Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Johnson Outdoors•Old Town, ME

1d•$100,000 - $123,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson Outdoors, we create amazing outdoor experiences for adventurers, by adventurers. This position is for individuals who like the outdoors, the reward of designing consumer products, and a great team environment. With new world-class facilities in construction, you will have access to state-of-the-art equipment for indoor and outdoor product testing. You will join a best-in-class team, winners of multiple new product awards. If you like fishing, paddling, and camping, it is an engineer’s dream job! Based in Old Town, Maine, you’ll have incredible access to a variety of outdoor activities. As our Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll be responsible for managing the design and development of innovative new products from conception through production. You’ll flex your design experimentation skills, seeing three steps ahead, naturally anticipating performance and reliability issues, and troubleshooting effective solutions to ensure delivery of exceptional products. You’ll wow us with your project management skills, driving development timelines with ease and a can-do attitude. If you thrive in a busy, small hands-on team environment, if you’re meticulous with testing and verification to ensure design performance and reliability, and if you want to create innovative and award-winning products that are industry leaders, then get in touch with us today!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (BSME), engineering technology (BSET) or equivalent.
7 years of experience in mechanical design engineering within consumer product design.
Advanced knowledge of material science with primary disciplines in combustion technology, plastic injection molding, die-casting and sheet metal fabrication and processes.
Knowledge of and experience in reading and drawing schematics.
Advanced understanding of and experience in product development from concept through production which includes a core understanding of the new product process, financial modeling (EVA) and timeline management.
Proven experience in generating, designing and executing concepts into manufacturable designs.
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in managing more complex projects from concept to completion.
Demonstrated creativity with strong analytical and technical expertise.
Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with a variety of internal teams as well as external contacts.
Advanced proficiency with specific computer based analysis, simulation and design tools.
Comfortable working in a lean and fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Take a lead role in the development of new products from initial concepts, design prototyping, product testing to production implementation efficiently and effectively based on thorough knowledge of company strategy and needs and advanced design skills.
Manage a variety of moderately complex to complex projects from concept, design, and through completion. Develop timelines and ensure project success by maintaining timeline targets, budget responsibilities and quality requirements.
Perform prototype design experimentation, rapid prototype and conventional prototype fabrication. prototype design(s) for performance and reliability.
Conduct and document technical feasibility evaluations, qualifications field and competitive testing to verify the design. Formulates development, unit and tooling cost estimates.
Perform advanced troubleshooting of mechanical design issues during development after the production start. Collaborate with various internal teams to resolve issues and ensure the development of a quality product that support company and consumer needs.
Write product specifications and provide prints documentation and testing verification methods to source and inspect the product. Ensure the product meets specifications and publish testing results.
Produce project documentation that includes prints, engineering files, supplier communications and Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s).
Assist operations and outside suppliers through new product development stages of new products with tooling, process methods, assembly plans and forecasting capacity requirements.