Tyler Union- Restraint Product Engineering Manager

Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Product Leadership & Strategy
  • Lead the product engineering team supporting TruGrip product and related components across the full product lifecycle.
  • Define engineering priorities based on market needs customer feedback competitive intelligence and operational capability.
  • Drive product improvements related to performance manufacturability cost and quality.
  • Manage engineering roadmaps to support long-term business strategy and new product development.
• Design Development & Technical Oversight
  • Oversee product tooling modeling simulation and drafting using CAD/FEA tools
  • Ensure all product configurations meet applicable regulatory and industry standards.
  • Approve engineering drawings specifications mills of materials and technical documentation.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and engineering countermeasures for product issues field failures or customer complaints.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Manufacturing and Foundry Engineering to ensure designs align with casting machining and assembly capabilities.
  • Support Sales and Customer Service with technical expertise product training and customer-facing engineering solutions.
  • Work with Quality to develop testing protocols inspection standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement on raw materials tooling and vendor capabilities.
• Testing Compliance & Quality Assurance
  • Manage product validation tests performance testing and third-party certifications.
  • Ensure products maintain compliance with all current industry standards and agency requirements.
  • Lead design reviews process validations and product audits.
• Team Leadership
  • Coach develop and mentor engineers designers and technical staff.
• Project & Budget Management
  • Oversee engineering project schedules milestones and deliverables.
  • Manage departmental budget capital requests tooling investments and project resources.
  • Ensure timely execution of product releases engineering changes and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering or related field.
• 7 years of product engineering experience in a manufacturing environment (metals castings machined components or similar).
• Strong knowledge of waterworks fittings restraints or related infrastructure products.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams or managing complex engineering projects.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD modeling (SolidWorks Inventor or similar).
• Understanding of foundry processes machining assembly coatings and testing methods.
• Strong problem-solving communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Masters degree in Engineering or Engineering Management preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

Additional Information :

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit use hands and fingers to handle or feel reach with hands and arms talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA- gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time