Design Engineer

Reports To: VP of Engineering

Status: Exempt

Location: On-Site – Phoenix, AZ

Environment: AS9100 / ISO9001:2015 | ITAR-Controlled Products

The Design Engineer I supports the development of custom display and user-interface assemblies from concept through production release. This role operates in a low-volume, high-mix environment and must manage multiple active programs in parallel while maintaining documentation accuracy, revision discipline, and manufacturability alignment.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring technical rigor, structured change control behavior, and the ability to move efficiently between projects without loss of detail or ownership.

·       Develop mechanical or electrical design solutions for custom assemblies and sub-systems.

·       Translate customer and internal requirements into production-ready drawings, BOMs, and controlled engineering documentation.

·       Manage multiple design efforts concurrently in a high-mix environment, maintaining schedule discipline and design integrity across programs.

·       Generate and maintain detailed component drawings, assembly drawings, BOMs, and test specifications within PLM and ERP systems.

·       Execute and process Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) with strict revision control discipline.

·       Support prototype builds, hands-on development, testing, troubleshooting, and validation activities.

·       Perform tolerance analysis, material selection, component integration, and system-level problem solving.

·       Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and smooth transition to production.

·       Participate in structured design reviews, risk assessments, and root cause investigations.

·       Support technical clarification during quoting and customer design discussions when required.

·       Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on yield, documentation clarity, and cost control.

·       Ensure compliance with AS9100 / ISO9001 quality systems and ITAR program requirements.

·       Ownership & Accountability – Takes responsibility for design quality, documentation accuracy, and follow-through.

·       Process Discipline – Organized, structured, and comfortable working within controlled revision and PLM systems.

·       Parallel Execution Capability – Able to manage multiple active projects without losing detail, responsiveness, or urgency.

·       Technical Initiative – Hands-on, proactive in testing and troubleshooting, and motivated to solve problems beyond assigned tasks.

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.

·       3 years of design engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.

·       Experience generating production-level drawings and managing controlled revisions.

·       Experience operating within ERP and/or PLM systems.

·       Ability to work on-site in a regulated environment.

·       Must be eligible to support ITAR-controlled programs.

·       Aerospace, defense, industrial, or medical device manufacturing.

·       Experience in low-volume, high-mix production environments.

·       DFM/DFA principles.

·       Injection molding, sheet metal, PCB integration, or electro-mechanical assemblies.

·       Structured root cause methodologies (8D, Fishbone, etc.).