Engineering Manager
On-siteGreencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Lead, coach, and develop the Engineering team while establishing department goals, performance expectations, and professional development plans. Oversee the design and development of custom sheet metal enclosures and fabricated assemblies, reviewing drawings, models, and technical documentation to ensure compliance with customer specifications, applicable codes, and UL requirements. Partner with Sales, Estimating, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions, resolve production issues, and support tooling development and fixture design. Manage engineering workload, staffing, and resource allocation to meet customer and production demands while driving continuous improvement initiatives and reducing waste through Design for Manufacturability principles.
Required Qualifications
- Leadership & Management
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the Engineering team
- Establish department goals, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with company objectives
- Conduct performance evaluations, coaching conversations, and professional development planning
- Manage engineering workload, staffing, and resource allocation to meet customer and production demands
- Build and maintain engineering standards, procedures, and best practices
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, innovation, and customer focus
- Lead recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and development of engineering staff
- Oversee the design and development of custom sheet metal enclosures and fabricated assemblies
- Review and approve engineering drawings, models, bills of material, and technical documentation
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications, applicable codes, and UL requirements
- Establish design standards that improve consistency, manufacturability, and efficiency
- Evaluate new technologies, manufacturing methods, and product improvements
- Support complex customer projects from quotation through production launch
- Partner with Production and Fabrication leadership to improve manufacturing efficiency
- Resolve engineering-related production issues in a timely manner
- Support tooling development, fixture design, and process improvements
- Reduce waste through Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles
- Improve product quality by eliminating recurring engineering issues
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action activities
- Prioritize engineering projects to meet customer commitments
- Monitor project timelines, budgets, and engineering deliverables
- Coordinate cross-functional project teams
- Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Provide regular project updates to executive leadership
- Lead engineering process improvement initiatives
- Develop engineering metrics and key performance indicators
- Improve engineering workflows and documentation
- Standardize CAD practices, part numbering, revision control, and documentation
- Support Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives
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