Design Engineering Manager

Spang Power Electronics • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

Spang Engineered Solutions, a division of Spang & Company, is hiring a Design Engineering Manager based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The role oversees electrical, mechanical, and drafting engineers and provides support to sales, logistics, production, and management. Spang Engineered Solutions designs and manufactures custom inductive components for a range of industries, with manufacturing locations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; McKinney, Texas; and Xiamen, China.

The manager leads and develops the design engineering group, supports the Division President in advancing strategic technical goals, and works with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements, production schedules, cost targets, and engineering intent across U.S. and China facilities. The role also supports key customers and oversees engineering documentation, standards, UL compliance, and capital equipment planning. Domestic and international travel of up to 40% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of product development experience.
• Supervisory or management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and develop the design engineering group to ensure work is effectively distributed, completed on schedule, and meets high quality standards.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide training and career development guidance.
• Support recruitment, selection, orientation, and training.
• Support the Division President in advancing strategic technical goals.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design Engineering, Logistics, and Production to meet customer requirements, production schedules, cost targets, and engineering intent across U.S. and China facilities.
• Support key customers.
• Review technical drawings, first-article submissions, and return material authorization requests.
• Maintain document control, approval procedures, testing standards, operating procedures, and design standards.
• Oversee UL compliance and serve as the primary contact for UL inspections.
• Evaluate capital equipment needs and prepare capital expenditure requests.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 40%.

Benefits

• Full benefits package
• 401(k) matching plan
• Competitive salaries

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager