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About the Role
As a Design Engineer, you will develop and release manufacturable mechanical designs for high-performance, defense-grade metal components, production tooling, fixtures, and related equipment. This role translates technical requirements into accurate 3D models, drawings, and specifications, collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring designs from concept through qualification and production. A successful candidate takes a hands-on approach to solving design challenges, balances performance with manufacturability, and maintains disciplined configuration control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed 3D models, assemblies, production drawings, and specifications for precision metal components, tooling, and manufacturing fixtures.
- Translate customer technical data, design requirements, and production constraints into practical, manufacturable engineering solutions.
- Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and engineering documentation using SolidWorks.
- Apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and establish clear dimensional, tolerance, material, and surface finish requirements.
- Collaborate with process, manufacturing, quality, and inspection teams to support design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA).
- Design and refine work holding, gauges, tooling, and fixtures for CNC machining, forging, inspection, and automated production cells.
- Support design reviews, engineering change requests, drawing releases, and revision control through established PDM processes.
- Resolve drawing interpretation questions and address design related issues identified during prototype builds, commissioning, and production.
- Support first article inspections (FAI), dimensional inspections, technical reviews, and product qualification activities.
- Evaluate tolerances, stack ups, material selections, and component interfaces to improve quality, repeatability, and manufacturing yield.
- Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders on component designs, tooling requirements, technical deviations, and corrective actions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field or industry related relevant experience.
- 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience in precision manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or complex industrial products.
- Demonstrated experience creating and releasing detailed CAD models and manufacturing drawings using SolidWorks or equivalent software.
- Strong working knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, material specifications, and design for manufacturability.
- Experience supporting design changes, prototypes, engineering documentation, and cross-functional technical reviews.
- Experience with CNC-machined components and manufacturing tooling or fixture design preferred.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and provide hands-on support on the factory floor.
- Ability to work flexible hours – including over-time, and weekends to meet customer demands.
Skills
- SolidWorks
- Parametric part modeling
- Assemblies
- Drawings
- Design revisions
- GD&T per ASME Y14.5
- CNC machining
- Metal forming
- Forging
- Fabrication
- Precision manufacturing methods
- Materials
- Fits
- Tolerances
- Surface finishes
- Inspection techniques
- Tooling design
- Work holding design
- Gauge design
- Fixture design
- SolidWorks PDM or similar product data management and engineering change control systems
- Problem solving
- Dimensional analysis
- Technical documentation
- Collaboration with machinists, manufacturing engineers, quality personnel, and suppliers
- Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project)
- Mastercam (preferred)
Location
- Dallas, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field or industry related relevant experience
Benefits
- Competitive pay with equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Training and growth opportunities
About the Company
- Union Technologies is reindustrializing America’s defense manufacturing base with a first-of-its-kind Factories-as-a-Stockpile™ model, integrating advanced robotics, manufacturing, and software into sovereign factory systems at scale.
- Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, UNION is dedicated to restoring America’s industrial strength and guaranteeing deterrence for the century ahead.
- We recently emerged from stealth with $50M in funding led by top-tier venture investors and strategic partners.