Handgun Product Development Engineer — Drive Innovation

CCI & Speer Ammunition; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one healthcare coverage

401(k) match

Career development opportunities

Education assistance

Paid time away from work

Job summary

The Kinetic Group's CCI/SPEER unit is seeking a Product Development Engineer - Handgun to lead and support handgun ammunition product development from concept through commercialization at our Lewiston, ID office.

You will design, test, validate, and document new products and processes, manage projects, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and operations to deliver reliable, high-performance ammunition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 1–3 years of related experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on troubleshooting and mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall project management and leadership for handgun ammunition product development from concept through production launch.
• Design, develop, test, validate, and document new products, components, and manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain engineering specifications, bills of materials, qualification requirements, and technical documentation.
• Plan and execute laboratory, range, and manufacturing trials to evaluate product performance and manufacturability.
• Analyze test data and apply engineering principles, statistics, and root cause analysis for decisions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to introduce new products and improvements.
• Assess equipment capabilities and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost.

Skills

Project management

Engineering analysis

Hands-on testing

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

CAD (Solid modeling)

Engineering drawings

Job description

The Kinetic Group's CCI/SPEER unit is seeking a Product Development Engineer - Handgun to lead and support handgun ammunition product development from concept through commercialization at our Lewiston, ID office.

You will design, test, validate, and document new products and processes, manage projects, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality, and operations to deliver reliable, high-performance ammunition.