Engineering Manager
Job Description
- Manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture.
- Assign projects and tasks, balancing workloads and ensuring timely delivery of objectives.
- Recruit, onboard, and train engineering staff as needed.
- Oversee design and engineering processes from concept through production, ensuring compliance with customer specifications and industry standards.
- Collaborate with project managers, production teams, and clients to define requirements, set timelines, and allocate resources.
- Monitor project progress, addressing technical challenges and providing guidance to resolve issues.
- Provide high-level input on designs, including mechanical, electrical, and software components of automation systems.
- Stay updated on industry advancements, tools, and technologies to implement best practices.
- Review and approve engineering documentation, including SolidWorks models, schematics, and technical reports, and
- SolidWorks PDM implementation and administration experience.
- Ensure all engineering outputs meet quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Establish and maintain standard operating procedures for design, development, and testing.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in engineering processes, tools, and team capabilities.
- Collaborate with leadership to align engineering efforts with business goals.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or related engineering field (master’s preferred).
- 15+ years of experience in engineering within automation or manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a managerial role.
- Proven track record in oversight of custom automation design, contracting, assembly, and commissioning.
- Formative experience with robotics systems and implementation.
- Heavy mobile industrial equipment experience is a plus.
- Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
- Comfortable with managing multiple competing priorities.
- Exceptional at oversight and control of engineering processes in fast-paced environment.
- Advanced SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM experience.
- PLC programming knowledge.
Meet Your Recruiter
Max Francis
Technical Recruiter
Max Francis is a seasoned Engineering Recruiter specializing in the Automation Division at Sterling. With five years of invaluable experience in recruitment, Max is on a mission to help individuals find their perfect career move—one that aligns with their professional goals and supports their families.
As an Engineering Recruiter, Max excels in the Automation Division, leveraging his deep industry knowledge to connect candidates with opportunities tailor-made for their unique skill sets and aspirations. He understands that finding the right career move is a pivotal moment in people's lives, and he thrives on being a part of that journey.
What Max finds most exciting and rewarding about his work is the opportunity to guide individuals to their ideal career fit. He recognizes that this transition is an exhilarating time for most people, and he derives immense satisfaction from helping them navigate the path toward their next professional adventure.
Max's advice to job seekers is grounded in the value of connections. He believes that having a well-connected recruiter within the industry you aspire to be in can open doors to companies and positions that may not be readily available on job boards. In today's competitive job market, he encourages candidates to connect with a recruiter early in their job search journey. While he advocates for candidates to continue their independent job searches, he emphasizes the benefit of having an additional set of experienced eyes on the market.