Engineering Manager: Design & New Product Development

Nordstern Group; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Competitive salary

4-day workweek for weekday shifts

3-day workweek for weekend shifts

Off-shift premiums

Paid lunch and coffee breaks

RRSP matching

Comprehensive training

Career advancement

Boots and safety glasses reimbursement

Continuous improvement culture

Social committee

Job summary

Custom Castings, a member of the Nordstern Group, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Design Engineering team and coordinate resources across the Group. This role drives NPD, tooling standards, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Sales.

You will oversee engineering workloads, manage customer communications during development, and mentor engineers in mechanical design and manufacturing processes. This role blends office and shop-floor work.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading projects, coordinating technical work, and mentoring staff.
• Demonstrated experience in mechanical design, tooling, and new product development.
• Foundry/aluminum casting or related manufacturing experience is an asset.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Excellent project management, prioritization, and organizational abilities.
• Strong customer communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage and lead the Design Engineering team with clear expectations, accountability, and technical support.
• Control intake and prioritization of engineering requests across the Group based on customer needs, business impact, urgency, and capacity.
• Balance workload across the shared engineering resource pool and act as the primary escalation point for day-to-day Design Engineering matters.
• Serve as the primary engineering contact for external customers during new product development from design review to production launch.
• Maintain clear communication with customers on project status, technical issues, risks, and required decisions.
• Develop and maintain tooling design standards, review processes, and engineering best practices.
• Incorporate lessons learned from tooling trials and production performance into future designs.
• Drive improvements toward first-shot success with fewer tooling revisions and delays.
• Lead or support structured problem-solving where engineering input is required.
• Support quotation, FAI, PPAP, and other technical activities requiring engineering input.
• Work closely with Operations, Quality, Tooling, Maintenance, Sales, and senior leadership across the Group.
• Identify technical risks, resource constraints, and priority conflicts early and take appropriate action.
• Provide visibility on engineering workload, priorities, project status, and significant risks.

Skills

Mechanical design

People leadership

3D CAD modelling

Manufacturing processes

Customer-facing technical projects

Project management

Education

Post-secondary education in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Casting simulation software

Job description

Custom Castings, a member of the Nordstern Group, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the Design Engineering team and coordinate resources across the Group. This role drives NPD, tooling standards, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Sales.

You will oversee engineering workloads, manage customer communications during development, and mentor engineers in mechanical design and manufacturing processes. This role blends office and shop-floor work.