Product Development Engineer

Job Title: New Product Development (NPD) Engineer, mid-level

Reports To: Product Engineering Manager

Work Environment: Primarily on-site in an office environment with occasional remote work. Frequent use of test lab where adherence to lab safety is required.

Being the first company to bring technology from trains, elevators, and roller coasters into the climbing arena, we are best known for our application of eddy current braking in products such as our Tru Blue Auto Belay, as well as our Quick Flight Free Fall Device and zipSTOP Zip Line Brake.

It's not just our products that set us apart though. At Tru Blue, we believe in connecting passion with purpose. To do this, we partner with climbing's biggest stars, film festivals, and advocacy organizations to grow the sport of climbing by promoting better access and inclusiveness. What else do we stand for? We value our customers and collaboration, see problems as opportunities to drive results, and relentlessly focus on quality.

Most importantly, we love what we do and why we do it!

The New Product Development (NPD) Engineer supports Tru Blue Technologies' plan to successfully launch New Product Initiatives. Their work ensures that the New Product Initiative meets all specifications, certification, and other requirements as defined by the NPD process and that the project remains on schedule and budget. The NPD Engineer creates, completes, and/or manages Component/Assembly Design Iterations, Technical Drawing Releases/Updates, Bills of Materials, First Article Inspections, Verification Testing Regimens, Test Reports, GD&T Strategy, and other tasks defined by the NPD process.

This position works within the cross‑functional New Product Development Team and reports to the Product Engineering Manager.

The NPD Engineer position requires a self‑starter with at least 5 years of experience developing products from concept through production and aftermarket support. Experience in the climbing industry and working with overseas vendors, 3 rd party contractors, compliance regulations, and/or developing consumer products for the EU market is a plus. Working knowledge of material and treatment properties/selection, designing and testing mechanical assemblies, and manufacturing processes including metal forging, plastic injection molding, and CNC machining is required.

The position requires hands‑on testing and evaluation of components, assemblies, and manufacturing processes. The ability to independently, efficiently, and creatively solve problems and manage multiple component schedules will be beneficial to this position.

This is a Full Time position reporting to the Product Engineering Manager, based in our Louisville, CO headquarters. The ability to reliably commute is required. Relocation assistance will not be offered for this position.

Objective/Measurement – Completion of assigned tasks within designated timeframe, established within annual action planning processes.

The ideal candidate possesses strong mechanical aptitude with a broad range of engineering fundamentals and the ability to navigate the stages of the New Product Development process, with guidance from senior engineering staff on more complex initiatives. Climbing and/or work at height experience is a plus.

• Design, develop, and test mechanical components and assemblies for New Product Initiatives, including generation of 2D/3D drawings, BOMs, schematics, process flow diagrams, test reports, etc.
• Create/Maintain/Manage document ion following established processes
• Support project execution per the NPD schedule
• Collaborate with the cross‑functional NPD Team to help evaluate design and…