Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Schedule: Onsite with potential to be Hybrid
The Senior Engineering Manager leads engineering support for manufacturing operations, improving safety, quality, delivery, productivity and cost. Develop reliable production processes, strengthen equipment and tooling performance, and move new or changed products into stable production.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Manufacturing Engineering and Production Support
- Lead daily engineering support for production. Prioritize issues affecting safety, quality, output and delivery; coordinate containment and permanent solutions with Production, Quality, Maintenance and Supply Chain.
Continuous Improvement and Cost Reduction
- Lead a prioritized improvement plan using Lean, structured problem solving and relevant Six Sigma methods to reduce scrap, rework, downtime, excess motion and production bottlenecks.
Equipment Tooling and Capital Projects
- Define requirements for equipment, fixtures, tooling and appropriate automation. Evaluate alternatives using safety, accessibility, capacity, quality, maintainability and financial return
New Product Introduction and Engineering Changes
- Lead manufacturing readiness for new products and customer changes. Use practical phase gates covering feasibility, manufacturability, cost, tooling, materials, pilot builds, quality checks, training and capacity.
Quality and Cross-functional Leadership
- Partner with Quality on defect prevention, process controls, investigations and corrective actions. Maintain engineering documentation and evidence needed for applicable quality systems, customer requirements and audits
Performance Expectations
- Establish engineering performance targets with the VP of Manufacturing based on operating baselines and business priorities. Review results with the responsible departments and validate financial savings with Finance
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Eight or more years of progressively responsible engineering experience in manufacturing preferred, including at least three years leading engineers, technical teams, or significant cross-functional manufacturing projects.
- Demonstrated success in production support, process improvement, root cause analysis, tooling or equipment implementation, and new product introduction.
- Working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma principles, engineering change control, and documented quality management systems. Experience supporting customer or certification audits preferred.
- Textiles manufacturing, Department of Defense contract manufacturing, and experience with accessible production methods or an AbilityOne environment are desirable.
SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Practical shop-floor problem solving, sound engineering judgment and the ability to translate technical requirements into repeatable production methods.
- Strong data analysis and cost evaluation skills; ability to interpret drawings, specifications and process performance, and use relevant engineering and business systems.
- Clear communication, teaching and coaching skills. Build trust with operators, collaborate across departments and follow through on agreed actions.
- Effective project planning, resource prioritization, supplier coordination and