Engineering Manager

Laborup; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

401k

PTO

Job summary

Laborup is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead engineering resources in a precision machining environment, overseeing CNC machining, process development, tooling/fixturing, and production support. You will partner with operations, quality, programming, and customers to ensure parts meet specs, on time, and at target costs.

You will guide NPI, first article, prototype and production launches, while mentoring a technical team and driving continuous improvement in manufacturing processes and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, machining, or a related precision manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or people-management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining, manufacturing processes, tooling, fixturing, and process development.

Responsibilities

• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.

Skills

CNC machining

leadership

process development

tooling/fixturing

production support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Mastercam

GibbsCAM

Espree

Job description

The Engineering Manager leads engineering resources and technical activities within a precision machining environment, supporting both existing production and new product introduction.

This role provides technical leadership across CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, process development, tooling/fixturing, and production support. The Engineering Manager works closely with operations, quality, programming, and customers to ensure complex machined components can be produced safely, efficiently, and consistently to specification.

Responsibilities:

• Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures.
• Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
• Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
• Advanced skills with Mastercam, Gibbs Cam, Espree or other CAM software, and CNC machine programming, setup, and operations.
• Ability to machine parts to specification of .1mm to .0005mm tolerances working from CAD files, mechanical drawings, and sketches
• Ability to read, understand, and create technical mechanical drawings, sectional views, part notes, dimensions, and tolerances
• Expertise calculating/estimating machine cycle times, determining cost effective operation sequences, machinability, and feasibility

• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, machining, or a related precision manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or people-management experience.
• Strong understanding of CNC machining, manufacturing processes, tooling, fixturing, and process development.
• Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume and/or tight-tolerance machined components.
• Proven ability to lead new product introduction (NPI), first article, prototype, and production-launch activities.
• Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, and manufacturability.
• Experience troubleshooting machining and production issues using root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving methods.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with CNC programmers, machinists, quality, operations, customers, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical teams while managing multiple priorities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience may be considered.

• Health, dental, vision
• 401k
• PTO