Senior Firearms and Composite Design Engineer Job Description
Are you tired of the traffic in the big city? Do you want to have quick access to the mountains and outdoors. If so it's time to move to the country with laid back living and less stress in your life. It is time to join our team!
We are in search of a Product Design Engineer with 5 years' experience in mechanical design and composite engineering, preferable in the firearms industry. As a key member of our Manufacturing Team, the Product Design Engineer is expected to work collaboratively with leadership and key operation managers. This position will require design efforts from inception to production for both new product development and improvement with existing products.
Resposibilities
• Use CAD (SolidWorks) to create and/or modify designs with lean manufacturing principles and design for ease of manufacturing and customer satisfaction in mind.
• Capable of conducting tolerance analysis studies to assure parts fit and function properly.
• Lead and participate in design and process reviews as required.
• Work with production personnel to dissect and solve design issues as well as implement cost reduction ideas with regard to company products.
• Prepare technical documents such as test procedures, technical reports, component manuals, etc.
• Present product proposals to marketing, sales and management as required.
• Interact with vendors concerning parts they supply or propose to supply to the company.
• Coordinate internally with marketing, sales, purchasing, quality control, production and etc. as required.
Qualifications
• Firearms design & manufacturing experience preferred
• Composite design and manufacturing experience
• Lean manufacturing and Lean product development experience
• Good understanding of various typical firearm manufacturing processes such as machining, polymer injection molding, composite lay up procedures MIM, stamping, investment casting, etc.
• Spring design experience
• High-speed video analysis
• 10 years of firearm design and composite engineering, preferably in the firearm industry.
Benefits
• Health Insurance
• 401k with a Matching contribution
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
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PH: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
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