Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Hubbell Incorporated; Portsmouth (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated, a leading electrical infrastructure manufacturer, seeks a Manager to lead manufacturing engineering and production systems support for ANSI meter assembly. You will guide a team across multiple locations, manage process readiness, calibration, and continuous improvement to reduce downtime and boost performance.

Responsibilities include technical leadership, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with internal and contract manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Electronics or a related technical field.
• Three or more years of equivalent engineering technician experience.
• Strong leadership, organization, coordination, planning, and collaboration skills.
• Willing and able to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineering technicians supporting ANSI meter configuration and test processes across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Provide responsive technical support to minimize production downtime.
• Communicate technical issues clearly and escalate items that extend beyond the team’s scope.
• Train and support internal team members and contract manufacturers on sustaining processes, new product introductions, and change orders that affect meter assembly or configuration.
• Use PLM, ERP, Power BI, SQL databases, and other applications to verify drawings, labels, procedures, data, and assembly readiness.
• Analyze production data, monitor KPIs, and drive corrective/preventative actions.
• Assist with identifying and repairing critical manufacturing equipment.
• Identify and assist with continuous quality improvements by providing recommendations for enhancing related policies, procedures, methods, products, and documentation.
• Identify, evaluate, and propose software productivity and quality improvements for the manufacturing operation.
• Maintain and develop documentation to assist with quickly identifying and resolving issues as they surface to enable quick action for the team upon future, similar issues.
• Partner with MeterMate team to improve processes and oversee management of MeterMate software, customer programs and data file generation and distribution.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Organization

Coordination

Planning

Collaboration

.NET C#

SQL

Travel

Education

Associate degree in Electronics or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/CS/Engineering

Job description

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This Manager role leads manufacturing engineering and production systems support for ANSI meter assembly operations across internal and contract manufacturing locations. This role oversees team technical support, process readiness, calibration and configuration activities, equipment troubleshooting, and continuous improvement efforts that reduce downtime and improve production performance.

Every day at Hubbell is different and you’ll contribute in many ways. On any given day, you’ll make a difference by:

Essential Functions:

• Lead a team of engineering technicians supporting ANSI meter configuration and test processes across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Provide responsive technical support to minimize production downtime for issues within the team’s scope.
• Communicate technical issues clearly and escalated items that extend beyond the team’s scope to the appropriate departments or engineers.
• Train and support internal team members and contract manufacturers on sustaining processes, new product introductions, and change orders that affect meter assembly or configuration.
• Use PLM, ERP, Power BI, SQL databases, and other applications to verify drawings, labels, procedures, data, and assembly readiness.
• Analyze production data, monitor KPIs, and drive corrective/preventative actions.
• Assist with identifying and repairing critical manufacturing equipment.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Identify and assist with continuous quality improvements by providing recommendations for enhancing related policies, procedures, methods, products, and documentation.
• Identify, evaluate, and propose software productivity and quality improvements for the manufacturing operation.
• Maintain and develop documentation to assist with quickly identifying and resolving issues as they surface to enable quick action for the team upon future, similar issues.
• Partner with MeterMate team to improve processes and oversee management of MeterMate software, customer programs and data file generation and distribution.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What will help you thrive in this role?

Required:

• Associate degree in Electronics or a related technical field.
• Three or more years of equivalent engineering technician experience.
• Strong leadership, organization, coordination, planning, and collaboration skills.
• Proven experience with software development tools such as .NET C#
• Proven experience with databases such as SQL.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize work and respond to critical issues with urgency.
• Willing and able to travel approximately 10% of the time.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, or related technical field
• IPC-A-610 Certification
• Trained to IPC-7711/7721 rework and repair standard
• Meter manufacturing and test equipment troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance.
• Read and understand assembly drawings and schematics.

Physical Demands:

• Normal Office and Laboratory activities
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds
• Frequent standing
• Moderate walking
• Occasional travel (~10%)

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.