Engineering Manager

The Planet Group; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of customer-ordered and internal-use machines. You will oversee budgets and schedules, coordinate resources across mechanical, controls, and software disciplines, and support manufacturing through build/runoff.

You will interface with customers and sister companies to ensure consistent standards and technology. The role requires a mechanical engineering degree or equivalent, 7+ years in design application and

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent applied engineering experience.
• Seven years minimum experience in design application and engineering management in the metal cutting machine tool industry.
• Team-oriented with the ability to monitor, motivate, and train staff members.
• Ability to multitask effectively and execute multiple projects and assignments at various stages.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills internally and with Customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to leverage previous experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control budgets and scheduling for mechanical, controls and software designs of all components and systems for customer ordered as well as internal use machines.
• Coordinate and balance workload using both internal and external resources to complete scheduled engineering activities as required.
• Select, train, develop and motivate a staff that meets or exceeds performance expectations.
• Coordinate and review project design decisions with staff engineers and management.
• Analyze, recommend, and/or develop new concepts, standards, and technology for higher quality and cost effectiveness.
• Maintain contact with Company sister companies to ensure consistency with concepts, standards, and technology.
• Monitor and coordinate actions with problem resolutions in engineering to ensure departmental awareness and corrective designs are implemented.
• Monitor engineering activities through the build phase of each project, working with manufacturing and using all engineering resources necessary to support the build and runoff of machines.
• Maintain customer contact through meetings and presentations.
• Work closely with process development and tooling departments as well as supporting their activities with any required engineering services.
• Support after market activities, providing details on what needs to be quoted when input is required.
• Support proposals activities, providing estimates for engineering hours and hardware needed.
• Gather and maintain engineering tools such as software licenses, lab equipment, etc.

Skills

Team collaboration

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Education

Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

An Engineering Manager responsible for leading the engineering execution of customer-ordered and internal-use machines. This role oversees budgets and schedules, coordinates internal and external engineering resources, guides technical design decisions across mechanical, controls, and software disciplines, and supports manufacturing through build/runoff. The Engineering Manager also interfaces with customers and sister companies to ensure consistent standards, concepts, and technology.

Required:

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent applied engineering experience.
• Seven years minimum experience in design application and engineering management in the metal cutting machine tool industry.
• Must be a team-oriented person with the ability and desire to monitor, motivate, and train staff members.
• Ability to multitask effectively and execute multiple projects and assignments at various stages.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills internally and with Customers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to leverage previous experience.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor and control budget, scheduling of mechanical, controls and software designs of all components and systems for customer ordered as well as internal use machines.
• Coordinate and balance workload using both internal and external resources to complete scheduled engineering activities as required.
• Select, train, develop and motivate a staff that meets or exceeds performance expectations.
• Coordinate and review project design decisions with staff engineers and management.
• Analyze, recommend, and/or develop new concepts, standards, and technology for higher quality and cost effectiveness.
• Maintain contact with Company sister companies to ensure consistency with concepts, standards, and technology.
• Monitor and coordinate actions with problem resolutions in engineering to ensure departmental awareness and corrective designs are implemented.
• Monitor engineering activities through the build phase of each project, working with manufacturing and using all engineering resources necessary to support the build and runoff of machines.
• Maintain customer contact through meetings and presentations.
• Work closely with process development and tooling departments as well as supporting their activities with any required engineering services.
• Support after market activities, providing details on what needs to be quoted when input is required.
• Support proposals activities, providing estimates for engineering hours and hardware needed.
• Gather and maintain engineering tools such as software licenses, lab equipment, etc.