Engineering Manager, Product Development & Lifecycle

Leer Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Leer, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our product development and sustainment efforts.

This leadership role directs design through launch, lifecycle management, and post-launch support while ensuring customer requirements, quality targets, and cost goals are met. You will mentor the product engineering team, drive continuous improvement, collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, Quality and Supply Chain, and shape engineering priorities, budgets, and performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 5+ years of related product design, development, or sustaining engineering experience.
• 2-3 years of engineering leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment and with configurable or custom-engineered products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product development process from requirements definition and feasibility through design reviews, verification, validation, production launch, and post-launch review.
• Manage and develop the product engineering team while ensuring engineering standards, compliance and regulatory standards, documentation, and customer requirements are met.
• Oversee product design, engineering changes, product improvements, and lifecycle management activities.
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, and other teams to define product requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Drive product quality, reliability, compliance, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Provide engineering support for production, suppliers, customers, and field performance issues.
• Oversee product validation, technical documentation, engineering standards, and supplier technical relationships.
• Establish engineering priorities, strategies, budgets, and performance metrics to achieve departmental objectives.
• Promote continuous improvement, employee development, and effective execution of engineering projects.

Skills

Product development processes

Engineering leadership

CAD

Design controls

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

ERP/MRP

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

CAD

Product data management

ERP/MRP

Engineering document control systems

Job description

Leer, Inc. in Wisconsin is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our product development and sustainment efforts.

This leadership role directs design through launch, lifecycle management, and post-launch support while ensuring customer requirements, quality targets, and cost goals are met. You will mentor the product engineering team, drive continuous improvement, collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, Quality and Supply Chain, and shape engineering priorities, budgets, and performance