Product Design Engineer
1 day ago
Greater Phoenix Area, United States
Valley Mountain Staffing
Full-time
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What We’re Offering
- 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
About the Role
Essential Functions
- 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.
- 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
About the Role
Essential Functions
- 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.