Product Engineering Manager

Satellite Shelters Inc.; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Satellite Shelters Inc. is seeking a Product Development Manager in Plymouth, Minnesota, to oversee the research and engineering for portable restrooms. Responsibilities include managing product design, mentoring staff, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 7 years in product design, and strong leadership skills. This position requires a focus on resource allocation and project timelines, ensuring high-quality outputs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of managerial or supervisory experience in a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in Product Design and Engineering.
• Familiarity with required certifications and trainings pertaining to the industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of product design throughout the lifecycle.
• Oversee design and development of new and existing products.
• Mentor and coach engineers and product development personnel.

Skills

Capacity Planning

Leadership

Project Management

Communication Proficiency

Collaboration

Ethical Conduct

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Position Summary

Manages the research, development and engineering efforts of our portable restrooms division. Coordinating the engineering support of existing products and development of future products to align with company directives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the implementation of product design throughout the lifecycle of products, and supports the development of department policies, objectives, and initiatives.
• Oversees the design, development, and improvement of new and existing products and product lines, including plastic portable toilets, sinks, dispensers, accessories, IoT devices, etc.
• Mentors, coaches, and motivates engineers and product development personnel within the department to ensure that necessary skills, tools, and processes are learned and maintained.
• Works closely with upper management, sales management, customers, and other teams to understand customer needs, market trends, and business goals, and translates these goals into product requirements and specifications.
• Manages departmental projects, developing and adhering to milestones and timelines.
• Assess design feasibility and identify optimization opportunities, providing solutions, communicating findings, and influencing decision-making with senior management.
• Leads the team in monitoring and measuring product performance, user feedback, and customer satisfaction, leveraging data‑driven insights to support product decisions and improvements.
• Helps develop and implement processes and procedures for the inspection of raw materials, in‑process materials, and finished products to our engineering specifications.
• Ensures that equipment, materials, and products comply with all relevant safety and regulatory requirements.
• Manages resource allocation for the department.
• Closely reviews and recommends improvements to part designs for several manufacturing processes, including blow‑molding, thermoforming, injection molding, metal stamping, plastic extrusion, ETC.
• Review tooling design for production.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position manages personnel within the Research and Development, and Engineering departments, including designers, engineers, technicians, temporary workers, and assigned contractors.

Education and Experience Requirements

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an engineering related field.
• Minimum of 3+ years of managerial or supervisory experience in a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Product Design and Engineering.
• Familiarity with required certifications and trainings pertaining to the industry.
• Demonstrated experience in prototyping and product testing.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in detailed plastic part design and manufacturing.

Required Skills

• Capacity Planning
• OSHA Standards & Compliance
• Quality Management
• Safety Policies and Procedures
• P&L Financial Performance Management
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Communication Proficiency
• Customer/Client Focus
• Teamwork Orientation
• Collaboration
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Project and Time Management
• Strong Organizational and Analytical Skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Ethical Conduct

Physical/Mental Demands

Position requires a high degree of concentration to manage frequent interruptions while meeting strict deadlines. This position requires the ability to perform duties using both typical office equipment such as computers, cell phones, and printers as well as the ability to communicate and perform tasks in an office environment. Must be able to perform physical and mental tasks associated within a manufacturing environment.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.