Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager — CM Truck (Configure-to-Order)About the RoleWe're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our CM Truck configure-to-order (CTO) engineering team. This role owns day-to-day leadership across new product development (NPD), value-analysis/value-engineering (VAVE), product upgrades, custom orders, and quoting for our truck bed and service body product lines.This is a highly visible leadership role central to our engineering reorganization — you'll help operationalize a company-wide 2027 operating model built around standardization, digitization, and a fully connected digital thread (CPQ PLM ERP CAD).What You'll DoTeam Leadership & ContinuityLead the CM/CTO engineering team day-to-day, directly developing two team leads: one focused on custom orders & quoting, one on NPD & product upgradesBuild a resilient team with documented processes, cross-trained backups, and no single points of failureOwn coaching, assignments, and performance management; recommend promotions and role definitionsCustom Orders & QuotingDrive custom-order throughput and quote turnaround for CM opportunitiesEnsure quoting expertise is documented, repeatable, and not dependent on any one personProvide accurate, competitive cost-estimating and quoting inputsNPD, Product Upgrades & VAVEOwn delivery of NPD programs and product upgrades across truck-bed product linesEmbed value-analysis/value-engineering (VAVE) as an ongoing capability — part-count reduction, cost-down, reuse-first designDrive modular architecture and promote recurring solutions into the standard catalogTechnical LeadershipServe as the technical lead for CM product decisions within enterprise standardsChair design reviews covering safety, regulatory compliance, DFM/DFA, and sourced-designMaintain engineering-change (ECN) discipline and product validation rigorProcess & SystemsImplement CM processes on the company's shared digital-thread architectureEstablish PLM as the CM source of truthMaintain part-numbering, BOM structure, revision control, and configurator rulesFinancial & Cross-FunctionalOwn CM engineering cost performance and spend within an approved budget envelopeRecommend headcount, tooling, and contractor needsPartner with Operations, Commercial/Sales, and IT to align CM with enterprise standardsTranslate Voice-of-Customer input into CM design requirementsWhat You BringRequiredBachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)Engineering leadership/supervisory experience in configure-to-order and/or NPD manufacturing environments — truck equipment, upfitting, or comparable vocational products strongly preferredDemonstrated experience leading NPD programs, VAVE initiatives, product upgrades, and custom quoting from concept through productionStrong grounding in DFM/DFA, design reviews, BOM/part-numbering, and ECN/change managementWorking knowledge of digital-thread systems (CPQ, PLM, ERP, CAD) and modular/standardization strategyPreferredFamiliarity with applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g., FMVSS) and multi-stage manufacturingExperience building teams and processes that eliminate single points of failureStrong systems-thinking with the ability to balance standardization with CTO configurability and NPD speedWhat Success Looks Like in Year OneCM custom orders, quoting, NPD, and upgrade processes are documented with proven backups — no single points of failureBoth direct-report leads are operating effectively with documented methods and cross-trained backupsA CM coverage map is in place and maintainedPLM is established as the CM source of truthNPD stage-gates are delivered on plan, quote turnaround is protected, and measurable progress is made on modular reuse and VAVE #J-18808-Ljbffr