Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer

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 and is named Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER has over 3,200 employees across twelve locations in three states and is a certified Great Place to Work™. For more information about the company and product line visit: sigsauer.com.

Position Summary:
Responsibilities includes quality manufacturing, inspection, quality training and process improvement. Duties will include creating or improving inspection methods, reviewing work instructions, establishing inspection/sampling plans, investigating root cause of nonconformances, implementing corrective actions, performing statistical analysis, conducts internal audits, and supports continuous improvement efforts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:
*Will have a fundamental understanding of quality philosophies, principles, systems, methods, tools, standards, organizational and team dynamics, customer expectations and satisfaction, supplier relations and performance, leadership, training, interpersonal relationships, improvement systems and professional ethics.
*Will have a fundamental understanding of a quality system and its development, documentation and implementation to domestic and international standards or requirements.
*Will have a basic understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results and follow-up.
*Will be able to develop and implement quality programs, including tracking, analyzing, reporting and problem solving.
*Will be able to plan, control and assure product and process quality in accordance with quality principles, which include planning processes, material control, and acceptance.
*Sampling and measurement systems.
*Will have basic knowledge of reliability, maintainability, and risk management, including key terms and definitions, modeling, systems design, assessment tools and reporting.
*Will have a thorough understanding of problem-solving and quality improvement tools and techniques. This includes knowledge of management and planning tools, quality tools, preventive, and corrective actions, and how to overcome barriers to quality improvements.
*Will be able to acquire and analyze data using appropriate standard quantitative methods across a spectrum of business environments to facilitate process analysis and improvements.

Education and/or Experience:
*Candidates must have eight years of on-the-job experience in one or more of the areas of the Certified Quality Engineer Body of Knowledge.
*Candidates who have completed a degree from a college, university or technical school with accreditation accepted by ASQ, part of the eight-year experience requirement will be waived, as follows (only one of these waivers may be claimed):
*Diploma from a technical or trade school — one year will be waived.
*Associate degree — two years waived.
*Bachelor’s degree — four years waived.
*Master’s or doctorate — five years waived.
*Degrees/diplomas from educational institutions outside the United States must be equivalent to degrees from U.S. educational institutions.
*A minimum of three years of this experience must be in a decision-making position. "Decision-making" is defined as the authority to define, execute, or control projects/processes and to be responsible for the outcome. This may or may not include management or supervisory positions.
*Candidates must have worked in a full-time, paid role. Paid intern, co-op or any other course work cannot be applied toward the work experience requirement.
*For candidates who were certified by ASQ as a quality auditor, reliability engineer, supplier quality professional, software Quality Engineer or quality manager, the experience used to qualify for certification in these fields applies to certification as a Quality Engineer.

Working Conditions:
*Able to lift up to 25 pounds.
*Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which is required in designated areas.

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.