Product Design Engineer

Carson is a leading consumer optics company, designing a wide variety of products that include binoculars, magnifiers, microscopes, night vision, optical toys, and accessories. Carson’s products are distributed through large national retail chains. The company has a creative culture where everyone is encouraged to contribute to innovation. Carson has dedicated a team of engineers whose sole mission is to improve the customer experience.

Utilize your creativity to design new consumer products, from the initial idea to the finished product. The design work for this position is mostly for the injection molded forms of optical devices, but may also include soft goods or any other optical accessories product development. Work with other engineers and engineering manager to refine your designs. Produce prototypes using engineering laboratory equipment (CNC machines, 3D printers, etc.). Meet with packaging, marketing and sales teams and see your creation turn into a reality. Carson's engineers spend a portion of their time on both company projects and on their own optical creations. We believe that by allowing our engineers to have creative freedom, we will all benefit as a company. This job is most suitable for an engineer that likes to think outside-of-the-box.

Both entry level and experienced engineers are welcome with the following:

Please send us your resume. Optional but preferred, please also send a portfolio or attachments showing previous design work, both mechanical and/or aesthetic designs.