Senior Engineering Manager

MedTeam Staffing Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MedTeam Staffing Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and develop the engineering team, translating customer requirements into robust designs and production-ready solutions.

You will guide architecture, reviews, and verification, ensuring on-time delivery with high quality. Preferred candidates have extensive design engineering leadership, CAD proficiency, and a track record of guiding complex projects from concept to release while collaborating with sales, manufacturing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Progressive product design engineering experience with complex decisions.
• Engineering leadership experience managing people and multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team, set priorities, allocate resources.
• Provide hands-on technical direction for product architecture and design verification.
• Lead design reviews and resolve technical risks before release.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and validation plans.
• Oversee drawings, BOMs, design calculations, and controlled release.
• Collaborate with sales and customers on technical feasibility and custom solutions.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and quality to improve manufacturability and address field issues.
• Coach and build engineering capability with standardized processes.

Skills

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Materials

Verification methods

Engineering leadership

Project delivery

Communication with customers

Technical design reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

CAD

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a manufacturer of temperature sensors, compression seal fittings, and cable and harness assemblies.

Position Summary

Lead product design engineering and the development of engineered solutions from customer requirements through design validation and production release. The priority is a leader with substantial design engineering experience who can guide technical decisions, review detailed designs, and develop engineers while maintaining project delivery and product quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the engineering team, establish priorities, allocate resources, and manage project commitments.
• Provide hands‑on technical direction for product architecture, mechanical design, materials selection, tolerances, and design verification.
• Lead concept, preliminary, and detailed design reviews; challenge assumptions and resolve technical risks before release.
• Translate customer performance, environmental, and interface requirements into clear engineering specifications and validation plans.
• Oversee drawings, bills of materials, design calculations, engineering changes, and controlled product release.
• Partner with sales and customers on technical feasibility, application requirements, proposals, and custom product solutions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality to improve manufacturability, address field or production failures, and support new product introduction.
• Build engineering capability through coaching, clear technical standards, and consistent design and project management practices.

Proposed Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Progressive product design engineering experience, including responsibility for complex technical decisions and design delivery.
• Engineering leadership experience managing people, priorities, and multiple development projects.
• Strong command of mechanical design, CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials, and verification methods.
• Ability to remain technically engaged in detailed design reviews and guide engineers through difficult design problems.
• Clear communication with customers, commercial teams, manufacturing personnel, and senior leadership.

Preferred Background

Experience with temperature sensing, sealing products, precision components, or engineered assemblies is preferred. A graduate engineering degree and experience improving engineering workflows are also valued.