Black Diamond Equipment, in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking a Development Engineer.

The Development Engineer will be responsible for the management and execution of Black Diamond’s product development process activities for the Ski, Mountain, or Climbing product categories. Will be responsible for the project management as well as leading all of the development tasks from the design specification hand off phase (C.PA) through to the final product commercialization phase (P.PA). Will be expected to complete all required development functions in accordance with the product design objectives and within the published company development timeline, projected product costing and spending targets. In addition, will work as a member of a cooperative team based working environment. Furthermore, based on his/her experience levels, may be asked to provide advice and guidance on line concepts, manufacturability, cost and supplier input during the design conceptualization phase. Will be expected to assume a managing role during the sampling and implementation phase, whether made in-house or out, and provide a seamless transition of the product into stable bulk manufacturing.

Qualifications:

Education Required: Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Mechanical Engineering and/or Product Design and Mechanical Engineering
Preferred: A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline combined with work experience in the design, development or manufacture of critical application hardware
Work Experience Required: Minimum of 3 years of development, design, product management, global logistics or process engineering experience in technical hardware products. In addition, experience in sub-component supply chain management, project management and/or product development in an ISO compliment company(s) in outdoor recreation market and/or related industries is desired.

Skills and General Experience: Comprehensive understanding of global manufacturing enterprises combined with the leadership traits and communication skills required to excel in this environment. Extensive knowledge of and experience with metal fabrication, forging, stamping, injection molding, extrusion and other critical manufacturing techniques. Experience with quality systems, lean manufacturing techniques, sourcing and vendor qualification, product design, costing, MRP and global logistics is desired. Strong leadership, collaboration and negotiation skills are required. Thorough knowledge of MS office tools required. Must be able to use the product in the field and provide critical feedback on product function.

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