Manufacturing Engineer I

SIG SAUER, Inc. is a leading provider and manufacturer of firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, airguns, suppressors, remote controlled weapons stations, and training. For over 250 years SIG SAUER, Inc. has evolved, and thrived, by blending American ingenuity, German engineering, and Swiss precision. Today, SIG SAUER is synonymous with industry-leading quality and innovation which has made it the brand of choice amongst the U.S. Military, the global defense community, law enforcement, competitive shooters, hunters, and responsible citizens. Additionally, SIG SAUER is the premier provider of elite firearms instruction and tactical training at the SIG SAUER Academy. Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER has over 3,400 employees across sixteen U.S. locations in three states, and four additional global facilities. SIG SAUER is certified a Great Place to Work™.

About the role

The Manufacturing Engineer I will be responsible for overseeing and improving the manufacturing processes for CNC machined rifle and pistol components. The Manufacturing Engineer I will design new processes from start to finish including machine selection, fixtures, gages, tooling, control plans, work instructions, tool life studies, and heat treat studies. Responsible for identifying areas for improvement and cost savings analysis. Must maintain elevated levels of organization and project management to ensure on-time delivery and product quality and determine problem resolutions and implement improvements. The Manufacturing Engineer I will develop detailed layouts and routings for equipment, processes, and workflow, research and develop new processes, equipment, and products, maintain research, activity documentation, and preparing reports, and ensure manufacturing processes, equipment, and products comply with safety standards and legal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Design new processes from start to finish including machine selection, fixtures, gages, tooling, control plans, work instructions, tool life studies, and heat treat studies.
• Identify areas for improvement and cost savings analysis.
• Determine problem resolutions and implement improvements to quality and throughput.
• Track tasks and projects along with Engineering Lead and Supervisor using Monday.com boards, spreadsheets, and personal notes.
• Maintain elevated levels of organization and project management to ensure on-time delivery and product quality.
• Resolve quality issues related to assigned product and processes using inspection, data collection, basic dimensional stack-ups, control plan edits and basic statistical methods.
• Develop detailed layouts and routings for equipment, processes, and workflow.
• Provide day-to-day, hands-on production support for assigned manufacturing process including high volume CNC machining, machine and tool design, Assembly, Metal Finishing, and Automation.
• Escalate persistent issues to Engineering Lead or Supervisor.
• Edit and improve detailed process drawings, quality control plans, operator and set-up work instructions, set-up sheets and production routings using SIG Agile product life cycle database.
• Support senior level Manufacturing Engineers with the improvement and development of new