Engineering Manager

KION Business Services Polska; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead project engineering teams across remote, office, and customer-site environments. You will coach teams, manage budgets, and ensure delivery targets for quality and cost are achieved.

Ideal candidates offer 5+ years in leadership roles in material handling or logistics automation, strong CAD/PLC skills, and excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years in engineering management or people leadership.
• Minimum 8 years in material handling or logistics automation.
• Ability to work across remote, office, and customer-site environments.
• CAD and PLC knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching and guidance to ensure team and project success.
• Ensure targets for quality, on-time delivery, and cost are met.
• Anticipate issues and address proactively.
• Provide regular reporting of project performance to management.
• Maintain monthly project forecasting and budgets.

Skills

Engineering management

People leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Allen-Bradley PLC

Rockwell PLC

Job description

What We Offer

• Career Development
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits
• Pay Transparency
• Global Opportunities
• Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/

Dematic 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $75,000 - $165,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

What You Will Do In This Role

• Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success
• Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost.
• Anticipate issues and address proactively
• Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects
• Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets
• Provide input to annual budget regarding staffing, indirect spending, etc
• Attend project turnovers and assess projects for technical, cost, and schedule risks prior to execution team deployment
• Make project staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities, and customer visibility
• Maintain utilization for individual contributors and coordinate level-loading of team members
• Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams
• Look for opportunity to reduce project risks and develop awareness of customer expectations and demands
• Analyzes and understands impact of decisions on business operations
• Appraise and recommend changes in current processes or procedures
• Effectively recruit, on-board, and integrate new hires into the Project Engineering

What We Are Looking For

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field of engineering
• At least (5) years of demonstrated Engineering Management and/or people leadership
• At least (8) years of material handling and/or logistics automation industry or related experience preferred
• Ability to work individually and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office, and customer site environments
• Knowledge of CAD design software including AutoCAD is a plus
• Knowledge of PLCs including Allen-Bradley and/or Rockwell a plus.
• Ability to solve complex problems and recommend cost-effective solutions
• Proven communications skills, collaboration, flexibility, and willingness to lead and work as part of a team of solution-oriented professionals
• Demonstrated presentation skills, group facilitation, and ability to effectively interact with customers
• Excellent leadership, teamwork, influencing, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and maintaining composure
• Travel approximately 10% to Customer or Dematic locations
• Positively represent the Engineering organization and Dematic with both internal and external Customers

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered. KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready. Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM, stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automation technology and AI-supported software solutions that optimize intralogistics across warehousing, production, and distribution. Whether locally or globally – we offer exciting career opportunities in an innovative environment shaped by our core values: Integrity, Collaboration, Courage, and Excellence. Together, we create the magic of supply chain solutions.

Join our team – Push it forward.