Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business; Master's preferred.
3-6 years of experience in product development or related fields.
Advanced understanding of mechanical devices and assemblies.
Strong project management skills with interdisciplinary teams.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and intermediate with PLM/ERP systems.
Experience with project management tools like Monday.com or Asana.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
Lead product development teams in executing deliverables and setting priorities.
Manage multiple projects and balance conflicting resources.
Communicate development status and risks to management and stakeholders.
Serve as the central communication point for cross-functional teams.
Drive the launch of Bill of Materials components through the development lifecycle.
Oversee compliance with customer and internal requirements during product development.
Monitor product costs and initiate cost reduction efforts.
Benefits
Opportunity for professional growth and development.
Collaborative work environment with interdisciplinary teams.
Exposure to high-complexity product development projects.
Engagement with executive management and stakeholders.
Participation in continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
NPI Manager II
Position Summary: The NPI Manager II is responsible for planning, leading, and managing product development projects ranging from basic to high complexity projects starting at inception through realization, with limited supervision. The NPI Manager II is a midlevel position that requires a self-driven, organized, and detail-oriented individual that is able to communicate with and manage large and diverse interdisciplinary teams. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, in addition to confidence, resilience, and emotional intelligence are required in order to be successful in this role. The NPI Manager II will collaborate with their interdisciplinary product development teammates, communicating directly with Executive Management.
FLSA: Exempt
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide leadership to the product development team in the management and execution of all product development deliverables, assignment of priorities, setting developmental build plans, and closure of development open issues, with limited supervision.
Manage multiple concurrent projects and balance conflicting resources and priorities.
Maintain a strong level of SIG SAUER NPI process mastery, and the operational processes pertaining to cross-functional team members which contribute to the product development process.
Communicate and report to Manager, Executive Management, and stakeholders regarding development status and timeline, and risks and mitigation plans with limited supervision.
Escalate resource and priority conflicts to Executive Management, and provide triage proposals to resolve issues.
Serve as the central point of communication for the cross-functional team through the entire product development lifecycle.
With limited supervision, drive the launch of individual Bill of Materials components through the part development lifecycle, including but not limited to driving the release of drawings, BOMs, routings, developing change order strategies, driving the stand-up and validation of component manufacturing processes, and actioning the disposition of revisions.
Oversee compliance to customers and internal requirements through the product development lifecycle. Monitor design development, verification, and validation testing status, compliance to requirements, and drive closure of remedial actions, if required.
With limited supervision, manage pre-production readiness activities, including but not limited to TDP and BOM release via PLM, stand-up of the assembly, range, inspection, and packaging processes, supply chain and manufacturing scaling, development of technical documentation and manuals, development of spare parts and product-specific tools, and marketing launch readiness.
With limited supervision, develop the execution strategy and project plan with the cross-functional team for product development projects.
Establish the project scope based on requirements and critical path and communicate to the cross-functional team to prioritize efforts.
With limited supervision, monitor product cost through the development lifecycle, and highlights, initiates and actions cost reduction efforts to maximize product profitability. With limited supervision, maintain the development budget and resource pool.
Maintain and continuously improve existing NPI processes and procedures, develop new processes and supporting ISO documentation and train team members, with limited supervision.
Participate in and sustain 5S Standards.
Must follow all required Safety and ISO procedures.
Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Education/Experience & Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business, or equivalent working experience required; Master's degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
3-6 years of product development, engineering, manufacturing or related experience required.
Must be mechanically inclined, and have an advanced understanding of mechanical devices and assemblies.
Strong ability to understand technical product development issues and facilitate development and implementation of action plans with Engineers to resolve problems.
Experience using and maintaining firearms is preferred.
Strong track record of project management skills leading interdisciplinary teams.
Adept at forecasting project resources and budgets, as well as proactively identifying and mitigating constraints.
Strong computer-based technical competency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Intermediate experience with PLM and ERP systems is required.
Intermediate degree of competency using project planning, collaborative work management, or task management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project.
Ability to communicate effectively, maintain professionalism and interpersonal skills, and complete reporting responsibilities.
Continuously utilize leadership skills and confidence while working in a team environment.
Must be able to clearly, concisely, and accurately convey ideas and information to others, both verbally and in written form. Good interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Strong ability to plan, lead, and execute New Product Introduction (NPI), Value Analysis, and Continuous Improvement (CI) projects based on a prescribed scope of work, budget, and/or timeline.
Working Conditions:
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer using a keyboard and mouse performing repetitive tasks.
Ability to open file cabinets, reach with hands and arms, bend, and twist, lift and move files.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required.
Must comply with all work exposure EH&S training requirements and adhere to SIG SAUER Inc. Security Mandates
About SIG Sauer
SIG Sauer [?s i? ?e? ?za???] is the brand name used by several sister companies involved in the design and manufacture of firearms. The original company was Schweizerische Waggon Fabrik, later Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft but it then went through several selloffs and the SIG Sauer brand is now spread over several companies. The original SIG is now known as SIG Combibloc Group and no longer has any firearms business.
The parent company is L&O Holding. It is the parent company of the German SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG, the Swiss SIG Sauer AG, and the American SIG Sauer, Inc.
