Engineering Manager Design

About Pierce an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913 building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized carefully designed and engineering pumpers aerials tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today youll find more than 30000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in peoples lives every day. To us every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Engineering Manager - Design leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develops and fosters Engineers to think innovatively hold accountability and process improvement on a daily basis. Performs high level engineering analysis design or re-design validation and troubleshooting of complex components for heavy duty vehicles. Provides integration and execution support for vehicle and component design. Provides technical mentorship in high level analysis and design of new and modified components and subsystems in accordance with engineering standards and project scope.

YOUR IMPACT:

• Manage an engineering team consisting of Engineers Designers and Technicians.

• Plans directs and coordinates activities of their engineering team.

• Provide coaching and development for their team through regular performance feedback technical and professional training opportunities and creation of individual development plans for team members.

• Prepare and control department budget forecast operating costs of department and direct preparation of budget requests.

• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external customers across segments and functions.

• Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership Oshkosh leadership and external customers.

• Responsible for completion of a project or part of a project of moderate complexity on time.

• May be responsible for overall project schedule and budget.

• May be responsible for managing multiple priorities.

• Performs more complex engineering calculations investigations and tasks as assigned according to Oshkosh as well as general industry engineering standards and processes.

• Responsible for preparation and delivery of plans designs computation methods and/or reporting.

• Collaborate as needed with other engineering or business support disciplines internally as well as suppliers externally.

• May have exposure to the external customers and/or industry organizations.

• Provide guidance or mentorship to entry level engineers working on common projects.

• Research create and update standard engineering methodology and procedures - best practices etc.

• Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.

• Maintain effective communication with suppliers internal and external customers and outside resources concerning technical issues.

• Communicate project objectives to team members.

• Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards. Ensure that technical issues are conducted within the framework of company policies and procedures.

• Evaluate designs for performance safety and reliability.

• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis research and historical records.

• Perform engineering analysis to support the selection of parts components and materials that meet requirements.

• Provide complex technical assistance for production support.

• Analyze and resolve issues reported to Engineering via verbal or written communication.

• Provide mentorship to team members to ensure the appropriate engineering analysis is performed and documented.

• Prepare technical proposals quotations reports and presentations.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited Bachelors degree in Engineering or related field and five (5) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with a high-level CAD system.

• Accredited Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Green Belt in Six Sigma or proven CI experience.

• Strong mechanical knowledge of automotive or heavy-vehicle equipment and related systems.

• Sheet metal welding or pluming/piping knowledge would be advantageous.

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