Design Engineering Manager — Lead NPD & Technical Strategy

Aalberts integrated piping systems

Pageland (SC)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Aalberts integrated piping systems in South Carolina is seeking a Design Engineering Manager to lead a team of design engineers, oversee new product development, and drive major engineering initiatives across product lines.

You will guide technical decisions, run design reviews, manage projects through the development lifecycle, and partner with Product Management to translate strategy into actionable engineering requirements.

Qualifications

Experience building team capability and improving engineering processes.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (ABET-accredited preferred) or related engineering discipline.
10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated success 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.
Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, manufacturing processes, product validation, engineering risk management, and engineering best practices.
Experience with structured product development methodologies, DFMEA, DFM/DFA, and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of design engineers and develop 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.