Engineering Manager - Value Engineering

Techtronic Cordless GP- TTIPE; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

401(k)

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

Techtronic Industries (TTI) Power Equipment in Anderson, SC seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a Value Engineering team, drive cost reductions, and optimize products across the Outdoor Power Equipment portfolio. You will manage the savings roadmap and coordinate with Product Management, Sourcing, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure performance and value.

The role requires a mechanical engineering background, 8–10 years of leadership experience, and strong communication skills to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant engineering, product development, or technical project leadership experience.
• At least 2 years of experience leading projects, technical teams, or engineering personnel.
• Experience leading cost reduction, continuous improvement, or product development initiatives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, product cost drivers, materials, supplier development, and engineering change management.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and influence cross functional stakeholders.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate engineering decisions through both technical and commercial perspectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation of technical and business recommendations to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers responsible for value engineering, cost reduction, product optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Own the Value Engineering project portfolio, savings roadmap, forecasting, and annual financial objectives.
• Identify and execute value engineering opportunities through teardowns, benchmarking, design analysis, and supplier collaboration.
• Partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations to implement solutions while preserving product performance and value.
• Lead technical and business tradeoff discussions related to cost, performance, quality, schedule, and manufacturing feasibility.
• Provide clear data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Establish and maintain processes for opportunity identification, savings tracking, project execution, and reporting.
• Ensure product changes and materials are evaluated and validated through testing and engineering analysis.

Skills

Team leadership

Value engineering

Cost reduction

Product optimization

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Description: About TTI Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, a subsidiary of TTI, has an opening in its Anderson, SC office for an Engineering Manager who will support our Value Engineering team and be responsible for developing engineering talent, driving cost reduction and product optimization initiatives, and delivering measurable business results across the Outdoor Power Equipment portfolio.

We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including tuition assistance, 401(k), medical/dental/vision coverage, vacation, and holidays.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead, develop, and mentor a team of engineers responsible for value engineering, cost reduction, product optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple product categories.

Own the Value Engineering project portfolio, savings roadmap, forecasting, and annual financial objectives by prioritizing opportunities, allocating resources, validating savings, and driving execution against business goals.

Identify and execute value engineering opportunities through product teardowns, benchmarking, design analysis, supplier collaboration, and manufacturing process improvements.

Partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations to implement solutions while maintaining product performance, quality, reliability, and user value.

Lead technical and business tradeoff discussions related to cost, performance, quality, schedule, and manufacturing feasibility.

Provide clear data-driven recommendations to leadership.

Establish and maintain processes for opportunity identification, savings tracking, project execution, and status reporting.

Ensure product changes, alternative materials, components, suppliers, and manufacturing processes are properly evaluated and validated through testing and engineering analysis.

Communicate project status, realized savings, financial forecasts, risks, and resource needs to leadership while fostering a culture of total ownership, accountability, and one-team mentality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.

Minimum 8 years, preferred 10 years of relevant engineering, product development, or technical project leadership experience.

Minimum 2 years of experience leading projects, technical teams, or engineering personnel.

Experience leading cost reduction, continuous improvement, or product development initiatives.

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, product cost drivers, materials, supplier development, and engineering change management.

Proven ability to lead engineering teams and influence cross functional stakeholders.

Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to evaluate engineering decisions through both technical and commercial perspectives.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation of technical and business recommendations to leadership.

Ability to communicate effectively across global teams and international partners.

Works with a sense of urgency, initiative, accountability, and ownership.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with product teardowns, benchmarking, cost modeling, and designing for cost.

Experience supporting global manufacturing operations and supplier networks.

Demonstrated history of delivering measurable cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives.

Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and balancing resources against aggressive business objectives.

Travel

Travel Up to 10% travel (international and domestic).

About TTI

TTI is a world-class leader in design, manufacturing and marketing of Power Tools, Hand Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Floor Care and Appliances for consumers, professional and industrial users in the home improvement, repair and construction industries.

Our unrelenting strategic focus on Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Operational Excellence and Exceptional People drives our culture.

TTI was founded by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Prof. Roy Chi Ping Chung BBS JP in 1985, yet the history of TTI's unique and growing portfolio of world-famous brands stretches back at least one hundred and fifty years.

Through a clear and consistent strategy of acquiring and developing established brands, TTI has grown to become a clear market leader in power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools and floor care appliances worldwide.

TTI is proud of its own history, and proud, too, of the huge legacy of tradition and excellence that we have inherited from the brands that make up our Company today.

TTI actively promotes a strong corporate culture of respect and ethical integrity.

Our Values are our beliefs, principles and standards that do not change over time.

Values are the resources we draw on when asked to make decisions.

They form the groundwork for our ethical behavior.

All that we do at TTI must be consistent with the values to which we subscribe.