Technical Manager – Mechanical Engineering

zealogicsllc

United States

Remote

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

zealogicsllc is seeking a Technical Manager – Mechanical Engineering to lead complex mechanical programs from concept through completion. You will provide hands-on technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, electrical, systems, and quality teams.

The role emphasizes deep technical expertise in design, analysis, and verification, along with strong leadership and communication to manage multiple projects and customer expectations.

Qualifications

Requires 15+ years in mechanical engineering/product development.
Proven technical leadership and people management experience.
Strong CAD/CAE proficiency and ability to review outputs.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple mechanical engineering projects, ensuring quality, schedule, and cost.
Provide technical leadership in design, development, and problem solving.
Develop concepts, architectures, layouts, mechanisms, and detailed designs.
Conduct analyses, tolerancing, and design validation.
Review designs and guide senior engineers and project teams.
Mentor senior engineers and technical leads to build a strong organization.
Promote engineering best practices, standards, and quality.
Support estimation, resource planning, and scheduling.

Skills

Mechanical design and development

Concept generation & architecture

3D CAD modelling

Mechanism & structural design

Engineering calculations & tolerance

DFMA & manufacturing considerations

Design verification & validation

Root cause analysis

Project ownership & leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

15+ years mechanical engineering experience

Proven leadership of engineering teams/projects

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

Job description

Technical Manager – Mechanical Engineering

15+ years of relevant experience in Mechanical Design & Engineering

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Technical Manager – Mechanical Engineering who can lead complex engineering projects while providing hands‑on technical direction and mentorship to a team of senior engineers.

The ideal candidate should be an all‑round mechanical engineering professional with strong expertise in mechanical design, concept development, engineering analysis, problem solving, project execution, and customer communication. The candidate should be comfortable independently managing multiple projects simultaneously and leading technically challenging programs from concept through completion.

This role requires a balance of technical depth, project ownership, leadership, communication, and business awareness.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and independently manage multiple mechanical engineering projects simultaneously, ensuring technical quality, schedule, cost, and customer expectations are met.
Provide strong technical leadership in mechanical design, concept generation, product development, and engineering problem solving.
Develop and review mechanical concepts, architectures, layouts, mechanisms, assemblies, and detailed designs.
Perform and/or guide engineering analysis, design calculations, tolerance analysis, and design validation.
Review engineering designs and provide technical direction to senior engineers and project teams.
Lead a group of senior mechanical engineers, assigning work, reviewing technical outputs, and ensuring effective project execution.
Act as the technical escalation point for complex engineering issues and provide practical solutions.
Independently drive projects from requirements definition concept development detailed design analysis validation release.
Identify technical risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and project constraints and proactively address them.
Conduct design reviews, technical discussions, project reviews, and customer presentations.
Interact directly with customers, global engineering teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
Translate customer requirements into clear technical solutions and engineering deliverables.
Mentor and develop senior engineers and technical leads, helping build a strong engineering organization.
Establish and promote good engineering practices, design standards, review processes, and quality expectations.
Support estimation, technical proposals, resource planning, project planning, and effort/schedule forecasting.
Ensure engineering deliverables meet required quality, performance, reliability, manufacturability, and documentation standards.
Collaborate with manufacturing, electrical, systems, software, quality, sourcing, and other cross‑functional teams.
Continuously identify opportunities for improving engineering processes, productivity, quality, and technical capability.

Technical Competencies

The candidate should have strong practical knowledge and experience in:

Mechanical product design and development
Concept generation and architecture development
3D CAD modelling and complex assemblies
Mechanism and structural design
Engineering calculations and design analysis
Tolerance stack‑up and GD&T
Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA)
Material selection and manufacturing processes
Design verification and validation
Root cause analysis and engineering problem solving
Design reviews and technical documentation
Engineering change management
Product lifecycle development
Risk assessment and technical decision making

Experience with CAD/CAE tools and engineering analysis software is expected, with the ability to understand and review engineering outputs rather than relying solely on tool operation.

Project & Leadership Skills

Proven ability to independently manage multiple projects at the same time.
Strong ownership and accountability for project deliverables.
Ability to prioritize competing requirements and manage complex dependencies.
Experience leading senior engineers and technical leads.
Ability to make sound technical decisions with limited supervision.
Strong planning, estimation, resource allocation, and execution skills.
Ability to manage technical risks, escalations, and customer expectations.
Strong mentoring and coaching capability.
Ability to build a culture of technical ownership, quality, and accountability.

Communication & Presentation Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong ability to communicate complex technical topics in a simple and structured manner.
Confident in conducting technical presentations, design reviews, project reviews, and customer meetings.
Comfortable communicating with engineers, managers, customers, and senior leadership.
Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
Ability to represent the engineering organization professionally in customer‑facing situations.

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an all‑round engineering professional who combines:

Deep Technical Expertise + Project Management + People Leadership + Customer Communication + Business Understanding

The person should be equally comfortable reviewing a complex mechanical design, solving a technical problem, leading a senior engineering team, presenting to a customer, and managing multiple project priorities.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
15+ years of relevant industry experience in mechanical engineering/product development.
Proven experience in technical leadership and managing engineering teams/projects.

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