Product Design Engineering Manager: Lead Teams & Scale

BioSource International, Inc.; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BioSource International, Inc. in Waterloo, Iowa is seeking a Product Design Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for sustaining and advancing existing product platforms in alignment with production scheduling.

The role emphasizes ownership, manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and close collaboration with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and sales, while maintaining hands-on engineering oversight on-site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with heavy haul trailers or similar heavy equipment.
• Strong background in mechanical systems, structures, hydraulics, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting products in production environments.
• Hands-on engineering judgment.
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to balance cost, performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Proficiency with CAD tools, Excel, and engineering data systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage a team of product design engineers supporting production and in-market products.
• Own product architectures, standards, and design intent across heavy haul trailer platforms.
• Prioritize and assign engineering work based on production needs, product improvements, cost-reduction initiatives, and field feedback.
• Serve as engineering owner for sustaining engineering, product changes, and platform evolution (non-NPD).
• Ensure engineering support for production, including rapid resolution of design, quality, and manufacturability issues.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Production to: Improve weldment, fabrication, and assembly methods; Improve BOM accuracy, drawings, and release quality.
• Lead and participate in structured design reviews and approve engineering changes.
• Oversee ECN/ECO execution to ensure timely, accurate, and well-documented product changes.
• Ensure compliance with FMVSS, DOT, and internal engineering and quality standards.
• Apply DFMEA, lessons learned, warranty data, and field feedback to improve durability, safety, and product reliability.
• Drive design‑for‑manufacturing, design‑to‑cost, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support sales, service, and operations by providing clear engineering guidance and technical explanations.
• Maintain and improve engineering documentation, databases, and design tools.
• Assist with development and implementation of standard, pre‑engineered product offerings to reduce custom engineering resource demands and improve schedule execution.

Skills

Team leadership

CAD tools

Excel

Root-cause analysis

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Engineering data systems

Job description

BioSource International, Inc. in Waterloo, Iowa is seeking a Product Design Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for sustaining and advancing existing product platforms in alignment with production scheduling.

The role emphasizes ownership, manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and close collaboration with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and sales, while maintaining hands-on engineering oversight on-site.