Remote Module Frames Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Nextpower; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nextpower seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Engineering – Module Frames to lead a team delivering capacity expansion and standardized processes for steel frame components. You will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Program Management, and Procurement to ensure designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and reliable while supporting design release decisions.

The role requires 15+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong leadership, and global collaboration, with 50% travel and a focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline with 15+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing engineering / industrialization for steel components and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Module Frames Manufacturing Engineering team in the launch and ramp up of new equipment at NX suppliers to deliver large scale capacity expansion.
• Lead manufacturing engineering participation in product development from concept through design release, ensuring high-quality manufacturing feasibility input and DFM/DFMA recommendations.
• Establish and enforce structured manufacturing engineering inputs to design release gates, including manufacturability, process capability, cost drivers, supplier readiness, and risk closure.
• Lead innovation in manufacturing technologies and technical readiness of complex roll forming geometries of steel products.
• Lead planning and execution of prototype builds, supplier trials, and on-site validations; ensure verification of functional intent and key/critical dimensions through appropriate measurement and inspection methods
• Lead technical value engineering and cost-reduction initiatives across module frames by identifying cost drivers and developing engineering solutions (design alternatives, process alternatives, tooling strategy changes, yield improvement, cycle-time reduction). Ensure savings validation while maintaining product performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability; document results and deploy best practices across regions and suppliers
• Drive a culture of disciplined engineering execution, documentation rigor, and continuous improvement
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional alignment with R&D/Design Engineering, Quality, Program Management, and Procurement; ensure manufacturing engineering recommendations are data-driven, timely, and actionable
• Establish technical standards, operating mechanisms, and review cadence to ensure consistent engineering quality and decision-making across regions and suppliers
• Serve as a Manufacturing Engineering leader for engineering changes within Module Frames Business Unit (ECR/DCO/ECO) in the company PLM system; ensure controlled implementation at suppliers, including technical risk assessment, readiness validation, and documentation discipline
• Provide rapid technical escalation leadership when supplier, manufacturing, or field issues negatively impact Nextpower customers; lead structured root-cause and corrective actions (8D, 5-Why, Pareto) and verify effectiveness
• Document best practices across the group and deploy standardized solutions across the supplier base
• Set team priorities and allocate resources across NPI programs, engineering change workload, supplier readiness, and technical escalations to meet schedule, cost, quality, and customer commitments

Skills

Engineering leadership

DFM/DFMA

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication in English

Supplier engagement

Change management

Global teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

PLM system

Roll forming equipment

Job description

Nextpower seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Engineering – Module Frames to lead a team delivering capacity expansion and standardized processes for steel frame components. You will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Program Management, and Procurement to ensure designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and reliable while supporting design release decisions.

The role requires 15+ years in manufacturing engineering, strong leadership, and global collaboration, with 50% travel and a focus on