Senior Airsoft Product Engineer / Manager (Design-for-Manufacturing) (38,5h )

Novritsch Trading GmbH; Osterreich; Hybrid; PEN 270,000 - 385,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product discount

Meal subsidy

Public transport access

Job summary

Novritsch Trading GmbH is seeking a Senior Airsoft Product Engineer to take ideas from sketch to finished product on a store shelf. You will own the technical side of airsoft hardware, from early concept to mass production in Asia, ensuring manufacturability and reliability.

You will design and validate parts, work with manufacturing partners in Asia, test performance, and collaborate cross-functionally with Vienna teams to ship products worldwide.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience developing mechanical consumer products from prototype to mass production.
• Experience with design-for-manufacturing and producing reliably in Asia.
• Ability to independently own the technical development of a product.
• English at C1 level or higher; German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design new airsoft products from concept through to mass production, owning the technical outcome end to end.
• Apply design-for-manufacturing principles so products are reliable, cost-efficient, and easy to produce at scale.
• Work directly with our manufacturing partners in Asia on tooling, prototyping, and production issues.
• Solve tolerances, material choice, durability, cost per unit, and meet deadlines without cutting corners.
• Test products yourself and bring a player's understanding of performance into every design decision.
• Work closely with Product, Operations, and Marketing in Vienna to ensure ships.

Skills

Hands-on mechanical design

Airsoft hardware experience

Design for Manufacturing

Prototype to mass production

Manufacturers collaboration

CAD proficiency

Problem solving

English C1

German a plus

Tools

CAD

Manufacturing processes

Prototyping tooling

Job description

Senior Airsoft Product Engineer at Novritsch: Build the Gear the World Plays With

Novritsch is the world's leading direct-to-consumer airsoft brand, built by players, for players. From our HQ in Vienna, we develop innovative products, manufacture with long-term partners in Asia, and ship to customers in 80+ countries. With a team of 50+ experts managing everything in-house, we move fast, take ownership, and build products we're proud of.

We're looking for a Senior Product Engineer who can take an idea from sketch to a finished product on a store shelf. You'll own the technical side of new airsoft hardware, from early concept and prototyping through design-for-manufacturing and mass production in Asia. If you know how a gearbox actually works, how to design a part so it survives a production line instead of dying in QC, and how to work with a factory instead of just emailing them, this is your role.

What You'll Do

• Design new airsoft products from concept through to mass production, owning the technical outcome end to end
• Apply design-for-manufacturing principles so products are reliable, cost-efficient, and easy to produce at scale
• Work directly with our manufacturing partners in Asia on tooling, prototyping, and production issues
• Solve the real problems: tolerances, material choice, durability, cost per unit, and how to hit deadlines without cutting corners
• Test products yourself and bring a player's understanding of performance into every design decision
• Work closely with Product, Operations, and Marketing in Vienna to make sure what you build actually ships

Who You Are

• An active airsoft player who understands what the community actually wants from their gear

• Deep hands-on experience developing airsoft or similar mechanical consumer products, from prototype to mass production
• Strong understanding of design-for-manufacturing and what it takes to produce reliably in Asia
• Comfortable owning a product technically without needing a team to execute through
• The type who solves problems at the source instead of passing them along

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Real ownership: the products you design are the ones people play with worldwide
• Work on hardware from first sketch to shipping container, not just one slice of it
• A motivated, international team that moves fast and gets things done
• Hybrid flexibility, flat hierarchies, short decision paths
• Up to 50% product discount (max. €1,000/year)
• Subsidized meals + access to Corporate Benefits
• Well connected to Vienna's public transport network
• Final salary is market-based, depending on your experience and qualifications.

What You Bring

• You are an active airsoft player who understands airsoft guns, gear and the problems players experience in the field

• Strong hands-on experience developing mechanical products from prototype to mass production
• Very good understanding of mechanical design, CAD, tolerances, materials and manufacturing processes
• Strong knowledge of Design for Manufacturing
• Experience working directly with manufacturers, ideally in Asia
• Ability to independently own the technical development of a product
• Practical problem-solving mindset: you investigate the root cause and fix it
• You are comfortable making technical decisions and taking responsibility for the outcome
• You work fast, communicate directly and know when more testing or analysis is necessary
• Experience developing airsoft, paintball, sporting goods, outdoor equipment, RC, drones, consumer hardware or similar mechanical products is a strong advantage
• English at C1 level or higher
• German is a plus, but not required