Automation Engineering Manager: Lead, Grow, Deliver

M. G. Newell Corporation; Greensboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

M. G. Newell Corporation seeks an Engineering Manager – Automation to lead the Controls Engineering team and drive project execution from planning to delivery.

You will balance workload, mentor engineers, and partner with sales, accounting, and shop personnel to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective solutions for customers. The role requires five years of industrial automation experience, a related bachelor's degree, and strong leadership, communication, and cost/facility awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls/Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Professional Engineer license is preferred.
• Minimum five years of industrial automation or controls engineering experience in a project-based or engineered-to-order environment.
• Demonstrated leadership in planning, prioritization, resource management, coaching, performance management, hiring, team building, and communication.
• Experience with automation delivery, including estimates, risk, vendor coordination, installation, startup, commissioning, and Project Manager/customer collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily activities and performance of the Controls Engineering team; align deliverables with project priorities and milestones.
• Coach and develop team members through one-on-ones, feedback, training, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and development goals.
• Perform regular employee reviews and provide recommendations for advancement and compensation adjustments to upper management.
• Own daily resource assignments and priorities with the engineering team, balancing skills, workload, and development.
• Monitor deliverables, planned versus actual engineering hours, milestones, quality, and risk; address or escalate concerns early.
• Maintain approximately 25% billable technical and project contribution through supporting resource constraints, reviews, audits, startups, and escalations.
• Ensure projects meet quality, cost, schedule and customer expectations through audits.
• Coordinate with Controls Technicians, Electrical Designers, Panel Shop, Sales, field resources, Accounting, coordinators, Sub-contractors, and other engineering groups.
• Communicate project status and coordinate with cross-functional teams on project-related items.
• Complete people-management and administrative responsibilities, including review and approval of time sheets, expense reports, and performance documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

PLC/HMI/SCADA

Electrical controls

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics or related field

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Document control system

Job description

M. G. Newell Corporation seeks an Engineering Manager – Automation to lead the Controls Engineering team and drive project execution from planning to delivery.

You will balance workload, mentor engineers, and partner with sales, accounting, and shop personnel to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective solutions for customers. The role requires five years of industrial automation experience, a related bachelor's degree, and strong leadership, communication, and cost/facility awareness.