Design Engineering Manager

Spang-; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Job summary

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, is seeking a Design Engineering Manager in Pittsburgh, PA. You will oversee electrical, mechanical, and drafting engineers, supporting sales, logistics, production and management to deliver high‑quality designs.

Responsibilities include leading the design engineering group, conducting performance reviews, training staff, collaborating across U.S. and China facilities, and ensuring UL compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• At least five years of product development experience.
• Experience supervising or managing a team.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the design engineering group to ensure work is distributed, on schedule, and of high quality.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide training and career development guidance.
• Support recruitment, orientation, and training.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design Engineering, Logistics, and Production to meet customer requirements, production schedules, cost targets, and engineering intent across U.S. and China facilities.
• Review technical drawings, first-article submissions, and return material authorization requests.
• Maintain document control, approval procedures, testing standards, operating procedures, and design standards.
• Oversee UL compliance and serve as primary contact for UL inspections.
• Evaluate capital equipment needs and prepare capital expenditure requests.
• Domestic and international travel of up to 40% is required.

Skills

Leadership

Product development

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Team management

Education

Bachelors in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

UL compliance

Job description

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, has an opening for a Design Engineering Manager based in Pittsburgh, PA. This position will oversee electrical, mechanical, and drafting engineers as well as provide support to sales, logistics, production, and management.

Spang Engineered Solutions designs and manufactures custom inductive components for an array of industries. Our manufacturing locations include Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, and McKinney, TX in the U.S.A., and Xiamen, China.

Major responsibilities include managing, leading, and developing the design engineering group to ensure work is effectively distributed, completed on schedule, and of the highest quality; conducting performance reviews and providing training and career development guidance; and supporting recruitment, selection, orientation, and training. This position will support the Division President in advancing strategic technical goals and collaborate with Sales, Design Engineering, Logistics, and Production to meet customer requirements, production schedules, cost targets, and engineering intent across U.S. and China facilities. Additional responsibilities include supporting key customers; reviewing technical drawings, first-article submissions, and return material authorization requests; maintaining document control, approval procedures, testing standards, operating procedures, and design standards; overseeing UL compliance and serving as the primary contact for UL inspections; and evaluating capital equipment needs and preparing capital expenditure requests. Domestic and international travel of up to 40% is required.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Candidates must have at least five years of product development experience, along with supervisory or management experience.

Spang provides a full benefits package with one of the best 401(k) matching plans in the business, competitive salaries, and much more. To learn more about growing your career at Spang & Company, please visit our website at www.spang.com.

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