Manufacturing Engineering Manager: Growth & Automation

Stored Energy Systems; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym with 24/7 access

Free EV charging

Breakfast and Lunch Café

After hours Grab & Go snacks

Basketball court

Walking paths

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan with immediate vesting

Employee referral program

Job summary

Stored Energy Systems in Longmont, CO seeks a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead a growing team and partner with Operations, Product Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to scale manufacturing. You will drive automation, process improvements, and capital investments while shaping the future of how products are built.

You will influence manufacturing strategy, develop engineering talent, and implement lean, scalable processes to support rapid growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, industrial engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of manufacturing engineering, production engineering, industrialization, or manufacturing support experience.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership, supervisory, or project leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing process improvements, production support, and industrialization efforts.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects involving safety, engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, process validation, industrialization, DF M/DFA concepts.
• Experience with manufacturing test systems, automation equipment, production software, and engineering change management processes.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies; data-driven manufacturing and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, develop, and manage the Manufacturing Engineering team and related roles.
• Establish departmental goals, priorities, project plans, resource allocation, and metrics.
• Ensure effective day-to-day engineering support for manufacturing operations and resolve issues.
• Oversee development and maintenance of manufacturing processes, instructions, test procedures, tooling, and automation systems.
• Collaborate on capacity planning, line balancing, workflow optimization, and production scalability.
• Ensure processes meet quality, safety, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Lead CAPA for defects and downtime.
• Manage projects, capital equipment, and budgets while fostering safety and teamwork.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Lean manufacturing

Automation

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem-solving

DFM/DFA

Industry 4.0

ERP systems

Quality & safety awareness

Project management

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Eng

Tools

SyteLine ERP

Automation equipment

Production software

Job description

Stored Energy Systems in Longmont, CO seeks a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead a growing team and partner with Operations, Product Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to scale manufacturing. You will drive automation, process improvements, and capital investments while shaping the future of how products are built.

You will influence manufacturing strategy, develop engineering talent, and implement lean, scalable processes to support rapid growth.