Engineering Manager: Lead Production Design & Compliance

Unified Prince; Illinois; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Life & disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Team meetings

Committees & involvement

Bonus incentive program

Community service day

Team events & activities

Awesome company culture

Job summary

Prince Service & Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead production engineering across multiple projects. You will direct all engineering activities, ensure design-for-manufacturability, and align schedules with production commitments.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering leadership, strong CAD experience (SolidWorks/AutoCAD), and a track record of managing external consultants. We offer comprehensive benefits and a collaborative, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering management or production engineering leadership.
• 5+ years of design documentation and production drawing management.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent technical projects.
• Experience leading professional engineers or external consultants.
• Hands-on with design standards, specifications, and design reviews.
• Ability to translate customer specs into technical designs and manufacturing instructions.
• Background handling projects with stringent quality/regulatory needs.
• Proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks/AutoCAD).

Responsibilities

• Direct all production engineering activities including creation, review, approval, and release of drawings and specs.
• Establish and enforce design standards, conventions, naming, and documentation across projects.
• Develop and maintain engineering schedules aligned with production and delivery commitments.
• Manage relationships with external engineers and engineering consultants.
• Review external deliverables for completeness, accuracy, and alignment with standards.
• Ensure designs meet regulatory standards and customer requirements.
• Lead creation of customer submittal packages with design specs, materials, data, tests, and certifications.
• Collaborate on design-for-manufacturability and manufacturing constraints.
• Support Sales with technical input on inquiries and proposals.
• Provide regular engineering status reports to senior leadership.

Skills

Engineering management

Project scheduling

Vendor management

Design standards

Customer specifications translation

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

CAD software

Document control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Civil/Electrical/Structural engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Product Data Management (PDM)

Job description

Prince Service & Manufacturing is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead production engineering across multiple projects. You will direct all engineering activities, ensure design-for-manufacturability, and align schedules with production commitments.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering leadership, strong CAD experience (SolidWorks/AutoCAD), and a track record of managing external consultants. We offer comprehensive benefits and a collaborative, inclusive culture.