Senior Engineering Manager: Product Design & Leadership

Job Juncture; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture on behalf of our client seeks a lead design engineer to direct product design engineering from customer requirements through validation and production release. The role emphasizes guiding technical decisions, reviewing detailed designs, and mentoring engineers to ensure project delivery and high quality.

You will oversee architecture, tolerances, materials, design verification, and design reviews, while coordinating with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 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

Mechanical design

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Materials

Verification methods

Engineering leadership

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Job Juncture on behalf of our client seeks a lead design engineer to direct product design engineering from customer requirements through validation and production release. The role emphasizes guiding technical decisions, reviewing detailed designs, and mentoring engineers to ensure project delivery and high quality.

You will oversee architecture, tolerances, materials, design verification, and design reviews, while coordinating with sales, manufacturing, and quality to improve manufacturability