Senior Design & Process Engineering Leader

Gruppo SKF; Village of Falconer (NY); Sur place; USD 123 000 - 139 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SKF Falconer, NY seeks a Process & Design Engineering Manager to lead design and process development aligned with safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals. You will guide engineering teams across product design, process development, and manufacturing support while ensuring customer requirements and regulatory standards are met.

The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Sales, and Product Management to drive excellence and efficiency across the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of product development, manufacturing processes, and process optimization.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering and operational improvement projects.
• Proficiency with CAD software, engineering documentation, and manufacturing systems.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop Design and Process Engineering teams through coaching, mentoring, performance management, and professional development.
• Establish engineering priorities and allocate resources to support strategic business objectives.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, collaboration, and accountability.
• Manage departmental budgets, project timelines, and engineering resources.
• Oversee product design activities from concept through production release.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, specifications, BOMs, and design changes.
• Ensure product designs meet customer requirements, manufacturability standards, quality expectations, and cost targets.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments, and engineering validation activities.
• Support value engineering initiatives to improve product performance and reduce costs.
• Develop, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Lead process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other methodologies.
• Evaluate and implement new manufacturing technologies, automation, tooling, and equipment.
• Establish process standards, work instructions, process flows, and manufacturing documentation.
• Analyze production data and lead efforts to reduce waste, variability, downtime, and costs.
• Manage engineering support for new product launches, facility expansions, and process transfers.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure successful product industrialization and production readiness.
• Develop manufacturing plans, process validations, and production qualification strategies.
• Identify and mitigate design and process risks during product development.
• Ensure engineering processes comply with applicable standards; partner with Quality teams to investigate issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions (CAPA).
• Support ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, FDA or other standards compliance.
• Lead capital investment projects from concept through implementation.
• Prepare project justifications, ROI analyses, budgets, and execution plans.
• Manage project schedules, scope, costs, and deliverables.
• Track and report key project metrics.

Connaissances

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/manufacturing/industrial/product design engineering or related field

Outils

CAD software

Description du poste

SKF Falconer, NY seeks a Process & Design Engineering Manager to lead design and process development aligned with safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals. You will guide engineering teams across product design, process development, and manufacturing support while ensuring customer requirements and regulatory standards are met.

The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Sales, and Product Management to drive excellence and efficiency across the organization.