixtures using CAD software that support rapid prototyping and large-scale production.
- ◆Own the fabrication, assembly, wiring, and validation of tooling, fixtures, and test systems.
- ◆Ensure tooling design meets safety, ergonomic, and operational requirements.
- ◆Collaborate with machinists, welders, engineers, and technicians to optimize designs.
- ◆Provide troubleshooting for production tool issues.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc).
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- ✓3+ years of tooling or fixture design experience.
- ✓Proficient in a 3D CAD package (such as Solidworks, CATIA, NX, etc.).
- ✓Knowledge of GD&T and machining processes.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- ✓Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
- ✓Experience in automotive, aerospace, or similar industries requiring custom tooling and complexity.
- ✓Knowledge of additive manufacturing for rapid tooling.
- ✓Experience in a fast-paced engineering environment or a highly technical role requiring a resourceful, entrepreneurial approach to complete tasks within tight timeframes or budget constraints.
- ✓Lean manufacturing and ergonomic design knowledge.
Additional
Requirements
- ✓Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
qualifications
and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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About the Company
General Matter enriches uranium.
We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.
In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive.
Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume. Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.
Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable. We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society.
We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.
Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.
We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency.
Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.
About This Role
As a Tooling Engineer, you will own the design and build of critical infrastructure for the development, manufacturing, and production enrichment systems. You will design, source, operate, and maintain custom tooling and fixtures that enable safe, repeatable, and scalable manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with engineering and production teams to creates jigs, fixtures, and assembly aids, from rapid prototyping to sophisticated tooling. If you seek high-impact and are excited by fast-paced, intense, Skunkworks-style projects, we encourage you to reach out to join our team.