Protective equipment manufacturer for law enforcement, military, and first responders
Safariland manufactures protective gear for law enforcement, military, and security professionals across multiple brands. The company is mid-market scaled (1,001–5,000 employees) with engineering and manufacturing as core functions, reflected in active hiring across both disciplines. Current projects signal operational maturity: lean manufacturing initiatives, nuclear safety QA, ballistic armor development, and AI/ML predictive maintenance — suggesting movement toward automation and compliance rigor in a traditionally labor-intensive sector.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
Safariland Group operates a portfolio of protective equipment brands serving law enforcement, military, and first responder markets. The company manufactures ballistic armor, duty gear, and related protective products across multiple operating units. With over 1,000 employees, Safariland runs vertically integrated design, engineering, and manufacturing operations, supported by sales, finance, and support teams. The organization tracks product impact through a documented "Saves Club" tracking lives protected by their gear. Headquarters in Jacksonville, FL; currently hiring across United States and Canada.
Design and engineering: SolidWorks, AutoCAD, C/C++, Qt. Embedded systems: Android, Ubuntu, Yocto, MQTT, GStreamer. Development tools: Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, CMake, GCC. Operations: Microsoft Project, Visio, Office suite. Marketing: Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Google Analytics.
Jacksonville, Florida. The company employs 1,001–5,000 people and is hiring in the United States and Canada.
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