What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intellectual Property Manager position at SilencerCo?
Title: Intellectual Property Manager
Full-time
Shift: Day shift, Mon -Fri 8 am -6 pm
Location: Salt Lake City, UT / Broussard, LA
We are seeking an experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Manager to join our R&D division,
helping safeguard and develop our diverse product portfolio.
In this role, you will manage patent processes to protect innovations in firearms technology
while actively collaborating with our R&D team through all phases of product development.
What you will do:
- Oversee the complete patent lifecycle, from preliminary patentability assessments to
managing invention disclosures and filing decisions.
- Lead Invention Review Boards, guiding patenting decisions in alignment with divisional
strategy.
- Collaborate with external counsel to draft, file, and prosecute patent applications, as well
as manage office action responses.
- Collaborate on IP assessments, including patentability, right-to-use, and prior art
searches, to support new product development and ensure compliance.
- Work closely with R&D and cross-functional teams to provide IP guidance across all
phases of the new product development process.
- Evaluate the value of patents for commercial applications and manage maintenance
decisions for active patents.
- Support IP initiatives for third-party licensing and acquisitions, working with IP Counsel
and business leadership.
- Maintain IP metrics and reports and contribute to the ongoing improvement of IP
management systems and procedures.
What you will need:
Required Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science,
or equivalent.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in an engineering-related field.
- Strong Stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence others and be
appropriately assertive to challenge concepts and inspire innovation.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in an R&D context.
- Interest in patent processes and legal aspects of IP.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of the USPTO patent prosecution process; understanding of
international patent prosecution is a plus.
- Extensive experience conducting IP searches and assessment.
*required*
Must be a US Citizen or green card holder
Must have the ability to legally own or possess a firearm
