Engineering Manager

Novi, Michigan
ID1080-143-26
Job TypeDirect Hire
Remote TypeOn-Site

Outstanding opportunity for an Engineering Manager to lead engineering and product management for a broad portfolio of electromechanical products serving the electric utility industry. This hands-on leader will manage the engineering team, drive new product development, and serve as the company’s primary technical interface with customers.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead, develop, and hold the engineering team accountable for priorities, technical standards, staffing, performance, communication, and execution.
  • Own new and custom product development from concept through commercialization, including scope, schedules, budgets, technical risk, validation, certification, and production launch.
  • Serve as the technical lead with electric utilities, standards groups, distributors, and OEM partners, using Voice of Customer feedback to shape product strategy and the multi-year roadmap.
  • Manage the full product lifecycle, including ECRs, deviations, quality, VAVE, intellectual property, portfolio simplification, pricing support, and sales enablement tools.
  • Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to improve manufacturability, cost, reliability, production readiness, root cause resolution, engineering documentation, lab capabilities, and performance KPIs.

Key qualifications include:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred, with 10+ years of engineering experience and at least 4 years leading engineering teams.
  • Experience developing medium-voltage products or equipment for the electric utility industry required. Revenue metering experience is strongly preferred.
  • Strong electromechanical product design and DFM experience involving processes such as die casting, sheet metal forming, stamping, CNC machining, molding, and welding.
  • Proficiency with 3D CAD, preferably SolidWorks, ERP-based BOM management, and third-party standards including UL, ANSI, IEEE, and NEMA.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple development programs, build customer relationships, develop engineers, present to technical and executive audiences, and travel up to 25%. Lean or Six Sigma experience is preferred.

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