Posted August 17, 2026
Principal Tool & Gage Designer
Paligen Technologies, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida, United States 33761
Full Time
Reference: 286521715
Principal Tool & Gage Designer
McCormick Stevenson, subsidiary of Paligen Technologies, is seeking an experienced Principal Designer to serve as a technical specialist in tool and gage design. The Principal Designer will: Make decisions and recommendations on extensive design and proposal development activities, provide technical and professional leadership to internal and external team, establish and maintain open and frequent technical communications with the client, manage resources to effectively meet client needs, develop and communicate technical visions/strategies, ensure continuity of work force technical skills, coordinate and collaborate with management and Subject Matter Experts to ensure common practices across the entire organization, and promote professionalism throughout the work force.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Position Title: Principal Tool & Gage Designer
Job Family: Engineering
Company Name: McCormick Stevenson
Location: On site - Clearwater, FL
Responsibilities:
- Oversee, guide, and/or execute multiple design projects across organization.
- Prepare and/or review sketches/layouts to be implemented by others.
- Provide complete design and drawing packages for custom tooling and production gages.
- Check drawings for correctness and compliance with ASME Y14.5
- Provide guidance to technical staff & customers in the development of technical documentation to applicable industry standards.
- Proactively work with internal and external teammates to ensure the technical compliance of designs and all internal and customer design requirements are satisfied.
- Develop long term project plans, proposals, and coordinate technical work across organization.
- Ensure staff has appropriate skills and necessary training to complete assigned work. Recommend modifications to Sr. Management and see to the implementation of appropriate technical training.
- Maintain expert knowledge on related industry best practices and technological advancements.
- Conceives, plans, and develops new technical methods or approaches as warranted by advancements in state-of-the-art technology.
- Mentor staff in areas of design, manufacturing, program execution, and technical communication.
- Independently develop design briefings and outlines for use by self or others.
- Attend and/or lead internal or customer technical interchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in tool and gage design.
- ASME Y14.5 mastery.
- ASME Y14.43 mastery.
- ASME Y14.100 and associated drafting specifications mastery.
- 3D CAD proficiency.
- Deep understanding of DoD design process and project structure.
- Exceptional written & verbal communication skills.P
- MS Office PowerPoint, Word, Excel proficiency.
- Ability to obtain a Secret DoD clearance.
Preferred:
- AS or Engineering Technology degree from an accredited school
- ASME Y14.5 Technologist or Sr. Certification
- Creo and/or SolidWorks proficiency
- 3D CAD mastery
- CeTOL proficiency
Other Requirements:
- Travel: Up to 10% of total time to support customer locations.
- Work Environment: Office work environment
- Background Investigation/Drug Screen/US Person: Required
Paligen Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value the unique skills and capabilities that our team members bring to our mission. We make all hiring and employment decisions based solely on individual qualifications, merit, and business needs. We strictly prohibit discrimination, ensuring a fair and objective selection process for all applicants.
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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