Product Development Engineering Manager

Salary range:$100-110k annually

About the opportunity
Our client an established manufacturer of loading dock and material handling equipment is seeking a Product Development Engineering Manager to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team. The team is responsible for the design development validation and continuous improvement of products including dock levelers dock lifts vehicle restraints and related systems. This role partners closely with Sales Production Procurement Quality Finance and senior leadership to deliver safe reliable manufacturable and cost-effective product solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and develop the product development engineering team through workload planning coaching performance feedback and technical guidance
• Plan prioritize and oversee product development projects to meet timelines budgets quality objectives and business requirements
• Track and report project status resource allocation risks and progress using project management software and regular cross-functional communication
• Establish maintain and improve engineering standards design practices release processes and documentation controls
• Review and approve engineering drawings specifications Bills of Material (BOMs) part numbers technical calculations and manufacturing release packages
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of product data in SolidWorks MRP systems and related engineering documentation systems
• Drive product rationalization BOM accuracy cost reduction standardization and manufacturability improvements across assigned product lines
• Collaborate with Production Quality Procurement and Sales to resolve technical issues improve product reliability and support customer and market requirements
• Lead prototype pre-production testing validation and design verification activities to meet performance safety quality and manufacturability requirements
• Ensure lessons learned from development manufacturing field feedback and quality concerns are built into final products and future design practices
• Support the development of manufacturing lines fixtures tooling work instructions and process documentation using Lean principles
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that raise engineering efficiency reduce errors shorten time-to-market and support core business functions
• Provide technical review and support for approval drawings cost estimates design calculations FEA customer requests and production concerns
• Prepare and present engineering reports recommendations project updates and technical findings to senior management
• Participate in the design of new products and prototypes as required
• Follow all health and safety requirements including PPE use hazard reporting and required safety training

Required skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to coach develop motivate and hold engineering team members accountable
• Strong product development project management and cross-functional coordination skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities urgent requests resources and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong technical judgment in reviewing designs analyzing data evaluating risk and making sound engineering recommendations
• Advanced knowledge of SolidWorks engineering documentation systems MS Office and MRP/ERP systems
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering projects and supporting manufacturing quality procurement and sales functions
• Strong knowledge of quality control design verification manufacturing processes and production qualification requirements
• Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing continuous improvement root cause analysis and structured problem solving
• Excellent English verbal and written communication with the ability to work effectively with employees customers suppliers and senior leadership
• Professional logical and safety-focused approach to problem solving and decision making

Education

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechatronics or a related technical discipline (required)

Assets

• 4 years of engineering experience preferably in material handling equipment loading dock systems heavy manufacturing or related industrial products
• 3 years leading supervising or mentoring engineers designers technologists or technical project teams
• Advanced experience with SolidWorks CAD engineering release processes and product data management
• Experience implementing CADM engineering change control and configuration management in heavy manufacturing
• Full knowledge of configuration and data management within an ISO 9001 certified quality system
• Technical background in hydraulic mechanical electrical structural and welded components
• Previous exposure to scissor lifts dock levelers vehicle restraints and material handling equipment
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• Training in engineering management project management Lean/Six Sigma or leadership