Engineering Manager I

Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesWest Lafayette, IN

About The Position

This role involves leading in a specific discipline, technology, or process while keeping cost, schedule, and performance objectives in mind. The Engineering Manager I will assist with portfolio planning and long-term strategy. Key responsibilities include management activities such as attracting, hiring, supervising, and developing individual contributors to meet group goals. The position also requires participation in external meetings and presentations at large internal meetings and forums. A core aspect of the role is to model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles, embodying a philosophy of "Understand. Create. Simplify." Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Engineering field or equivalent combination of education/experience
  • 8+ years of related engineering or management experience
  • Strong technical knowledge in one or more engineering disciplines/technologies
  • Demonstrated ability to design/produce/support successful products/processes
  • Ability to manage product line/process problems requiring creativity, ingenuity, and guidance from manager
  • Strong desire to develop employees and lead projects
  • Ability to define general approaches and specific solutions to technical problems
  • Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
  • Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
  • Background check results satisfactory to SEL
  • Negative drug test result(s)

Nice To Haves

  • Project management experience

Responsibilities

  • Leads on discipline/technology/process, keeping cost, schedule, and performance objectives in mind.
  • Assists portfolio planning and long-term strategy.
  • Performs management activities to attract, hire, supervise, and develop individual contributors to meet the goals of the group.
  • Participates at external meetings and presents at large internal meetings/forums.
  • Model, teach, and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
  • Understand. Create. Simplify.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay
  • Superior benefits
  • Inspiring work
  • 100% employee owned
  • Employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP)
  • Personal 401(k) options
  • Top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days
  • 9 paid sick days
  • Paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay
  • STEM courses
  • Apprenticeships
  • Tuition assistance
  • Engineering development programs
  • Wellness benefits
  • Fertility benefits
  • Adoption benefits
  • Flexible spending benefits
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