
Engineer Manufacturing Tooling II - III
Merritt Island, FLContract$50–70/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Fresh Consulting seeks an Engineer Manufacturing Tooling II–III for an onsite contract role in Merritt Island, Florida. The engineer will design and develop manufacturing tooling, own projects from concept through commissioning, support production and rework, and collaborate with engineering teams. Candidates need manufacturing experience, tooling design expertise, proficiency with Creo Parametric and Windchill, and knowledge of GD&T and engineering calculations.
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Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering end-to-end digital services to help companies innovate. We bring together amazing UX designers, sophisticated developers, digital strategists, and top-notch engineers to help companies create fresh experiences that connect humans, systems, and machines. We’ve been growing fast and need someone to help us continue to manage the delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
See more at freshconsulting.com. Visit freshconsulting.com/portfolio to see our project work across several industries.
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Role: Engineer Manufacturing Tooling II - III
Position Overview:
Location: Onsite at Merritt Island, FL
Contract Duration: 6-12 month contract possibility to extension
Perks & Benefits: 100% employer-covered benefits including Medical, PTO, Holiday Pay, 401(K) Plan, and much more!
Key Responsibilities:
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CAD Design & Drafting: Create and release 3D CAD models and detailed engineering drawings following ASME Y14.5 standards.
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Tooling Development: Design assembly fixtures, material handling equipment, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machinery.
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End-to-End Project Ownership: Manage tooling life cycles from concept to commissioning, including vendor selection, procurement support, fabrication, inspection, installation, and proof testing.
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Production & Rework Support: Set procurement and fabrication priorities, manage repair and rework tasks, and perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) on nonconformances.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Integration Engineering teams to define material-handling and packaging requirements.
Key Qualifications:
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Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
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Experience: 3+ years of direct experience in manufacturing environments.
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Tooling Expertise: Demonstrated background in tooling design, fabrication processes, and vendor procurement.
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CAD & PLM Software: Hands-on proficiency with Creo Parametric and Windchill.
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Standards & Calculations: Expertise in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T per ASME Y14.5) and foundational engineering calculations (free-body diagrams, load cases, hand calcs).
Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen or a Green Card Holder.
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Range is $50-$70 per hour.
Equal employment opportunity: All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made or any other status protected by law. Assistance will be gladly provided upon request for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory disabilities.
*Fresh Consulting is an E-Verify participating company
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How this job compares
Set against the 5,534 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$50–70/hr
- US median$39–46/hr333 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $60/hr, is 41% above the US median midpoint ($43/hr) — in the top quarter of Manufacturing Engineer hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 152 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs in Florida and 5,534 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- Lockheed Martin39 open
- RTX Corporation10 open
- L3Harris8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Manufacturing Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (4,383 postings).
- Education
- 3,150 of the 5,534 open Manufacturing Engineer jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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