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Headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, FN America is passionately committed to providing its customers with a portfolio of FN-branded products, training and support services that enhance user performance and safeguard their lives. For more information, visit us at or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.\nPosition Summary\nThe Lead Design Engineer is responsible for creating designs, performing evaluations and establishing the technical data package that results in the full product development. In this role, the Lead Design Engineer provides technical guidance and specific subject matter expertise to include analysis, testing, and evaluation of new products to predetermined specifications. The Lead Design Engineer will also support product line extensions and improvements to existing product designs.\nJob Duties\nContributes to the Product Development Process (PDP) initiative by developing new product platforms and derivatives. Supports industrialization activities including feasibility review, risk analysis and mitigation, detailed development, data package creation and product support.\nPlans, conducts and documents hands-on product testing, sometimes extensive. \nCreates an execution strategy using work-based scheduling software and tools. Manages execution of deliverable milestones by leading a team of engineers.\nCollaborates effectively both within the department and in a cross-functional team environment. Provides guidance to junior engineers. \nDevelops and implements product design improvements. \nCreates execution strategies to include cost, work, and time for work assigned.\nOther duties as assigned by management. \nEducational Requirements\nBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Science, or equivalent required. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering preferred.\nExperience Requirements\nSix years of experience in a design engineering role is required.\nSkills and Competencies\nAll FN America employees are expected to demonstrate the behaviors of accountability, collaboration, communication, customer focus, and innovation. Additional requirements of this position include:\nAbility to author thorough written and verbal status and technical reports. \nAbility to utilize and follow FNA and industry engineering standards and procedures. \nTechnical knowledge of all typical firearm processing technologies and expertise in at least one knowledge area, including machining processes, plastic injection molding, metal injection molding, investment casting, surface treating, and spring manufacturing. \nUnderstanding of proper design components and subassemblies that result in the successful development and validation of major new products. \nAbility to use required tools on difficult tasks and/or group of tasks or equivalent.\nTools\nKnowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 1994 and 1982.\nLab Equipment and Measurement Tools\nDevelopment and Execution of Test Procedures\n3D CAD software (PTC Creo preferred)\nProject Management Principles (work-based schedule development and execution)\nDesign Analysis and Simulation Software (experience with CETOL, Ansys, Adams, and STAR-CCM+ preferred)\nMicrosoft Office\nTraining\nTraining on department specific Gateway (SharePoint based), PDS (PTC Windchill based), project management software will be required.\nCertifications/Licenses\nNone.\nWorking Conditions\nTypical office environment with some travel between buildings and to other locations required. 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