Engineering Manager

Highspring (Formerly Focus Search Partners); Massachusetts; On-site; USD 96,432 - 123,984; Full time

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Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Massachusetts seeks a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team in precision manufacturing. Responsibilities include improving engineering functions and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates have strong CNC machining experience and leadership skills in manufacturing environments. The position offers competitive pay of $70–90/hr and a contract employment type.

Qualifications

• Prior leadership in a precision manufacturing environment.
• Deep experience in CNC machining operations.
• Strong knowledge of materials like steel and aluminum.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 7 engineers.
• Build structure and discipline across engineering processes.
• Guide technical execution in flowforming and CNC operations.

Skills

Leadership in precision manufacturing

CNC machining

Materials and metallurgy knowledge

SolidWorks proficiency

Heat treatment processes

NDT methods knowledge

Tools

SolidWorks

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$70.00/hr - $90.00/hr

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Highspring has been engaged on a rare opportunity to take ownership of an underleveraged engineering function and drive meaningful, visible impact in a complex manufacturing setting. You’ll work closely with senior leadership, shape the future of engineering at the company, and support critical programs in defense and other demanding industries.

A specialized and growth-focused manufacturer is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead and elevate its engineering organization. This critical leadership role will be responsible for rebuilding and driving a high-performance engineering function in a technically demanding environment that includes flowforming, CNC machining, heat treatment, and complex post-processing operations.

The ideal candidate is a practical, floor-focused leader with a deep background in complex or precision manufacturing environments — someone who can balance mentorship, execution, and accountability while driving improvements in speed, quality, and repeatability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ~7 engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and excellence.
• Build structure, discipline, and documentation rigor across engineering processes.
• Guide technical execution in flowforming, CNC turning/milling, heat treating, and downstream operations.
• Serve as a technical anchor in cross-functional problem solving with quality, metrology, and manufacturing teams.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards—drawings, documentation, and design for manufacturability.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on process repeatability and production efficiency.
• Represent engineering in customer meetings, program reviews, and technical audits.
• Assess current team capabilities and lead upskilling, restructuring, and hiring as needed.
• Learn and internalize a proprietary, mission-critical flowforming process integral to product success.

Candidate Profile

Must-Have Experience:

• Prior leadership in a precision manufacturing environment (aerospace, defense, automotive, or metals-related industries preferred).
• Deep experience in CNC machining (turning, milling, programming/g-code).
• Strong background in materials and metallurgy—especially steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and nickel alloys.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or similar CAD tools.
• Familiarity with heat treatment processes, mechanical testing, and process validation.
• Exposure to NDT and destructive testing methods: x-ray, ultrasonic, hydrostatic, mag particle, tensile, etc.
• Demonstrated success implementing engineering best practices and leading teams through change.

Preferred Traits:

• Floor-oriented leadership style—comfortable solving problems in real time, side-by-side with production.
• Clear communicator with the ability to influence across functions and with customers/suppliers.
• High attention to detail and process discipline, without losing sight of practical manufacturing realities.
• Strong interest or prior exposure to flowforming—or a demonstrated ability to quickly master proprietary processes.
• A mindset grounded in operational results

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Industries

  Manufacturing and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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