Senior Manager, Engineering

Confidential Company; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Mississauga, Ontario, is seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Engineering Manager to lead technical engineering activities, customer-facing initiatives and program execution in a global manufacturing setting. The role requires leading cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and quality, with travel about 25% globally.

Proficiency in Excel and MS Project will support planning, tracking and delivery.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical education.
• Proven engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience with global manufacturing organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated customer-facing technical leadership experience.
• Program or project execution experience in manufacturing or engineering.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers and senior stakeholders.
• On-site work in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Ability to travel ~25% globally, primarily to the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across engineering, technical customer engagement, and program execution.
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities supporting customer programs and manufacturing initiatives.
• Serve as a key technical interface with customers, ensuring requirements, priorities, risks, and program expectations are clearly understood.
• Work closely with global, cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, commercial, and program functions.
• Drive program schedules, deliverables, technical milestones, and issue resolution.
• Support technical decision-making and ensure programs remain aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Communicate effectively across different functions, cultures, and geographic regions.
• Use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project to support program planning, tracking, reporting, and execution.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Global cross-functional teams

Customer-facing leadership

Program execution

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

A global manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Engineering Manager to lead technical engineering activities, customer-facing initiatives, and program execution within a complex global manufacturing environment.

This position requires a strong engineering leader who can work effectively across global, cross-functional teams, communicate confidently with customers and internal stakeholders, and drive programs from technical development through execution.

Job Duties:

• Provide leadership across engineering, technical customer engagement, and program execution.
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities supporting customer programs and manufacturing initiatives.
• Serve as a key technical interface with customers, ensuring requirements, priorities, risks, and program expectations are clearly understood.
• Work closely with global, cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, commercial, and program functions.
• Drive program schedules, deliverables, technical milestones, and issue resolution.
• Support technical decision-making and ensure programs remain aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.
• Communicate effectively across different functions, cultures, and geographic regions.
• Use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project to support program planning, tracking, reporting, and execution.

Requirements:

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical education.
• Proven engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience working within a global manufacturing organization and with international, cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated customer-facing technical leadership experience.
• Strong program or project execution experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, technical teams, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work on-site in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% globally, primarily to the United States.

Preferred

• Experience working with teams or operations in China.
• Chinese language skills are an asset but are not required.
• Experience supporting complex, multinational manufacturing programs.

Work Arrangement

This is an on-site position in Mississauga, Ontario. Candidates should be comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment and partnering regularly with colleagues and customers across multiple regions and time zones.