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From our earliest designs in 1967, we’ve pushed boundaries and reshaped the motor yacht industry through innovation, craftsmanship and relentless ambition.\nAt the heart of every Sunseeker lies a legacy of expert hands and meticulous attention to detail, skills refined and passed down through generations. These are the qualities that set our yachts apart - and the qualities that continue to drive our craft today.\nIn a world increasingly defined by automation, we remain committed to building hand-crafted, hand-finished boats. With over 1,800 talented team members across our busy shipyards - from long-serving specialists to more than 180 apprentices - our Sunseeker workforce reflects the strength, diversity and pride of our local community. It’s this blend of heritage, skill and passion that makes our shipyards unlike any other place in the world.\nWho We Are Seeking\nAt Sunseeker International, we are looking for an experienced and innovative CAD Composite Tooling Engineer to join our Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled engineering professional with a strong background in composite tooling design and advanced CAD modelling to play a key role in the development of world-class luxury performance yachts.\nWe are seeking someone who combines technical expertise with a practical manufacturing mindset, capable of delivering high-quality tooling solutions that support production efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement. You will thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to bring complex composite structures from concept through to production.\nA Day in the Life\nNo two days are the same in this challenging and rewarding role. One day you may be developing detailed 3D CAD models and tooling surfaces for a major new yacht programme, while the next you could be working alongside manufacturing teams to validate tooling, resolve production issues, or identify opportunities for process improvement.\nYou will manage tooling projects throughout their lifecycle, liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers and external tooling partners to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards. Your expertise will directly influence the manufacturability, accuracy and efficiency of composite component production across the business.\nExample Responsibilities Include\nDesigning and developing composite production moulds, plugs, patterns, jigs, fixtures and trimming tools.\nCreating complex 3D CAD models, manufacturing drawings and tooling surface data.\nDeveloping production-ready tooling solutions that optimise manufacturing performance and quality.\nApplying GD&T principles to tooling and engineering drawings.\nConducting tooling design reviews, risk assessments and validation activities.\nSupporting manufacturing teams with technical expertise across composite processes including hand lay-up, vacuum bagging, resin infusion, prepreg and RTM technologies.\nManaging CAD data, revision control and engineering change processes.\nProducing manufacturing documentation and Bills of Materials (BOMs).\nSupporting root cause investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.\nManaging tooling projects from concept through manufacture and production handover.\nCollaborating with Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain teams to ensure successful project delivery.\nSupporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and production readiness reviews. \nTo Be Considered for This Role You Should Have\nA Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Composite Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Product Design Engineering.\nA minimum of five years' experience in composite tooling design and manufacture within a production environment.\nAdvanced CAD experience using software such as Siemens NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor or Creo.\nStrong knowledge of composite manufacturing processes and tooling techniques.\nExperience designing female and male moulds, master models, plugs, patterns, assembly fixtures, bonding jigs and inspection fixtures.\nA solid understanding of Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.\nKnowledge of CNC machining requirements, GD&T and dimensional control techniques.\nExcellent problem-solving, communication and project management skills.\nThe ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.\nExperience within marine, aerospace, automotive or defence composite environments would be advantageous, as would knowledge of FEA, metrology systems, PLM/PDM systems and automated composite manufacturing technologies.\nSunseeker employees benefit from\nWith 7 miles of golden sandy beaches, flanked on both sides by the New Forest National Park and the Jurassic Coast line, working in Poole for a genuinely premiere international brand offers an enviable opportunity to truly live the dream. All the usual benefits you would expect from a sophisticated manufacturing organisation are available, including:\nA generous company pension scheme - 6% employer contribution\nPrivate medical insurance, including baby bonus and Digital GP (after 2 years)\nDental insurance (after 2 years)\nAnnual leave increases with continued service\nHealth Assured EAP\nTrained Mental Health First Aiders\nDeath in service scheme (£)\nEmployee discounts with a wide range of third party businesses (up to 30% off) including Perkbox","description_format":"text","description_chars":5654,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Dental insurance","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Marine & Ocean Engineering","Luxury Goods & Designer Brands"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T16:56:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T21:41:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":45815,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2236173},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2236173"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsunseeker-international-cad-composite-tooling-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3877354}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"sunseeker.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3877354},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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