Engineering Manager: Lead Innovative Manufacturing Teams

LaSalle Network; Wood Dale (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health savings account

Disability and AD&D insurance

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

LaSalle Network is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering team for a well-established manufacturer of modular and custom retail displays. The role focuses on optimizing product design, streamlining processes, and ensuring on-time, on-budget execution of fixtures while fostering collaboration across Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in engineering leadership within wood/metal/mixed-materials manufacturing, strong CAD (Autodesk Inventor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in wood, metal or mixed-materials manufacturing.
• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software (Autodesk Inventor & Vault).
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading fast-paced teams.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into manufacturable solutions and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional Engineering team, including design engineers, estimators and project managers.
• Drive optimization of custom and standard fixtures to meet client requirements and cost targets.
• Oversee development and continuous improvement of the company's patented 3" pin-system product lines.
• Translate customer specifications into detailed, manufacturable engineering solutions, maintaining BOM accuracy and CAD/Vault data integrity.
• Coordinate closely with Design/Sales, Production and Purchasing to ensure seamless handoff from concept to production.
• Support new product introductions handed off from New Product Development.
• Facilitate regular project reviews and status updates with senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks and resource needs.
• Ensure fit, form and function, accurate tolerances, material selection, manufacturability, safety compliance and cost-effectiveness across all deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Client-facing

Communication

Project management

Data-driven problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design/Engineering or related field

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Autodesk Vault

ERP systems

PDM data structures

Job description

LaSalle Network is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering team for a well-established manufacturer of modular and custom retail displays. The role focuses on optimizing product design, streamlining processes, and ensuring on-time, on-budget execution of fixtures while fostering collaboration across Design, Production, Quality and Supply Chain.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in engineering leadership within wood/metal/mixed-materials manufacturing, strong CAD (Autodesk Inventor