Design Engineer

The role

The Design Engineer will develop and release manufacturable mechanical designs for defense grade metal components, production tooling, and fixtures. This role involves translating technical requirements into 3D models and drawings while collaborating with manufacturing and quality teams.

What you will do

• 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

Required qualifications

• 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
• Walk, sit, stand, bend, lift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to fingers, handle or feel objects, and move continually during working hours
• Lift over 50 pounds, along with over the head lifting
• Vision abilities, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus

Nice to have

• Experience with CNC-machined components and manufacturing tooling or fixture design
• Proficiency in Mastercam

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 Factories-as-a-Stockpile model. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, UNION is dedicated to restoring America’s industrial strength.