Product Design Engineer

About the Company

• State of the art Facility in Scottsdale
• 401K with match
• Excellent medical coverage including Health, Dental, Vision 100% paid for employee and available for family members
• An exciting work environment with a great team that’s going places

Responsibilities

• Develop rugged, innovative products used by Special Forces and Coalition Militaries around the globe
• Engineer solutions that balance functionality, manufacturability, and durability for extreme environments.
• Iteratively explore concept ideas through visualization and physical interactions while collaborating with the design team using sketching, digital illustration, 3D CAD and renderings, hand-built physical mock-ups, and 3D prints
• Refine concept designs into 3D parametric CAD, including the definition of part break-up with consideration for manufacturing and assembly
• Perform engineering tasks and assignments independently and at the direction of senior engineers
• Collaborate on all new product development activities to generate innovative concepts and solutions for product fit, form and function.
• Research, understand, and ensure that the product and its associated mechanical components meets relevant safety and compliance standards
• Plan, execute and document engineering validation tests
• Troubleshoot product and manufacturing defects to determine root cause of failures
• Create and maintain Product Documentation such as assembly instructions, drawings, databases, Engineering Change Orders, etc.
• Design lower complexity components and systems independently, and higher complexity components and systems with limited supervision

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of product development and manufacturing experience, with experience of the product development process of idea generation through concept development and testing
• Possess a solid background in the design of mechanical components and systems using modern MCAD software. Creo experience highly preferred.
• Strong experience designing plastic parts for high volume injection molding
• A deep understanding of fundamental mechanical and design principles
• A demonstrated history of accountability and performance delivery to meet or exceed objectives
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
• Must be a US citizen or US permanent resident

Required Skills

• Knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes such as injection molding, low pressure overmolding, CNC machining, metal stampings, etc.
• Familiarity with cable harness design is strongly desired
• Experience with MIL-STD-461 and designing electro-mechanical products for high EMI environments is preferred
• Experience designing soft goods for tactical applications
• Competence with hand and shop tools
• Self-motivated and able to work under limited supervision
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes such as injection molding, low pressure overmolding, CNC machining, metal stampings, etc.
• Familiarity with cable harness design is strongly desired
• Experience with MIL-STD-461 and designing electro-mechanical products for high EMI environments is preferred
• Experience designing soft goods for tactical applications
• Competence with hand and shop tools
• Self-motivated and able to work under limited supervision
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail

Pay range and compensation package

• Competitive salary, paid holiday and sick leave

Equal Opportunity Statement

• We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.