Design Engineer, Suppressor and Weapons

Job Type: Full Time
Location: Fountain Valley, Ca

Job Description:
This position performs engineering activities on assigned new and sustaining projects to comply with schedules and technical requirements, as well as engineering practices. Assists Engineering Team in the concept to market development of Suppressors, Weapons Systems and other associated products. Supports Suppressors and Weapons Division Design, Engineering and Testing functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Develops complete product designs, CAD databases, SolidWorks models and drawing packages in accordance with SureFire standards.
Prepares product or system layout and detailed drawings and schematics using SolidWorks, for presentation to Engineering Management.
Manages Controlled Data in accordance with company PDM system policies and engineering best practices.
Researches applicable technology related to processing techniques, materials, properties and limitations, which may affect feasibility, cost and potential for production.
Responsible for DFM and production readiness analysis.
Devise and carry out testing protocols to validate design parameters.
Responsible for prototyping, testing and refining new designs to achieve the best possible performance in the most efficient manner.
Analyzes competitive products to ensure new product designs exceed current marketed products.
Works with cross functional team members, as well as internal and external suppliers, to meet product development guidelines.
Confers with R&D team to clarify, or resolve, problems during the design and development process to ensure that design specifications meet existing engineering requirements.
Interfaces with the Product Manager and other Engineers to ensure effective execution of engineering project timelines.
Compiles and analyzes operational, test and research data using Microsoft Excel to establish performance standards for newly designed, or modified, equipment or products.
Plans experimental test programs utilizing existing data from previous testing procedures in order to improve upon design testing methods within engineering.
Support sustaining engineering efforts by analytically determining failure modes and implementing design changes to product failure susceptibility.

Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering and/or up to 6 years relevant work experience
Submit annual COE registration to the State of California.
Experience in the development of firearms is desired.
Industrial Design experience.
Experience in CAD (Solidworks), CAM experience is a plus.
Experience with small arms design and function
Knowledge of small arms manufacturing methods

For more information, visit www.surefire.com/jobposting Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply online to jobs@surefire.com

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