Electronics Engineering Manager

Shift:1st shift

City:Solon

Swagelok Northeast Ohio USA

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality Integrity Respect for the Individual Customer Focus Innovation and Continuous Improvement which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space down to the bottom of the ocean and everywhere in same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skillsyoull thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

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We hope youll consider joining our team.

Leads Swageloks Electronics Engineering team within the Engineering organization with end-to-end ownership of the electronics embedded software and connected-product capabilities that bring intelligence to Swageloks fluid system products. Manages a multidisciplinary team of firmware software hardware and quality engineers supporting both new product development and the long-term sustaining of fielded electronic and Linux-based products including planning and release of security updates and software maintenance. Stands up and continuously improves the teams development processes tools and engineering practices so that the function can scale predictably as it grows. Partners closely with Product Engineering Product Management Manufacturing Quality and customer-facing teams to translate product strategy into reliable secure and maintainable connected products. Acts as a founding leader for the Electronics Engineering function with significant opportunity to grow scope and influence as the team expands.

• Lead develop and retain a multidisciplinary team of firmware software hardware and quality engineers; set clear performance expectations provide ongoing coaching and build succession depth as the team grows.
• Establish document and continuously improve the electronics and embedded software development process including engineering standards design reviews tooling version control build and release flows traceability and verification practices.
• Direct the teams project portfolio balancing new product development (NPD) commitments with sustaining engineering work and long-lifecycle product support including planning and release of Linux security and software updates for fielded products.
• Provide technical leadership and credible challenge to the team across firmware embedded Linux / single-board computers (SBCs) application and cloud software and hardware/electrical design pairing on architecture reviewing key design decisions and elevating the technical bar without taking over individual contributor work.
• Apply cost-versus-impact thinking to prioritize investments across NPD sustaining and platform work; communicate trade-offs and the business value of technical decisions to senior leadership.
• Partner with Product Management Product Engineering Manufacturing Quality and customer-facing teams to translate product strategy and customer needs into clear technical roadmaps and committed deliverables.
• Support customers during key product installations escalations and field issues; ensure the team is equipped to resolve complex technical problems on installed and connected products.
• Plan headcount and capability growth as the function scales from its current size toward a larger multi-discipline organization including future addition of systems engineering architecture and additional software firmware hardware and quality roles.
• Manage department operating budget including planning tracking variances identifying cost-reduction opportunities and overseeing capital and tooling investments.
• Drive talent development through structured individual development plans mentoring and targeted training; actively engage in succession planning and external talent attraction.
• Communicate departmental project status technical risks resource needs and strategic priorities to senior leadership through regular reporting and presentations.
• As a leader you are expected to know enforce and appropriately escalate all Swagelok associate policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Approximate # of direct reports: 5 engineers and quality professionals at start with planned growth toward approximately 15 across firmware software hardware quality systems engineering and architecture as the function scales.

Budget responsibility: Department operating budget including wages tooling software licenses lab and prototyping equipment and project expenses with input to capital planning as the function grows.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Software Engineering or a closely related field required; Masters degree preferred. Or equivalent combination of education training and experience.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in electronics embedded systems or product software engineering including delivery of shipping products.
• Minimum 25 years of experience in a formal leadership role managing engineers or technical professionals.
• Demonstrated technical depth in at least one or two of the following with working knowledge and architectural fluency in the others: embedded firmware and real-time operating systems (RTOS); embedded Linux and single-board computers (SBCs) including long-lifecycle maintenance and security patching; application and cloud software including DevOps and CI/CD; and hardware and electrical design including printed circuit board (PCB) development and electronics manufacturing handoff.
• Proven track record of standing up or substantially improving an engineering process or function for example introducing development standards design review practices release management or quality and traceability systems in a regulated or industrial product environment.
• Experience managing both new product development and long-lifecycle sustaining engineering simultaneously ideally in industrial instrumentation medical device automotive/aerospace or connected-product environments.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity practices for connected and Linux-based products including software update strategies vulnerability response and secure software development lifecycle preferred.
• Knowledge of Swagelok products fluid system components semiconductor or oil/gas/chemical applications preferred.

Critical Competencies

Essential for Day One

• Managing Complexity: Analyzes multifaceted technical and organizational problems spanning firmware software hardware and customer support and distills them into clear actionable plans; comfortable operating with ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Builds strong trust-based relationships across functions and levels of the organization; communicates with clarity empathy and credibility with engineers business partners and customers.
• Influence: Drives alignment and commitment without direct authority; effectively advocates for team direction technical standards resource needs and strategic priorities.
• Agility: Adapts approach as the team grows and as projects move between new product development sustaining work and field support; balances near-term execution with longer-term capability building.
• Business and Financial Acumen: Applies cost-versus-impact thinking to engineering investments; understands the financial implications of technical choices and communicates them clearly to senior leadership.
• Developing Direct Reports & Others: Actively builds bench strength across multiple engineering disciplines; creates meaningful development plans and career pathways; invests in talent retention and attraction as the team scales.

Can Be Developed in Role

• Strategic Mindset: Connects Electronics Engineering capabilities to Swageloks longer-term product platform and market strategy; helps shape where intelligent and connected products take the business next.
• Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions under uncertainty drawing on data stakeholder input and engineering expertise across firmware software and hardware domains.
• Cross-functional Knowledge: Builds familiarity with Product Management Marketing Manufacturing Quality and Service to increase organizational impact and the integration of electronics into Swageloks broader product portfolio.
• External Market Awareness: Develops ongoing knowledge of emerging electronics embedded and connected-product technologies the competitive landscape and the talent market relevant to Swageloks growth in this space.

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements

Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Ability to maintain regular punctual attendance consistent with the ADA FMLA and other federal state and local standards.

Office and laboratory environment; may require occasional work in manufacturing or test areas which may require use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Occasional travel may be required to support key customer installations and escalations.

Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness compensation retirement planning and supplemental rewards.

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2. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview.

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Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race ethnicity creed color religion sex pregnancy pregnancy-related medical conditions age national origin or ancestry disability genetic information veteran/military status sexual orientation gender identity or other protected characteristic under federal state or local law.

Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and Ohio state law.

This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time without any advanced notice for any reason or no reason.

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