About CompoSecure:

Founded in 2000, CompoSecure (Nasdaq: CMPO) is a technology partner to market leaders, fintechs and consumers enabling trust for millions of people around the globe. The company combines elegance, simplicity and security to deliver exceptional experiences and peace of mind in the physical and digital world. CompoSecure's innovative payment card technology and metal cards with Arculus security and authentication capabilities deliver unique, premium branded experiences, enable people to access and use their financial and digital assets, and ensure trust at the point of a transaction. For more information, please visit www.CompoSecure.com and www.GetArculus.com.

About the role:

This position is responsible for developing new products, product components, and production processes to support new product manufacturing. This engineer will be responsible for documenting new processes, creating technical drawings, and training individuals on newly developed processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer to be technically creative and innovate in a highly desired consumer product segment.

Essential Responsibilities:

Research and Development

• Create and execute product enhancement, next generation, and new product development plans as assigned
• Be an independent thinker and ideate new products
• Work with management on new product goals
• Create new product prototypes
• Design tests and analyze test results to create viable products out of a design idea
• Document the new product development for seamless handover to production
• Develop new processes and manufacturing techniques to support new products
• Industrialize prototype process in preparation for manufacturing
• Help prepare invention disclosures for patent filing
• Identify and incorporate novel materials

Process Improvement

• Identify innovative and improved methods for existing product lines
• Industrialize new processing techniques
• Qualify new materials or components for existing products

Other Important Responsibilities:

• Consistently demonstrate the ability to prioritize tasks to ensure most critical processes impacting business results are being addressed
• Thorough documentation of all product development activities as well as existing and new process development, inclusive of progressive results, specific equipment parameters and work instructions where appropriate

• As part of the EMS- Environment Management System, will meet compliance obligations and accountability by contributing but not limited to the company's recycling guidelines, proper waste and other environmental performance practices

• Will be required to perform other job functions, as assigned

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Minimum 3 years of experience
• BS or BEng Required, MS preferred. (Electrical Engineering is a plus)
• Applied electrical engineering experience especially in RFID
• CAD skills including 3D modeling
• Ability to relate to employees and understand their needs
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Strong attention to detail and ability to self-check own work
• Excellent time management skills
• Task oriented excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize work load
• Enthusiastic attitude, cooperative team player, adaptable to new or changing circumstances, professional demeanor, sensitive to client needs, self-motivated, creative and innovative
• Excellent problem solving skills
• High level of computer literacy including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Outlook

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Prior new product development experience
• Involvement with invention disclosure or patent preparation
• 3D Printing Experience
• Basic circuit design experience
• Coding/Programming Experience - Java, Flash, Android

Physical qualifications and work environment:

• Must be able to lift 20 lbs;
• Must be able to sustain office work for 8 hours per day including the following:
  • Sitting in an office chair
  • Typing
  • Reaching for the telephone
  • Standing at office equipment
  • Hearing for phone use
  • Sight for computer use
• Must be able to sustain factory work as needed including the following:
  • Standing at machinery
  • Reaching and pulling to operate machinery
  • Sight for machinery operation
  • Walking through shop
• Office environment is of moderate noise level.
• Shop noise levels are such that protective ear-coverings are recommended.