Engineer

Engineer Location: 153 Dixon Drive, Chestertown, MD 21620 Shift: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday Pay Range: $60-$70,000 annually Make the Right Connection—Build Your Career with Dixon! The Dixon Group is looking for an Engineer to join our team in Chestertown, MD! The Engineer serves as a key contributor within the Innovation Center, supporting the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of new products and manufacturing concepts. This role bridges engineering design and hands-on manufacturing by utilizing CAD software, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and prototype assembly techniques to accelerate product development. You will collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and product management teams to transform concepts into functional prototypes that will be tested and refined until they progress to production-ready designs. If you are equally comfortable working at a CAD workstation and in a machine shop environment, this role is for you. At The Dixon Group, we value the contributions of our Military Veterans and proudly employ our nation’s heroes. Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. What You'll Do:

• Develop 3D CAD models, assemblies, and engineering drawings using SolidWorks.
• Design components, fixtures, tooling, and prototype equipment.
• Set up and operate CNC mills, lathes, manual machine tools, and fabrication equipment.
• Produce prototype components from metals, plastics, and composite materials, and assemble or modify prototype products.
• Develop and execute prototype test plans, document results, and troubleshoot failures to implement corrective actions.
• Evaluate the manufacturability of designs (DFM/DFA) and assist in the development of manufacturing processes and tooling.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal manufacturing teams to transition designs into production.
• Maintain prototype equipment, support additive manufacturing and emerging fabrication technologies, and identify opportunities to improve prototype lead times.

What We're Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field. (An Associate Degree combined with significant prototype, machining, and product development experience will also be considered).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, machining, prototype fabrication, or product development.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks CAD modeling, GD&T interpretation, CNC programming/machining, manual machining techniques, and additive manufacturing.
• Preferred experience in industrial manufacturing, precision machining, metal fabrication, or fluid transfer products (valves, fittings, hoses, industrial equipment).
• A collaborative, detail-oriented innovator with a strong mechanical aptitude. You should be a self-starter who excels at root cause analysis and thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on development environment.

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Competitive salary
• Bonus programs
• 401K retirement plan
• Training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation, PTO, and holidays
• Gym reimbursements, and more!

Who We Are: The Dixon Group is a global, family-owned manufacturing company with a history of over 100 years of operation in the U.S.A. Based in Chestertown, Maryland, with distribution centers located worldwide. The company has a diverse workforce and a strong values-based culture. As an innovator in the hose coupling industry, our mission is to provide real solutions for our customers while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment. Join us and be a part of a team that values your contributions and supports your goals! We do not provide sponsorships to work in the United States. The Dixon Group is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy and practice to recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals, as well as to administer all personnel actions, compensation, and benefits, without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry or national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, veteran status, military service, or any other factors protected by applicable law. This policy extends to all employees and applicants and to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Dixon Group is committed to protecting the privacy rights of its employees and job applicants to the fullest extent required by applicable law. To that end, personal information will be collected solely for those legitimate business purposes recognized by law, and then maintained in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to document retention requirements. The Dixon Group does not sell personal information to third parties, and does not share such personal information with third parties except when authorized by law to do so (e.g., in response to a lawful subpoena; mandatory tax reporting; etc.)