Senior Engineering Manager — Design & Delivery Leader

Henderson Group Recruiting; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Group seeks an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering for sensors, fittings, and assemblies. You will guide technical decisions, review detailed designs, and mentor engineers from requirements through production release.

You will drive architecture direction, collaborate with customers and sales, and ensure manufacturability and quality in new products. A strong technical leader is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Progressive product design engineering experience with 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.

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.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Mechanical Design

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance Analysis

Design Verification

Communication

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Henderson Group seeks an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering for sensors, fittings, and assemblies. You will guide technical decisions, review detailed designs, and mentor engineers from requirements through production release.

You will drive architecture direction, collaborate with customers and sales, and ensure manufacturability and quality in new products. A strong technical leader is essential.