Gearbox Engineering Manager

Sumitomo Drive Technologies; Verona (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off- Including Volunteer Hor

Life and Accidental Death Insurance (2

Short and Long Term Disability

401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified

Access to LinkedIn Learning

YMCA discount and more!

Job summary

Sumitomo Drive Technologies in Verona, VA is seeking a Gearbox Engineering Manager to lead the Gearbox Engineering organization, including Application Engineering, Design Engineering, Backoffice Engineering, Project Management, and Technical Documentation.

You will align engineering teams with business objectives, drive performance metrics, manage budgets and resources, and partner with Operations, Quality, and Sales to support growth, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) with at least 8 years in the rotating equipment industry.
• Previous managerial experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
• Lean Six Sigma CI best practices; Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop GB Application Engineering, GB Design Engineering, Backoffice Engineering, Project Management, and Technical Documentation organizations to meet company objectives and customer requirements.
• Provide leadership, direction, and support to supervisors and team leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee development.
• Establish department goals, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives.
• Monitor, analyze, and communicate key departmental performance indicators, including workload, project execution, responsiveness, quality, resource utilization, and team performance.
• Ensure effective coordination and alignment across engineering functions to support customer orders, projects, and business initiatives.
• Partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Management, and Sales leadership to support objectives and operational excellence.
• Oversee departmental capacity planning, resource allocation, and workload prioritization to meet commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on engineering processes, efficiency, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, engineering standards, configuration control, ISO procedures, and documentation practices.
• Provide regular reporting and business reviews on performance, project status, resource utilization, strategic objectives, and key metrics.
• Manage departmental budgets, staffing plans, succession planning, talent development, and performance management.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for issues impacting customers or business performance.
• Champion cross-functional communication to ensure teams operate as a unified organization.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

People Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

PMBOK

Job description

• Location 18 Centerview Dr, Verona, VA, 24482, United States
• Base Pay $106,000.00 - $132,500.00 / Year
• Job Category Mechanical , Rotating , Engineering
• Industry Manufacturing , Industrial , Engineering
• Employee Type Full Time Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others Yes

Description

The annual range for this role is $106,000 to $132,500

Final salary offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, specialized skills, and certifications.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid Time Off- Including Volunteer Hours
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid)
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
• 401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified Financial Planner
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• YMCA discount and more!

Purpose and Scope of Job:

Responsiblefortheoverallleadership,coordination,andperformanceoftheGearboxEngineeringorganization,includingApplication Engineering,DesignEngineering,BackofficeEngineering,ProjectManagement,andTechnicalDocumentationfunctions.Thisposition ensuresallengineeringteamsoperateinalignmentwithbusinessobjectives,providingseamlesssupporttosales,operations, manufacturing,quality,andcustomers.TheGearboxEngineeringManagerdrivescollaborationacrossfunctionalgroups,establishes performancemetrics,monitorsdepartmentaleffectiveness,andleadscontinuousimprovementinitiativestosupportgrowth,operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Responsibilities combine leadership of engineering execution, resource planning, process improvement, project oversight, and strategic business support

Essential Functions (other duties may be assigned:

• LeadanddevelopGBApplicationEngineering,GBDesignEngineering,BackofficeEngineering,ProjectManagement,and Technical Documentation organizations to achieve company objectives and customer requirements.
• Provideleadership,direction,andsupporttosupervisorsandteamleaderswhilefosteringacultureofaccountability,collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee development.
• Establishdepartmentalgoals,priorities,andperformanceexpectationsalignedwithbusinessobjectives.
• Monitor,analyze,andcommunicatekeydepartmentalperformanceindicators,includingworkload,projectexecution, responsiveness, quality, resource utilization, and team performance.
• Ensureeffectivecoordinationand alignmentacrossengineeringfunctionstosupportcustomerorders,projects,andbusiness initiatives.
• PartnercloselywithOperations,Manufacturing,Quality,SupplyChain,ProductManagement,and Salesleadershiptosupport organizational objectives and operational excellence.
• Overseedepartmentalcapacityplanning,resourceallocation,andworkloadprioritizationtoachievebusiness commitments.
• Drivecontinuousimprovementinitiativesfocusedonengineeringprocesses,efficiency,quality,productivity,andcustomer satisfaction.
• Ensurecompliancewithcompanypolicies,engineeringstandards,configurationcontrolrequirements,ISOprocedures,and documentation practices.
• Provideregularreportingandbusinessreviewsondepartmentalperformance,projectstatus,resourceutilization,strategic objectives, and key business metrics.
• Managedepartmentalbudgets,staffingplans,successionplanning,talentdevelopment,employeeengagement,andperformance management activities.
• Serveastheprimaryescalationpointfortechnical,operational,resource,andprojectexecutionissuesimpactingcustomersor business performance.
• Championcross-functionalcommunicationandcollaborationtoensureengineeringteamsoperateasaunifiedorganization supporting company goals.
• CollaboratewiththeDirectorofEngineeringandotherbusinessleaderstoidentifyopportunitiesfororganizationalgrowth,process optimization, and strategic improvements.
• Supportstrategicplanninginitiativesandorganizationalobjectiveswhileperformingotherdutiesas assignedinsupportof company goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’sDegreeinEngineering(MechanicalorElectrical)withat leasteight(8)years’experienceintherotatingequipment industry.
• Previousmanagerialexperiencerequired.
• Strong working knowledge in Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma CI Best Practices Green Belt Preferred
• Anyadditionalessentialskillsand/orknowledgeasshowninthe HRISCareer&Education> Skillssectionforincumbentsholding this job title

Work Conditions & Physical Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The physical requirements described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description does not serve as a contract nor does it limit the employer’s ability to establish or change the content, nature, or essential functions of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with a disability.

Additional Information

• Is this position safety sensitive? No