Mechanical Engineering Supervisor

Legrand; Canonsburg (Washington County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Legrand seeks an Engineering Supervisor to lead a diverse team of engineers, designers, and drafters across production sites. You will guide dispositioning of deviations, change requests, and VAVE initiatives while ensuring high-quality documentation and processes.

Responsibilities include prioritizing workload, mentoring staff, and coordinating with Production, Quality, and Purchasing to ensure manufacturability. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years in product development and production support.
• Two years of direct supervision or leading teams.
• Domestic and international travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product support engineering team for all production sites, domestic and international.
• Supervise the daily activities and manage deliverables.
• Assign priorities and workload for engineers, designers, and drafters.
• Conduct performance assessments and goal setting with the team.
• Maintain headcount with HR and budget.
• Create a productive, collaborative environment for the team.
• Coordinate fault analysis, testing, and design verification.
• Lead DFMEAs, design reviews, and project status meetings.
• Ensure documentation conforms to company standards.
• Partner with Production, Quality, and Purchasing for manufacturability.

Skills

PM Certification (preferred)

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft 365

Smartsheet

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Role

The Engineering Supervisor provides technical and managerial leadership to a team of various technical roles. Utilizes available resources to achieve the Product Sustaining Engineering Manager's goals regarding supporting production through dispositioning of deviations, completion of change requests, and VAVE initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product support engineering team for all production sites, domestic and international


• Supervise the daily activities of the team and manage its deliverables


• Assign priorities and workload for the team of engineers, designers, and drafters to meet team objectives


• Conduct performance assessments and goal setting with the team


• Maintain budgeted headcount through collaboration with HR


• Create a productive and collaborative working environment for the team


• Utilize and continuously improve the engineering failure analysis process


• Identify and coordinate the implementation of new policies, procedures, or processes


• Ensure that documentation conforms to company standards


• Use a systematic, analytically based approach to troubleshooting, concepting, designing, and testing


• Manage multiple projects utilizing Starline’s project management process


• Provide project management support to the team’s technical leads as they manage their projects


• Instruct the work of external contract engineering resources


• Determine system reliability and design or select components to achieve the required product performance


• Define and implement rigorous verification and validation test plans


• Lead DFMEAs, design reviews, and project status meetings


• Determine system reliability and select components to achieve the required product performance


• Supervise the creation of technical documentation, such as drawings, operations and maintenance manuals, and installation instructions, in support of new product introductions


• Partner with Production, Quality, and Purchasing staff to ensure product manufacturability


• Collaborate with certification laboratories such as UL, Intertek (ETL), and various other international agencies


• Create mentoring relationships with other engineers


• Direct and assist with testing, verifying product performance, system integration, and compliance with applicable standards.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Project Management Professional Certification (preferred)


• Software tools: Microsoft 365, Smartsheet, Autodesk Inventor


• Familiarity with low voltage power distribution equipment


• Exceptional organizational, time management, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Personal Qualities/Behaviors

• The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to manufacturing areas where, in certain areas, the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and mandatory hearing protection is required.


• Ability to sit for extended periods of time


• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds

Education

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline


• A minimum of 10 years of experience in product development and production support


• Two years of experience with direct supervision or leading teams


• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required up to 10% of the time.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North & Central America

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network.

• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage


• high employer 401K match


• paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay


• short-term and long-term disability benefit plans


• above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave


• bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans


• paid time off to volunteer


• an active/growing Employee Resource Group network

About Legrand’s Data Center Power And Control Division

The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development.

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