Senior Engineering Manager - Lead Design & Solutions

Kingfisher Recruiting; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting represents a client that designs and manufactures temperature sensors, sealing products, and engineered assemblies in Buffalo, NY. We are seeking an Senior Engineering Manager to lead a design-focused team through customer-driven requirements to production release.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in product design engineering, guides technical decisions, reviews detailed designs, and mentors engineers while ensuring project delivery and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Progressive product design engineering experience with complex technical decisions.
• Engineering leadership experience managing multiple development projects.
• Strong CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and materials knowledge.

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 verification.
• Lead design reviews; challenge assumptions and resolve risks before release.
• Translate customer requirements into clear specifications and validation plans.
• Oversee drawings, BOMs, design calculations, and design changes.
• Collaborate with Sales on technical feasibility and custom product solutions.
• Work with Manufacturing and Quality to improve manufacturability and support NPI.
• Build engineering capability through coaching and standards.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Materials knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting represents a client that designs and manufactures temperature sensors, sealing products, and engineered assemblies in Buffalo, NY. We are seeking an Senior Engineering Manager to lead a design-focused team through customer-driven requirements to production release.

The ideal candidate has substantial experience in product design engineering, guides technical decisions, reviews detailed designs, and mentors engineers while ensuring project delivery and product quality.