Manufacturing Engineering Manager

The Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a team of Application Engineers and Industrial Engineers who act as the technical interface between customer requirements and internal production capabilities.

This function ensures that customer-specific product configurations are technically validated documented and optimized for efficient manufacturing. The role plays a central part in managing drawing work orders technical documentation and process readiness for both standard and customized product variants.

A job that matters: your tasks

Team Management & Leadership:

• Lead and develop the team of Application Engineers and Industrial Engineers.
• Set clear objectives prioritize workload and foster collaboration within the team and across departments.
• Build engineering capabilities in the areas of customization standardization and process optimization.

Customer-Specific Engineering Support:

• Oversee the review and translation of customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure accurate and timely creation of technical specifications drawings and DWOs for customized orders.
• Act as escalation point for complex technical or feasibility challenges.

Drawing Work Orders & Technical Documentation:

• Ensure high-quality consistent and efficient management of DWOs BOMs and product configuration data.
• Drive standardization of engineering outputs and proper use of PLM/ERP systems (e.g. SAP SolidWorks).
• Maintain strong change control practices in line with internal procedures and customer expectations.

Industrialization & Manufacturing Readiness:

• Support the industrialization of new or customized products ensuring manufacturability process compatibility and minimal production disruption.
• Collaborate with production planning and quality to validate routings tools and production data.
• Promote DFM/DFA principles to improve cost-efficiency and reduce lead time.

Process Improvement & Standardization:

• Lead or support initiatives to streamline DWO creation engineering change handling and custom product setup.
• Improve response times and reduce engineering rework through lean principles and root cause analysis.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with Sales Engineering R&D Production Planning and Quality teams to ensure seamless integration of customer-specific requirements.
• Participate in technical reviews feasibility studies and product launch readiness assessments.

An experience that matters: your skills

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 3 years in a team leadership or management role.
• Solid experience with technical order processing application engineering or product customization.
• Strong working knowledge of engineering systems (CAD PLM SAP).
• Excellent leadership and people development skills
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production flows
• Experience in DWO or technical documentation workflows
• Structured detail-oriented and process-driven mindset
• Effective communication and collaboration across departments
• Customer-focused and solution-oriented approach

A workplace that matters: our offering

• Best opportunities in a globally operating company valuing diversity inclusion sustainability and mutual trust
• Attractive remuneration package
• Opportunity for flexibility with a hybrid working model
• Home office allowance
• 25 days paid annual leave
• Additional health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (Mental Health Legal & Financial Counselling
• 200 BGN Food vouchers
• Public transportation card
• Optional parking space
• Multisport card
• Language training opportunity
• Employee referral program
• Brand new modern office premises in a class A Business building
• Fresh fruits in the office
• Training and mentorship programs
• Access to over 15000 LinkedIn Learning courses to assist in your development