Senior Engineering Manager: Lead Product Design & Delivery

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is recruiting a Senior Engineering Manager to lead design engineering for a manufacturer of temperature sensors, sealing products, and precision assemblies in Buffalo, NY. You will drive requirements through design validation and production release, guiding engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical direction, reviews, risk reduction, and establishing engineering standards while ensuring quality and on-time

Qualifications

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

Mechanical design

Leadership

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC is recruiting a Senior Engineering Manager to lead design engineering for a manufacturer of temperature sensors, sealing products, and precision assemblies in Buffalo, NY. You will drive requirements through design validation and production release, guiding engineers and coordinating with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on technical direction, reviews, risk reduction, and establishing engineering standards while ensuring quality and on-time