Marine Product Development Engineer

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The Marine Product Development Engineer position includes product design, prototyping, technical evaluation, and engineering documentation. It requires working with target customers, sales, other designers, purchasing, shop personnel, and quality control.

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Position Responsibilities:

• Manage project timelines, critical path items, and milestones.
• Interface with Sales and Customers to determine product requirements.
• Design and provide cost estimates for mechanical and electromechanical mechanisms with tight tolerances. Markets include recreational, commercial and government, marine, security products, locks and hardware, and industrial fabrication.
• Provide technical support to the factory, throughout the product life cycle, to ensure design robustness.
• Product design and development, some test fixture design as desired or needed.
• CAD model and drawing creation.
• Perform development and project cost analysis.
• Coordinate pilot builds for new product launches.
• Lead new product design projects up through hand-off to manufacturing.
• Develop specialized design validation testing as needed.
• Design data acquisition methods to determine product testing requirements.
• Good understanding of machining, fabrication, and assembly tolerances.
• Able to work on projects independently with minimal supervision.
• Develop SOPs, work instructions, process controls and production documentation with process and quality to ensure successful transfer to production.
• Meet turn-around expectations and/or notify the responsible parties if delivery dates need to be moved.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a 4-year technical degree with design experience
• A minimum of 2 years in manufacturing, project management, production, technical sales, or quality
• Experience with CAD system such SolidWorks
• Proficient in MS Office
• Methodical problem-solving abilities and 3D thinking
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Experience in the Marine industry is required, specifically with recreational and performance-based products and systems.

CompX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.