Design Engineering Manager — Lead Multidisciplinary Teams

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, 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.