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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer
This position is located in Beit Nehemia, 7314000, ISR
SIG SAUER, Inc. is a leading provider and manufacturer of firearms, electro-optics, ammunition, airguns, suppressors, 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's workforce is located across eight locations in the United States. The tremendous growth of SIG SAUER has fueled outstanding opportunities for experienced professionals to join our team.
Position Summary:
The Design Engineer IV is responsible for developing new product platforms as well as managing legacy product improvements. Responsibilities also include exercising sound engineering judgement, providing technical leadership on all team projects, and coaching R&D staff. This senior position in the R&D department is generally intended for mechanical engineers with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and significant work experience in the firearms industry. The Design Engineer IV works both independently and in a team environment with Designers, Design Engineers, Project Managers, and Test Technicians. A Design Engineer IV frequently initiates collaboration with other departments including product management and operations.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively lead the development of innovative firearm and/or accessory programs, ensuring that product requirements and cost targets are met.
- Responsible for product TDP and ensuring functional dimensioning schemes, appropriate GD&T, appropriate QAP identification, and ASME Y14.5 compliance.
- Responsible for tolerance stack analyses that ensure design functionality.
- Proactively and independently complete highly complex, accurate analyses using three or more of the following tools: FEA, Motion, CFD, heat transfer or other software.
- Review analyses completed by other engineers for accuracy and provide guidance for identified concerns.
- Process all levels of change orders through the PLM system.
- Responsible for the accuracy of assemblies and BOMs.
- Responsible for ensuring test plans to evaluate new or modified products are logical and thorough. Coordinate Test Technician activity, assisting as necessary.
- Review test data and ensure hypotheses, conclusions, and next steps are valid.
- Responsible for products meeting validation test criteria.
- Responsible for DFM of complete products, coordinating activities with manufacturing engineers and vendors.
- Responsible for product cost meeting plans.
- Evaluate part inspection data and determine the acceptability of non-conformances, providing feedback to suppliers.
- Develop and manage Intellectual Property through patent searches, patent applications, and trade studies.
- Provide technical assistance to other departments within Sig Sauer as needed.
- Consistently follow safe firearm handling practices.
- Follow all range safety procedures when in any of the range areas.
- Lead the continuous improvement of technical information, analytical methods, design practices, and other R&D activities.
- Lead and sustain 5S activities.
- Must follow all required Safety and ISO procedures.
- Must be able to travel infrequently.
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Education, Experience, and Required Skills:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
- 15 or more years engineering experience working in a R&D environment.
- Must be proficient using CAD software to create parametric solid models and associated drawings (SolidWorks highly preferred).
- Must be experienced using a PLM system for complete product lines (Agile preferred).
- Must be capable of performing highly complex analyses such as FEA, kinematic and dynamic motion, CFD, and/or heat transfer.
- Must be able to generate clear, fully dimensioned, ASME Y14.5 compliant drawings of complex parts using logical datum structures and functional dimensioning schemes.
- Must be familiar with GD&T symbology and standard inspection methods.
- Must be capable of completing complex tolerance stack analyses using software.
- Must have a fundamental understanding of manufacturing methods including machining, metal injection molding, plastic injection molding, stamping/fine blanking, extrusion, forging, and casting as well as knowledge in material selection, heat treatment and coatings.
- Must have practical experience with mechanical assembly.
- Must be able to pro-actively define and resolve highly complex problems by collecting and analyzing data, establishing facts, drawing valid conclusions, and executing viable solutions.
- Must be able to convey ideas and information clearly, concisely, and accurately to others, both verbally and in written form.
- Must be proficient using Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Project is preferred.
- Familiarity with ITAR, ATF and EAR regulations is preferred.
- Experience using and maintaining firearms and/or related products is preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Working Conditions:
- Able to lift up to 25
- Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is required in designated
SIG SAUER, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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