Engineering Manager - Lenoir City, TN (Hybrid)

Job Overview The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a cross-functional team of CAD Designers, Design Engineers, and Materials and Regulatory Specialists to deliver high-quality engineering solutions and CAD designs for new product development initiatives, customer-driven engineering requests, material cost-out, and operational initiatives. This role serves as a critical interface between Engineering, Operations, Product Management, and Commercial teams—ensuring design execution is prioritized, efficient, and aligned with overall business objectives. This is a hands-on, player-coach role requiring strong leadership combined with direct technical contribution, including active involvement in CAD design, product design, and program management. #LI-CH1 A Day In The Life • Lead a cross-functional team of Engineers, CAD Designers, and Materials and Compliance Specialists, fostering a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. • Establish and enforce department processes that ensure timely and accurate delivery of engineering projects, specifications, drawings, registrations, and BOM updates throughout the product lifecycle. • Translate business objectives and customer requirements into clear, actionable, and prioritized engineering deliverables. • Oversee the creation and approval of engineering designs, drawings, 3D models, and technical documentation to support product, customer, and manufacturing requirements. • Provide hands-on engineering and CAD design support to address workload demands, complex technical challenges, and critical projects. • Lead teams in the U.S. and India to execute engineering projects and initiatives. • Identify, implement, and drive adoption of technologies to improve efficiency and quality of design, testing, and prototyping initiatives. • Comfortably shift between coach and player roles as needed for technical deliverables, including hands-on CAD design, complex technical challenges, and critical projects. • Provide technical leadership and support for four Business Unit Managers and four manufacturing facilities for new product development, cost-out, and manufacturing initiatives. • Own Engineering Project initiatives documentation, prioritization, resource allocation strategy and team execution • Partner with manufacturing facilities to support and lead engineering efforts for cost-out, value engineering, and productivity improvement projects. • Ensure alignment between engineering designs and manufacturing capabilities, processes, and constraints. • Drive continuous improvement in management processes to reduce errors, rework, and production disruptions. • Identify and recommend training as appropriate to enhance team skills for direct contribution in the role and professional development What will help you thrive in this role? Required • Demonstrated hands-on CAD experience with the ability to create, review, and modify designs (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or similar). • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline). • Minimum of 7 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. • Minimum of 3 years of experience leading engineers, drafters, designers, or technical teams. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities effectively. Preferred • Program and project management experience. • Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems and configuration management. • Experience with Engineering Service Requests/ Change Orders, new product development, BOM • Experience supporting product compliance, certification, and regulatory processes. Hubbell Incorporated Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe. Hubbell Utility Solutions Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible. Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class. The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.