Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Directs and coordinates activities of engineering department to design, manufacture, components, products, and systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Engineering Managers are fully accountable for regulatory compliance of all products within their responsibility. This includes ownership of compliance to all applicable regulatory bodies, standards, and certifications throughout the entire product life cycle.

Responsible for identifying and implementing cost reduction and value engineering initiatives for products and processes while maintaining safety, quality, performance, and regulatory compliance.

Manages the engineering department to support daily production schedule

Directs department activities to propose new designs and product improvements.

Directly supervises employees in the Engineering Department, including reviewing drawings and data for accuracy and completeness.

Oversees department creation of advanced BOM and final BOM for accuracy completeness and timely completion.

Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.

Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.

Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.

Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.

Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.

Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.

Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develop recommendations accordingly.

Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include participating in interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; provides input for rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ensures compliance with process and procedures and specific directives of the functional department Director.