Engineering Manager: Lead Multidisciplinary Team to Launch

Legend Brands; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid holidays

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Pension plan

Job summary

Legend Brands is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the design, development, testing, and launch of durable electromechanical consumer products. You will provide technical leadership across mechanical, refrigeration, electrical, and embedded-system disciplines.

The role requires eight years of experience and at least four years leading technical staff, with strong skills in SolidWorks, DFMA, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering required.
• Eight years of applicable work experience required.
• Minimum four years leading technical staff.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Experience in design for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA) and transitioning durable consumer products into production.
• Skilled in plastic part design, injection molding, tooling, and material selection.
• Skilled in product verification, validation, reliability testing, and root-cause analysis.
• Skilled in 3D CAD, specifically SolidWorks.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical design principles and electromechanical product development.
• Knowledge of refrigeration systems, thermal management, and airflow design.
• Knowledge of engineering documentation, BOMs, revisions, and engineering changes.
• Knowledge of product safety and regulatory requirements (UL, CSA, ETL, FCC).
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, schedules, risks, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for design, development, testing, and launch of durable electromechanical consumer products.
• Provide technical leadership across mechanical, refrigeration, electrical/electronic, and embedded-system disciplines.
• Manage engineering priorities, workloads, schedules, and resources to support product-development objectives.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, and develop engineering personnel while managing performance and career development.
• Establish engineering best practices, processes, and technical standards across the organization.
• Review and approve product designs, calculations, specifications, test plans, drawings, and documentation.
• Provide technical oversight of refrigeration and thermal systems including compressors, heat exchangers, and controls.
• Guide design of plastic components and assemblies, including injection-molded housings and manufacturability.
• Apply knowledge of plastic tooling and molding to optimize quality, durability, manufacturability, and cost.
• Ensure products meet UL, CSA, ETL, FCC, and other regulatory requirements.
• Lead design reviews, DFMEAs, risk assessments, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Drive projects from concept through production launch and lifecycle support.
• Manage schedules, deliverables, risks, and resources to meet timing, cost, quality, and performance objectives.
• Partner with Product Management, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, QA, Procurement, and Supply Chain to transition products into production.
• Manage engineering changes with proper evaluation, validation, and communication.
• Support manufacturing and suppliers in resolving production issues and quality concerns.

Skills

Team leadership

DFM/DFA

Plastic part design

Regulatory compliance

SolidWorks

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Legend Brands is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for the design, development, testing, and launch of durable electromechanical consumer products. You will provide technical leadership across mechanical, refrigeration, electrical, and embedded-system disciplines.

The role requires eight years of experience and at least four years leading technical staff, with strong skills in SolidWorks, DFMA, and regulatory compliance.