Senior Engineering Manager, Product Design & Precision

Sun Recruiting, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. represents a manufacturer of temperature sensors, seals, and assemblies. We seek a Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering from customer requirements through validation and production release.

The role demands a leader who guides technical decisions, reviews detailed designs, and coaches engineers while ensuring on-time delivery and high quality across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading multiple design projects with complex decisions.
• Proven engineering leadership managing people and priorities.
• Strong mechanical design, CAD, GD&T, tolerances, materials, verification.
• Able to mentor engineers and guide difficult design problems.
• Excellent communication with customers, sales, manufacturing, and 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, 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

Leadership

Project management

Technical reviews

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. represents a manufacturer of temperature sensors, seals, and assemblies. We seek a Senior Engineering Manager to lead product design engineering from customer requirements through validation and production release.

The role demands a leader who guides technical decisions, reviews detailed designs, and coaches engineers while ensuring on-time delivery and high quality across programs.