Design Engineer – Defense Manufacturing & Tooling

Union Technologies; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with equity

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Union Technologies, headquartered in Dallas, TX, seeks an experienced Design Engineer to translate complex requirements into manufacturable metal components, tooling, and fixtures. You will craft 3D models, drawings, and BOMs in SolidWorks while coordinating with manufacturing and quality teams for DFM/DFA in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on design work, disciplined configuration control, and collaboration across engineering disciplines to ensure first article and production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed 3D models, assemblies, production drawings, and specifications for precision metal components, tooling, and fixtures.
• Translate customer technical data, design requirements, and production constraints into practical, manufacturable engineering solutions.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and engineering documentation using SolidWorks.
• Apply GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and establish dimensional, tolerance, material, and surface finish requirements.
• Collaborate with process, manufacturing, quality, and inspection teams to support 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 PDM processes.
• Resolve drawing interpretation questions and address issues identified during prototype builds, commissioning and production.
• Support first article inspections, dimensional inspections, technical reviews, and product qualification activities.
• Evaluate tolerances, stack ups, material selections, and component interfaces to improve quality and yield.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders on designs, tooling requirements, deviations, and corrective actions.

Skills

SolidWorks

GD&T

CNC machining

Technical documentation

Dimensional analysis

Collaboration with manufacturing

PDM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Mastercam

Job description

Union Technologies, headquartered in Dallas, TX, seeks an experienced Design Engineer to translate complex requirements into manufacturable metal components, tooling, and fixtures. You will craft 3D models, drawings, and BOMs in SolidWorks while coordinating with manufacturing and quality teams for DFM/DFA in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on design work, disciplined configuration control, and collaboration across engineering disciplines to ensure first article and production