Product Manager, Suppressor and Weapons

Job Type:            

F/T exempt

Location:             

Fountain Valley, Ca

Job Description:

The Product Manager is responsible for guiding new product development using a disciplined approach to product life cycle management. Product focus will be on SureFire suppressors and weapons.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall Product Launch process, including defining and tracking schedules, pricing, model numbering, forecasting, product warranty information, and other related deliverables that will create the completed product.

• Participate in weekly support meetings, providing market driven guidance obtained from customer feedback on quality control issues, fixes, and other solutions in support of product quality and customer satisfaction.

• Initiates and creates new product planning forms, including product request input (PRI), product readiness plan (PRP), product launch plan (PLP) and design control worksheets (DCW) .

• Manage complete life cycle of assigned product family with detailed attention given to product launch/growth phase and End-of-Life process.

• Create and submit engineering change orders (ECO) for new products, including review of engineering drawings, coordination with Document Control, creating bills of materials as required; work with Engineering to address obsolete parts, obtain approvals for disposition through coordination with other departments.

• Collaborate with Marketing to create product specific messages to articulate competitive product differentiators. Produce product data sheets, user manuals, and other marketing collateral to communicate key product information to internal/external customer base. Coordinate website and catalogue content with marketing personnel.

• Create and submit export control jurisdiction and classification documents (ECJC); classify new products; obtain approvals from trade compliance and document control.

• Obtain costing information from suppressor production management, calculate MSRP; obtain pricing approvals and coordinate with Sales to input pricing data into the ERP system.

• Establish appropriate inventory quantities in conjunction with Sales, Marketing and Purchasing to ensure appropriate min/max levels.

• Participate in testing of products; evaluate results and impact on product development.

• Participate in yearly audits (internal and external) to ensure that all compliance areas will be met.

• Prepare for and participate in relevant trade shows to include presentations for PM and VP, timely shipments of weapons, display products, etc.

• Some travel expected

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred

• 4 to 7 years of product management experience..

• Must have familiarity with and comfort in handling firearms.

• Must be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook)

• Epicor a plus

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply online to jobs@surefire.com. If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be contacted to further the application process. No phone calls, outside agencies, or recruiters. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex or national origin. We actively recruit qualified targeted veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5 (a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability and requirements affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

 

Optics1 is seeking a Senior Optical Systems Engineer and Optical Mechanical Engineer at their facility in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Senior Optical Systems Engineer

As a Senior Optical Systems Engineer you will be responsible for the overall reliability and performance of US Government programs containing optical, thermal and digital observation and targeting system as well as weapon mounted laser systems. You will support new and existing product designs and play a critical part in implementing tests to ensure reliability and performance requirements are met throughout the design, manufacturing process and product life cycle. In this role you will interpret results correctly and providing feedback effectively for design improvements. As an engineer in the systems engineering group, you must demonstrate ability to effectively and clearly communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to other individuals and teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Apply technical expertise to contribute to test method development, implementation and validation for military devices/systems

• Assess design feasibility and test product functionality and/or confirm product capabilities

• Participate in new product design and design improvements to existing products

• Conduct hands-on tests and experiments – draw sound conclusions from properly collected data. Demonstrate good understanding of required lab equipment, practices and test methodologies.

• Effectively communicate / work with peers. Must be comfortable presenting to and constructively interacting with customers.

• Assist in failure analysis and troubleshooting across of a variety of product platforms.

• Routinely interact with vendors / suppliers and demonstrate awareness of industry resources/ standards

• Possess a willingness to learn and apply good engineering practices to a wide variety of tasks

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCESSFUL:

• 10 years System Engineering experience in the DoD industry or related field

• Experience generating test plans and conducting reliability test

• Prior experience working with Optical, IR imaging, and precision targeting systems

• Demonstrated experience conducting qualification testing per Mil Std 810G

• Expert level experience generating system engineering documents such as

? System Engineering Master Plan (SEMP),

? System Engineering Test plan (SETP)

? Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) 

? Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP)

• Strong organizational, presentation and customer relationship skills.

• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

• Must work well and thrive in a deadline driven, fast paced environment.

• Ability to follow-up and anticipate in advance of requests in dealing with a diverse group.

• Must be proactive and be creative in supporting daily challenges with a positive attitude.

• Demonstrated leadership skills while having the ability to be a team player.

• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain secret level security clearance is required

IDEALLY, YOU ALSO HAVE:

• The ability to travel and interact with key users in the field and at Military Bases throughout the country is required.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite of programs, including MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint.

• Fluent in English Language.

• Experience working in a diverse multinational engineering organization a plus.

• Candidate must be willing to travel US and abroad approximately 10% of the time.

EOE/AA/M/F/Vets – U.S. citizenship is required.

Optical-Mechanical Engineer

The Optical-Mechanical Engineer individual will assist Operations and Engineering in building and documenting prototype through Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) systems.  The Opto-Mechanical Engineer will assist production personnel with daily build and troubleshooting, identify and implement improved processes through use of Lean Six Sigma and other improvement methodologies, recommend design for manufacturability improvements, design and implement tooling and test equipment and train of assembly personnel.  The majority of time to be spent on the production floor working with equipment/ processes, production personnel, quality and engineering.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develops, evaluates and improves manufacturing methods utilizing knowledge of product design, materials and parts, fabrication processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, assembly methods, quality standards, Lean Six Sigma and other improvement methodologies.

• Transitioning of prototypes into full rate production

• Develop test stations and test software

• Develops and implements manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process flows, routers and bills of materials

• Assists production personnel with daily build and troubleshooting

• Works with designers to recommend changes for manufacturability

• Training of assemblers and technicians to perform manufacturing and testing of complex electro-optical assemblies

• Design of electro optical test fixtures/ interfaces to be utilized in manufacturing production and test including environmental testing

• Work closely with engineering, programs and customers to insure that test plans and procedures cover all requirements and functions of the product

• Manages production tools to assure that tools are on hand and available for use

• Supports all non-conformance activities, from supplying the proper data to Engineers, drafting and implementing rework procedures to direct disposition of parts when appropriate

• Assists Quality Engineering and Design Engineering with product design, product qualifications and environmental testing requirements

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering / engineering technology field

• At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing facility

• Self-Starter with the ability to work independently and as a collaborative team player

• Strong organizational, presentation and customer relationship skills

• Solid verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to be a team player

• Ability to effectively deliver a product within schedule and budget

• Experience with writing automation applications using LabVIEW or similar tools a plus

• Knowledge and Experience of testing to meet MIL-STD-810G requirements

• The flexibility for some out-of-the-area and overnight travel 

• US Citizenship or hold US Protected Individual Status

IDEALLY, YOU ALSO HAVE:

• Experience with design using SolidWorks software or equivalent.

• Experience working in an ITAR environment and a DoD cleared facility a plus

• Experience with ISO 9000 and 9015 a plus

• Knowledge and experience of working in or maintaining a clean room a plus

• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems a plus

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
 
Work Environment:

• While performing the aforementioned job duties, the employee mainly works in a professional office setting that is relatively quiet and has temperature control systems.

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers.
 
EOE/AA/M/F/Vets – 

For a full list open positions at Optics1, visit www.optics1.com/careers.

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

Recently, we published a TacJobs posting for local business MATBOCK. A couple of people who aren’t local, nor even familiar with the US textile industry criticized MATBOCK for offering wages commensurate with the local market.

But wages alone don’t sum up a company. I stopped by last week and was amazed at how much the brand had grown with their sewing floor quadrupling in size over the past few months. In fact, they are filling up any open space with new machines.

I sat down at lunch with the crew and asked how things were going. In addition to offering benefits, the work environment is very family-like. That’s where I ran into one of the ladies wearing these shoes. And then I found out several of the sewers had ordered these custom kicks to show off their pride in the company they work for.

That’s not something you see every day.