Engineering Manager

TYCROP Trailers; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TYCROP Trailers Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the product engineering staff and oversee development, optimization and support of our trailer products.

You will drive engineering excellence, manage resources, and ensure cost-effective, high-quality solutions that meet customer requirements and market needs.

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer in British Columbia or eligible for registration
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Experience with process improvement, project management and strategic planning

Responsibilities

• Identifies and ensures adoption of industry-leading engineering practices for new product development, optimization and lifecycle support
• Compiles and maintains documentation of engineering standards and best practices
• Develops and monitors metrics to identify performance of the group and its processes with corrective actions
• Ensures resources have appropriate skills and training to meet the development plan
• Develops and maintains the corporate intellectual property portfolio and strategy
• Creates project teams and monitors activities to meet time, cost and quality objectives
• Assesses risk and implements risk mitigation and verification strategies for all activities
• Supervises engineers and reviews designs and cost estimates
• Leads the Engineering Team and ensures customer requirements are met and designs validated
• Supports manufacturing for efficient production and lifecycle stakeholder needs

Skills

Fluent technical communication

Project management

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Quality and process improvement

Manufacturing liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

At TYCROP Trailers Inc. we develop solutions that put our customers equipment FIRST in the market, put our customers FIRST in business and put operators FIRST in safety and efficiency.

We are growing! We have expanded our business and our products. Previously a division of TYCROP Manufacturing Ltd., TYCROP Trailers Inc. is now a stand-alone business! We still make the trailers we’re known for, but we have expanded our product lineup to help meet the growing demand for energy in North America.

THE ROLE

The Engineering Manager leads all TYCROP Trailers' product engineering staff and plans, monitors and controls all TYCROP Trailers' product engineering activities. including those activities related to the development of new, and the optimization and support of existing, products.

The goal of this position is to develop and deliver new, quality products to the market with speed and to optimize the cost effectiveness, quality and market relevance of existing products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies and ensures the adoption, documentation and consistent employment of industry-leading engineering practices for new product development, product optimization and product life-cycle support
• Compiles and maintains documentation of engineering standards and best practices
• Develops and monitors metrics to identify the performance of the group and its processes and employs corrective actions as required
• Ensures that resources are available with appropriate skills and training to meet the needs of the product development plan and fulfill the operational responsibilities of the department
• Develops and maintains the corporate intellectual property portfolio and strategy
• Creates project teams and monitors and controls project activities to ensure compliance with time, cost and quality objectives
• Assesses risk and implements appropriate risk mitigation and verification strategies for all product development activities
• Supervises technicians, technologists and other engineers and reviews and approves designs, calculations and cost estimates
• Reviews and approves designs, calculations and cost estimates
• Leads the Engineering Team and is therefore responsible for the following practices:
• Documentation of product intent and verification of conformance to customer requirements
• Translation of customer needs and value opportunities into tangible concept features and products
• Verification of product fitness-for- purpose, cost-effectiveness, compliance and risk mitigation
• Creation and maintenance of customer product documentation
• Provision of product engineering support to TYCROP Trailers sales activities
• Provision of appropriate instruction to manufacturing for efficient steady-state production
• Provision of engineering support to any relevant stakeholder throughout the product lifecycle
• Supports company mission, vision, budgets, goals and objectives
• Provides a working environment that is safe, clean and healthy
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered as a Professional Engineer in British Columbia, or immediately eligible for such registration
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Experience with process improvement, project management and strategic planning

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Fluent technical communication
• Use of standard office software
• Assessment of appropriate design for manufacture and design for service
• Assessment of appropriate structural integrity, which may require the application of classical structural engineering calculation or finite element analysis
• Design, conduct and documentation of prototyping activities
• Project and resource management
• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills
• Possesses a passion for delivering excellent internal and external customer service

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position is primarily office-based but requires regular visits to the production floor and occasional travel to supplier sites. This role may require working outside of regular business hours to address urgent supply chain issues.

YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE

Working at TYCROP Trailers Inc. is more than a job – it’s a place where talent meets training and teamwork to create a rewarding career. We challenge employees to be their best, reach for opportunities and build on them. We hope that our future together will be both enjoyable and rewarding.

HIRE FOR CULTURE, TRAIN FOR SKILL, COACH FOR SUCCESS!