Engineering Supervisor

Springs Window Fashions and Affiliated Companies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation time

Life insurance

Job summary

Springs Window Fashions and Affiliated Companies located in New York City is seeking an experienced engineering leader responsible for managing activities related to product innovation, design, and testing. This individual will oversee a team, driving strategic development processes to foster efficiency, manage project deliverables, and ensure quality improvement.

The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, at least 8 years of product development experience in high production environments, with strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills. The role includes a competitive compensation package and various benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required; Master's preferred.
• Over 8 years of product development experience in high production settings.
• 3+ years of experience managing teams through changes.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering activities and ensure project prioritization.
• Supervise a team of engineers to support existing products.
• Foster a collaborative environment and mentor the engineering team.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Continuous Improvement

Cross-functional Collaboration

DFM and FMEA knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree

Tools

LEAN initiatives

Cost Modeling

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for managing the activities of creating, innovating, designing, testing, and overall engineering support of custom design and existing products. Scope of this role spans multiple product categories and engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, software, motorization, and test engineering. Leading the strategic development of processes and tools to drive efficiency, manage work activities and schedules, quantify and manage risk, and coordinate product support and implement process improvement is a critical function for this position. Effective cross functional collaboration and communication are essential to drive meaningful growth and continuous improvement. These efforts will directly build value for the company and our customers through improved quality and reliability, expanded product features and performance, and best in class user experience. Product responsibilities include Mecho and SWFc branded products, and support for all product componentry across both residential and commercial businesses.

Job Responsibilities

Custom and Existing Product Support – 70%

• Supervise a team of engineers and technicians to support existing products, ECOs, and ECNs.
• Oversee project prioritization and the execution of engineering tasks for custom solutions, coordinating with Project Managers and the Procurement team to manage risks, materials, and delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management, etc.) to support product lifecycle management.
• Support the qualification and integration of alternate materials, components, and suppliers.
• Provide innovative and experienced leadership for multi-discipline team, including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and test engineering functions.
• Ensure Stage‑Gate and Technical Review (TR) processes are strictly followed while looking for Continuous Improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvements to productivity, quality and organizational efficiency.

Department Leadership – 20%

• Promote a collaborative and highly engaged team environment while serving as an inspirational leader, coach and mentor to the Engineering team.
• Leads and coordinates engineering activities and defines, establishes, and assigns priorities and resources for projects in accordance with business strategies and goals.
• Prepares and issues required reports, summaries, and presentations related to engineering activities.
• Represents the company in industrial / technical organizations.

Miscellaneous - 10%

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with product development in a high production environment.
• 3+ years of people management experience including leading teams through change.
• Consumer goods/consumer durables manufacturing experience is required.
• Customized product experience a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Inspirational leader - motivates others to perform
• Innovative thinker. Always thinking about how to do things better and challenging the status-quo.
• Strategic mindset. Look ahead to future possibilities and translate them into breakthrough strategies.
• Demonstrated change-agent. Ability to engage teams while leading change that impacts processes, products and culture.
• Passionate about quality and continuous improvement with demonstrated success in driving and implementing continuous improvement efforts.
• Strong working knowledge of DFM, FMEA, VA/VE, Test Plans, Cost Modeling and LEAN initiatives.
• Ability to collaborate and partner. Documented success in working cross functionally with areas such as Documentation, procurement, product management, and manufacturing.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities. Strong project management expertise.
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills at all levels of an organization.
• Self-starter who can delegate but be hands-on as the situation dictates.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: The annual base for this position is reasonably expected to be $130,000+. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Bonus: This position is eligible for an annual bonus as well of up to 10%.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% company match of eligible contributions, life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, short‑term disability insurance, paid sick time at an amount that meets or exceeds all local requirements, paid vacation time, and paid holidays per year.

This posting is anticipated to remain open until a qualified candidate is hired.