Sr. Sustaining Engineer, Electromechanical SystemsPosition Summary: The Sr. Sustaining Engineer, Electrical will sustain, troubleshoot, and improve complex electro-mechanical systems throughout their production lifecycle. This position focuses on resolving advanced hardware and system-level issues, supporting manufacturing, and driving product reliability and performance improvements. The Sr. Sustaining Engineer, Electromechanical Systems role requires strong expertise in complex electro-mechanical troubleshooting, including root-cause analysis of electrical, mechanical, and firmware interactions in both development and production environments. They will work in a team environment collaborating with Quality, Operations, and Research & Development.
FLSA: Exempt
Job Duties and Responsibilities:- Design and construct moderately complex electro-mechanical fixturing including electro-mechanical fixtures.
- Complete design changes and execute change orders on both NPI and sustaining engineering projects.
- Complete highly technical electrical builds for preliminary design verification testing.
- Use project management techniques to procure tooling and equipment for new products to meet launch timelines and cost targets.
- Manage engineering changes through appropriate systems, maintaining accurate documentation, revision control, and traceability.
- Assume responsibility for achieving the cost, productivity and quality goals for a product line while working with cross functional teams to achieve goals.
- Generate annual cost savings plan for areas of responsibility through a formal cost savings analysis using established procedures.
- Create and maintain excel tracking logs and communicate change order and purchased-part status updates to cross-functional teams.
- Collect data during testing and run and understand basic statistics including Weibull distribution analysis.
- Develop PowerPoint presentations to effectively communicate testing results to stakeholders.
- Create ISO compliant preliminary work instructions for use of fixtures and first pass engineering builds
- Serve as a liaison between Supplier Quality Engineers and Design Engineers by communicating inspection results and validating precision measurements using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs, and other electrical analysis equipment.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, cost reduction, and production yield across complete systems, not individual components.
- Perform as technical leader and resource to co-workers while actively mentoring less experienced Engineers on electro-mechanical systems.
- Provide consultation on problem-solving teams across multiple products and processes and complete assigned tasks and projects per agreed upon timelines.
- Visual inspection of optical products with or without magnification tools frequently required.
- Complete some production engineering-based material rework as needed.
- Must comply able to comply with all work exposure EH&S training requirements and adhere to SIG SAUER Inc. security mandates.
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Education/Experience & Skills:- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required, Master's degree preferred; and a minimum 7-10 years of previous experience.
- High mechanical aptitude and experience with hands-on mechanics.
- Small hand tools and machinery used require manual dexterity and safety awareness.
- Strong firmware skills in C, C++, and Python
- Advanced reasoning skills including FMEA, 8D and other quality tools.
- RF electronics experience, including Bluetooth.
- Multi-layer PCA high density surface mount layout with flex and rigid flex.
- Experience with various PCA interconnection methods.
- Skilled with Altium PCA software and its standard component libraries.
- Proficient in working within MS Office, Excel, and Word. Experience in Visual Basic, and Microsoft Access is preferred.
- Must be highly skilled in writing and editing in English.
- Must be able to clearly, concisely and accurately convey ideas and information to others, both verbally and in written form.
- Fundamental understanding of revision and change order processes.
- Intermediate understanding of statistics including statistical process control.
- Exceptional attention to detail during data collection, prototype builds and testing.
- Strong time management skills that provide for the ability to balance both large and small project timelines.
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.
