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The Engineering Manager – Electronics plans, organizes, and directs a team of engineers to meet plant and company objectives for design, new product development, and improvement of existing product lines. The manager must have the ability to collaborate with Global Engineering, Product Management, Project Managers and other operational departments to ensure the delivered product is production-ready and has the greatest chance of commercial success while expanding Hydro’s brand value. The Segment Engineering Manager should be very target-focused in and meet the department’s KPI of NPD Revenue, NPD Quality, On-time delivery, and On-BOM cost by performing or facilitating the following duties.
Job Responsibility:
Effectively manage assigned projects to deliver on-time, within scope, and within budget
Consults with customers, vendors, and cross functional departments to prepare design modifications and functional expectations
Analyze product specification and performance requirements to ensure customer expectations and company profitability expectations can be met
Develop and oversee product design plans and methods of manufacturing for assigned product lines
Provide electronic technical direction and planning for internal and external engineers throughout the research, design, development, construction and launch phases of New Product Development
Plans, coordinates and directs the activities of the engineering team to ensure company targets are achieved
Manage and prioritize product development and sustaining work to achieve defined targets
Leverage disciplined project management to ensure projects successfully complete defined stage gates
Analyze costs, prepare budgets, and provide relevant reporting for project and team activities
Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve product quality, manufacturability, and cost of assigned product lines
Establish and maintain relationships with third party designers leveraging services when necessary to meet established targets
Manage, mentor and develop a team of engineers in all aspects of the role
Oversee development of engineering staff to ensure cross training in core departmental core competencies
In partnership with the Director of Engineering and Functional Leaders establish team performance criteria and annual objectives
Facilitate design reviews to ensure optimization of design and resolve technical issues during the design process
Maintain comprehensive project documentation
In partnership with the director of engineering, take necessary steps to document and protect intellectual property
Provides leadership in the areas of innovation and development of intellectual property while adhering to engineering standards and regulatory requirements
Requirements:
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar degree
7+ years of experience in product engineering
3+ years in Management
Previous project management experience is preferred
Ability to communicate across all departments and at all levels of the organization
Proven track record managing a team who has taken designs from concept to launch
Continue improvement mindset
Previous experience with: Hardware design with schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout, Altium experience is desired
Hardware designs and communication interfaces including but not limited to: PWM control, I2C, SPI, UART, Modbus, USB, 1394, CAN, Ethernet, etc
Designing and writing embedded code for a wide range of electrical microcontrollers, experience with various compilers and debugging tools, and experience with PLCs
Nice to have:
Positive attitude
Flexible and Adaptable
Results Driven
Builds and Manages Collaborative Relationships
Strong organizational skills
What we offer:
401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
medical, dental and vision insurance
wellness programs
health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
commuter benefits
parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
paid time off, including 11 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays per calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 120 hours annually, 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, educational assistance
business travel services
employee discounts
and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services