Manufacturing Engineering Leader - Power Infrastructure

Pdm Llc; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance bonus

Full benefits: Health, Dental, Vision,

401(k) match, PTO

Job summary

Power & Data Management (PDM) in Houston, TX, is hiring a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to establish and lead the Houston facility's manufacturing engineering function, ensuring safe, efficient, compliant production.

During startup, the role combines leadership with hands-on process engineering, production readiness, and continuous improvement while building the future engineering organization and driving lean, standard work across operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8–10 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a complex environment.
• 3–5 years in engineering leadership or project leadership with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, problem solving, standard work, capacity & cycle time analysis.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical, safe manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Manufacturing Engineering function, set standards, priorities and staffing plans.
• Develop and document manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, tooling and labor standards.
• Lead production-readiness activities ensuring materials, tooling and training are in place before production.
• Bridge Product Engineering and Manufacturing for DFM/DFA, BOM/routing alignment, and handoffs.
• Coordinate implementation of engineering changes in BOMs, routings, and processes.
• Provide hands-on technical production support and perform root-cause analysis.
• Drive lean continuous improvement, capacity analysis, line balancing, and standard work adoption.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

PFMEA

Process Development

Production Support

Engineering Leadership

DFM/DFA

Cycle-Time Analysis

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP

CAD

BOM Management

Manufacturing Analysis Systems

Job description

Power & Data Management (PDM) in Houston, TX, is hiring a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to establish and lead the Houston facility's manufacturing engineering function, ensuring safe, efficient, compliant production.

During startup, the role combines leadership with hands-on process engineering, production readiness, and continuous improvement while building the future engineering organization and driving lean, standard work across operations.