Engineering Manager: Lead Global Projects & Teams

Dematic; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Dematic in Mississauga, Canada, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead project teams and ensure quality, on-time delivery and budget adherence. You will mentor engineers, oversee staffing, forecast workloads, and participate in pre-sale reviews with Sales.

The role requires a BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, 5+ years of engineering leadership, and 8+ years in material handling or logistics automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated Engineering Management and/or people leadership.
• At least 8 years in material handling and/or logistics automation industry or related experience preferred.
• Ability to work independently and lead 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 team.

Skills

Engineering Management

Leadership

Project forecasting

CAD (AutoCAD) knowledge

PLC knowledge (Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell)

Education

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC (Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell)

Job description

Dematic in Mississauga, Canada, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead project teams and ensure quality, on-time delivery and budget adherence. You will mentor engineers, oversee staffing, forecast workloads, and participate in pre-sale reviews with Sales.

The role requires a BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, 5+ years of engineering leadership, and 8+ years in material handling or logistics automation.