Rifle Ammunition Design Engineer — New Product Development

The Kinetic Group; Anoka (MN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

Vision & life insurance

401K

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Gear discounts

Job summary

Federal Ammunition is seeking a Design Engineer to lead rifle ammunition product development in our Anoka, Minnesota facility. You will manage projects from concept through production, coordinating with engineering technicians and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time launches.

You will apply solid engineering fundamentals, analyze data, and support marketing with technical materials. The role focuses on process improvements and reliable product introductions for the Federal Ammunition brand.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics required.
• 1–3+ years of related experience or equivalent technical training.
• Knowledge of advanced materials and processes.
• Hands-on problem-solving and mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of new rifle product development programs.
• Communicate with engineering technicians and assign workload.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to introduce new products into manufacturing.
• Support Marketing with technical data review and asset creation.
• Engage vendors and external resources to develop new processes.
• Perform problem solving and failure analysis to resolve design issues.

Skills

Hands-on problem-solving

Mechanical aptitude

Education

B.S. in Engineering, Science, or Mathematics

Tools

Minitab

CAD/CAM

Job description

Federal Ammunition is seeking a Design Engineer to lead rifle ammunition product development in our Anoka, Minnesota facility. You will manage projects from concept through production, coordinating with engineering technicians and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time launches.

You will apply solid engineering fundamentals, analyze data, and support marketing with technical materials. The role focuses on process improvements and reliable product introductions for the Federal Ammunition brand.