Design Engineering Manager — Lead NPD & Cross‑Func Teams

Aalberts integrated piping systems; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aaalberts integrated piping systems is seeking a Design Engineering Manager in Charlotte, NC. You will lead a team of design engineers across new product development and major enhancements, providing technical direction from concept through launch, while aligning with business goals and customer needs.

You will guide design reviews, manage risk, and ensure robust product validation, with a hands-on approach to engineering challenges and a focus on scalable, manufacturable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited preferred).
• 10+ years of engineering experience developing mechanical products within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading engineering projects, mentoring engineers, or supervising technical teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering projects through structured development, validation, launch, and post-launch improvement.
• Experience with DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of design engineers while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and solutions-oriented engineering culture.
• Lead new product development and major enhancement projects from concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer needs, schedules, financial goals, and launch readiness.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, engineering problem solving, product validation, risk assessment, and key design decisions throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead engineering execution within the NPD stage-gate process, ensuring projects are properly scoped, designed, validated, industrialized, launched, and reviewed against business and customer objectives.
• Partner with Product Management to translate product strategy, Voice of Customer insights, and market opportunities into practical engineering requirements and scalable product designs.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure successful product launches, production readiness, and long-term product performance.
• Champion engineering best practices including DFMEA, DFM/DFA, validation planning, design standardization, engineering risk management, and structured product development methodologies.
• Improve speed, discipline, and accountability across the concept-to-launch process by establishing clear engineering priorities, project milestones, decision points, and execution routines.
• Lead development of engineered mechanical products and assemblies using cast, forged, machined, molded and fabricated components while balancing performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
• Support selected connected-product and emerging technology initiatives by helping integrate sensing, controls, connectivity, or digital requirements into mechanical product development where applicable.
• Establish and track engineering project metrics, including project milestones, validation status, launch readiness, resource allocation, cost-out impact, and contribution to innovation objectives.
• Complete additional duties as assigned by your manager.

Skills

Team leadership

Mechanical design

Product development

Cross-functional leadership

DFMEA

Education

ABET-accredited Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

3D CAD

PDM/PLM

Job description

Aaalberts integrated piping systems is seeking a Design Engineering Manager in Charlotte, NC. You will lead a team of design engineers across new product development and major enhancements, providing technical direction from concept through launch, while aligning with business goals and customer needs.

You will guide design reviews, manage risk, and ensure robust product validation, with a hands-on approach to engineering challenges and a focus on scalable, manufacturable solutions.