Manager Engineering

MEC (Mayville Engineering Company, Inc.); Hazel Park (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MEC in Michigan is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead project initiatives from concept through lifecycle, aligning resources, budgets and schedules.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and work with customers and suppliers to optimize designs and costs. Seven years of engineering leadership and a relevant degree are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Management or related field required.
• Seven years of engineering experience.
• Prior management or supervisory experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Review proposals to determine time frame, funding limits, procedures, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Manage projects from conception to end of life.
• Outline work plans and assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Direct and coordinate activities to ensure progress on schedule and within budget.
• Review status reports and adjust schedules or plans as required.
• Prepare project reports for management and clients.
• Provide technical guidance and resolve issues for project staff.
• Contribute input at customer sites to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Train and develop project engineers and improve systems used by the engineering group.
• Investigate and implement best practices for engineering functions.
• Lead high-performance engineering teams and manage roadblocks.
• Develop and initiate new technologies, process improvements, and cost-reduction programs.
• Propose business solutions related to product safety initiatives, long-term planning, and supplier agreements.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Staff development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Management or related field

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Manages assigned projects from conception to end of life.
• Confers with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required.
• Prepares project reports for management, client, or others.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Provides input at customer site by suggesting alternate designs to reduce manufacturing cost.
• Trains and develops project engineers and improves systems used by engineering group.
• Investigates and implements best practices for engineering function.
• Leads high-performance engineering team by directing work, demonstrating best practices, and managing roadblocks.
• Develops and initiates new technologies, process improvement initiatives and cost reduction programs.
• Proposes business solutions related to product safety initiatives, annual strategic/situational planning, long-term planning, and supplier relationship agreements.

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Manages assigned projects from conception to end of life.
• Confers with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules or plans as required.
• Prepares project reports for management, client, or others.
• Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Provides input at customer site by suggesting alternate designs to reduce manufacturing cost.
• Supports MEC sales department in serving our customers.
• Trains and develops project engineers and improves systems used by engineering group.
• Investigates and implements best practices for engineering function.
• Leads high-performance engineering team by directing work, demonstrating best practices, and managing roadblocks.
• Develops and initiates new technologies, process improvement initiatives and cost reduction programs.
• Proposes business solutions related to product safety initiatives, annual strategic/situational planning, long‑term planning, and supplier relationship agreements.

Job Skills Requirements

• Strong knowledge of engineering, testing, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to effectively solve problems with diverse groups of people.
• Strong interpersonal, written communication, and problem‑solving skills to effectively interface with engineers, managers, and customers.
• Well‑developed leadership and planning skills as well as the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to develop and coordinate activities of others and to focus on major project resources to ensure assignments are completed accurately, on time, and on budget.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Management or related field, or equivalent education and experience.

Experience Requirements

• Seven years of engineering experience.
• Prior management or supervisory experience preferred.