Senior Engineering Manager

Key People; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People in Buffalo, NY seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering and guide technical decisions from customer requirements through design validation and production release.

You will mentor engineers, oversee design reviews, and partner with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability and ensure on-time delivery of engineered assemblies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Progressive product design engineering experience with complex technical decisions.
• Leadership experience managing multiple development projects and teams.
• Strong CAD, GD&T, tolerances, materials, and verification knowledge.
• Ability to guide engineers through detailed design problems and communicate with customers.

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 design reviews and resolve technical risks before release.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering specifications and validation plans.
• Oversee drawings, bills of materials, design calculations, engineering changes, and controlled product release.
• Collaborate with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability and support new product introduction.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Product design engineering

Mentoring / coaching

Mechanical design

Communication with customers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

GD&T

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.