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Lyman Products Corporation is a leader in the exciting and growing shooting sports industry. Our product brands, Pachmayr , TacStar , ADTAC , Trius , Uni-Dot , Butch s , A-Zoom , Targ-Dot and Mark 7 are recognized throughout the industry. Our corporate mission is to establish performance excellence in all product lines and be a leader and innovator in our industry.
The successful candidate will have the technical ability to bring products from ideation through to commercialization and/or manufacturing. Instead of being a specialist in any single engineering discipline, you have broad technical aptitudes and interests. You like to have a hands-on role in an open culture of collaboration, and you thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment.
Essential Functions
- Collaborate with Marketing to conduct research and create design proposals for projects
- Create concepts, performance, and production criteria.
- Design, build, and test prototypes.
- Provide product cost estimates.
- Evaluate design alternatives based on cost, quality and production feasibility.
- Work with Global Suppliers to optimize and document designs for production. Conduct design reviews with the Manufacturing, Finance, Sales and Marketing.
- Conduct design reviews with the Manufacturing, Finance, Sales and Marketing.
- Create BOM s and routings in ERP System.
- Provide manufacturing and production support for new products and continuous improvement of existing products.
- Interact with manufacturing, quality, and line personnel to implement new designs into production.
- Must be able to interact with internal and external customers for conceptual ideas.
- Must have design experience designing parts for CNC, injection modeling and castings.
- Preferred Qualifications
- B.S. or higher in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
- 3-5 years of experience on a product engineering team, with a focus on quality, reliability, and commercialization.
- Proven experience in precision manufacturing and design for manufacture.
- Project management experience,
- Expediting the rapid and timely approval of all ECO s.
- Knowledge and experience with supplier management.
- Must possess excellent communication (oral and written), project and time management skills.
- Microsoft Office and 3D CAD modeling experience required; SolidWorks preferred.
- Some Travel required to production facilities to evaluate processes.
- Firearm and Accessory experience along with a knowledge of the shooting sports industry strongly preferred.
- Working conditions
This position does require Safety Glasses for personal protective equipment. MUST CHECK AND USE POSTED PPE FOR SPECIFIC TASK POSTED IN JOB AREA
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
- This is a full-time position, Days and hours of work week are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Physical requirements
Sitting, standing, walking, bending, speaking, hearing, good eyesight, manual dexterity (especially computer keyboard manipulation), lifting up to 50 pounds.
Direct reports
None.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Lyman Products is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or learning disability, past/present mental disorder, intellectual disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. Lyman also provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
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The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing and leading the full design process from ideation to production. You will draw new designs and update our current designs. During the creation process, you will ensure that our designs meeting all necessary design responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Draw, update, and maintain designs
- Manage multiple complex projects at the same time
- Ensure our designs meet manufacturing, technical and customer Responsibilities
- Ensure that all design projects are completed within budget and time
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering or relevant technical degree
- CAD experience
- Proficient in Solidworks
- Strong organizational and communication skills