About Adventurer Manufacturing
Since 1969, we've been more than just a manufacturer; we're passionate adventurers who live the outdoor lifestyle. Rooted in our history and learnings, we're pioneering a new direction focused on simplifying the customer experience to maximize their experience outdoors. Simple isn’t easy - it pushes us to think creatively and find solutions beyond conventional bounds. If you thrive on complex challenges and aren’t afraid to tackle the toughest routes, we'd love to hear from you.
Sr. Product Engineer | Adventurer & Overlander Campers
Role Purpose
Serve as the technical owner for the Adventurer truck camper portfolio and Overlander motorhome product family, including white-label rental motorhome programs. Own the product lifecycle from concept through launch, sustaining engineering, compliance, field performance, and end-of-life while remaining a hands-on engineer.
What You Own
- Technical product ownership for Adventurer and Overlander campers.
- Product lifecycle, architecture, NPD, technical roadmap, and major engineering decisions.
- Motorhome/body-to-chassis integration, weight and packaging decisions, and major vehicle-system interfaces.
- Applicable product compliance and certification, coordinating electrical and quality requirements.
- Own ERP and CAD model readiness for product release, ensuring engineering models, drawings, BOMs, part data, revisions, and released configurations are complete, synchronized, and production-ready.
- Engineering release, product-level change approval, validation requirements, and technical BOM integrity.
- Technical leadership and development of the Overlander Design Engineer.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead new product and major derivative development from requirements through production release.
- Develop and review CAD models, layouts, interfaces, drawings, specifications, and prototypes as needed.
- Coordinate chassis, body, structural, plumbing, HVAC, interior, electrical, and installed-equipment integration.
- Own technical resolution of production, field, warranty, and supplier issues affecting the product.
- Drive product improvements in reliability, manufacturability, weight, cost, serviceability, and customer experience.
- Run brand-segment technical project plans, design reviews, risk reviews, and engineering priorities.
- Ensure released engineering data, BOMs, and changes are accurate and controlled.
Cross-Functional Responsibilities
- Operations and Manufacturing Engineering on DFM, process readiness, line launch, cost, and production issues.
- Quality on validation plans, NPD quality gates, root cause, corrective actions, and field/warranty learning.
- Supply Chain on supplier technical requirements, component selection, alternates, and technical issue resolution.
- Service, Sales, and Marketing on field feedback, customer requirements, product changes, and launch readiness.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, product design engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent directly relevant experience considered.
- Typically 7+ years of progressive product engineering experience, including ownership of complex physical products through development and sustaining phases.
- Strong 3D CAD, drawing, GD&T, BOM, configuration/change-control, prototype, and production-support capability.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and cross-functional technical work without relying on a large program-management organization.
- Hands-on problem solver comfortable moving between CAD, prototypes, suppliers, testing, and the production floor.
- Experience with RVs, motorhomes, specialty vehicles, automotive upfitters, commercial vehicles, or similar integrated vehicle products strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of vehicle/chassis integration, weight ratings, installed systems, and regulatory/compliance considerations is highly desirable.
What Success Looks Like
- New Adventurer and Overlander products launch on time with clear technical ownership and disciplined engineering release.
- Products meet defined requirements, compliance obligations, validation targets, and production-readiness expectations.
- Production and field issues are resolved quickly at root cause and recurrence declines.
- ERP product data, CAD models, drawings, BOMs, and released configurations are aligned and ready before production release.
- Engineering changes, BOMs, and technical documentation remain accurate and controlled.
Operating principle: Own the product. Lead the technical decisions. Stay close enough to the work to solve problems directly.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, product design engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent directly relevant experience
- Typically 7+ years of progressive product engineering experience
- Experience owning complex physical products through development and sustaining phases
- Strong 3D CAD capability
- Strong drawing and GD&T capability
- Strong BOM, configuration and change-control capability
- Strong prototype and production-support capability
- Ability to lead teams and cross-functional technical work
- Hands-on problem-solving experience with CAD, prototypes, suppliers, testing, and production floors
- Experience with RVs, motorhomes, specialty vehicles, automotive upfitters, commercial vehicles, or similar integrated vehicle products
- Working knowledge of vehicle/chassis integration, weight ratings, installed systems, and regulatory/compliance considerations
What We Do
Adventurer Manufacturing is a family-owned manufacturer of outdoor adventure vehicles based in Yakima, Washington. Since 1969 it has built truck campers and expedition vehicles under brands including Adventurer, Eagle Cap, Overlander, and Scout. The company focuses on building a strong team, supporting its community, providing premium products, and crafting outdoor experiences for customers who camp off-grid.
