Engineering Leader: Product Design & Delivery

Launching Point; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Launching Point is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering and develop engineered solutions from customer requirements through design validation and production release. You will guide technical decisions, review detailed designs, and mentor engineers while ensuring project delivery and product quality across temperature sensors, sealing products, and engineered assemblies.

The role collaborates with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Progressive product design engineering experience with complex decisions.
• Engineering leadership experience managing multiple development projects.
• Strong CAD, GD&T, materials knowledge, and verification methods.
• Ability to guide engineers through difficult design problems.
• Clear communication with customers, commercial teams, manufacturing, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team, establish priorities, allocate resources, and manage project commitments.
• Provide hands-on technical direction for product architecture, mechanical design, materials selection, tolerances, and design verification.
• Lead concept, preliminary, and detailed design reviews; challenge assumptions and resolve technical risks before release.
• Translate customer requirements into clear engineering specifications and validation plans.
• Oversee drawings, bills of materials, design calculations, engineering changes, and controlled product release.
• Partner with sales and customers on technical feasibility, requirements, proposals, and custom products.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality to improve manufacturability and support new product introduction.
• Coach engineers to build capability and establish standards and project management practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Product design

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Design reviews

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Finite element analysis

Job description

Launching Point is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering and develop engineered solutions from customer requirements through design validation and production release. You will guide technical decisions, review detailed designs, and mentor engineers while ensuring project delivery and product quality across temperature sensors, sealing products, and engineered assemblies.

The role collaborates with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability