Engineering Manager

Emerald Technologies•Saline, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Emerald Technologies is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Saline, Michigan team. The role leads the engineering organization, with particular focus on front-end engineering, process engineering, and manufacturing engineering for PCBA contract manufacturing. It combines strategic leadership and technical oversight to support robust process design, accurate documentation, and seamless New Product Introduction (NPI). The manager sets engineering strategy, mentors staff, owns digital manufacturing systems such as MES, and works with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-quality, cost-effective outcomes aligned with company goals. The position directs process and manufacturing engineering activities, including process controls, production support, tooling and equipment, continuous improvement, performance metrics, and standards compliance. It also leads NPI readiness and delivery, supports customer and commercial activities, administers MES workflows and reporting, and develops a high-performing engineering team. Emerald Technologies is an EMS provider serving OEM customers with high-reliability electronic assemblies and high-mix, low- to medium-volume manufacturing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
10 or more years of engineering experience.
At least 5 years of experience in electronics/PCBA manufacturing or an EMS/CM environment.
Proven experience leading front-end engineering, NPI, work instructions, and customer-facing DFM/DFx.
Demonstrated success managing and delivering complex technical projects with measurable KPIs.
Strong proficiency with MES/MOM systems, such as Aegis FactoryLogix, as well as project management tools, spreadsheets, and documentation systems.
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to work effectively with customers, suppliers, and executives.
Experience or proficiency with CRM/contact management, database software, design/CAD/EDA tools, Internet/MES applications, order processing/ERP, project management software, spreadsheets, and word processing.
Knowledge of MES administration, route and version control, recipe management, traceability, label/serialization, and dashboarding.
Understanding of SMT/THT processes, soldering standards, AOI/AXI inspection, ICT/functional test, and fixture/tooling development.
Ability to create and read technical procedures, engineering drawings, wiring diagrams, and regulatory or industry standards.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute engineering strategy aligned with company goals for quality, delivery, cost, and growth; translate priorities into engineering roadmaps.
Establish and track engineering KPIs and OKRs, review performance, and drive corrective actions.
Build, mentor, and manage the engineering team, including recruitment, training, performance evaluations, and career development; balance skills and workload across engineering functions.
Lead front-end engineering functions, including process capability, work instructions, NPI, prototypes, DFM analysis, and labor development for quotations and processes.
Define process windows and controls for applicable SMT, THT, reflow, AOI/SPI, conformal coating, ICT/functional test, and box-build processes.
Promote collaboration across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and finance; set expectations and ensure accountability for team deliverables.
Ensure operators and assemblers receive clear, accurate, effective work instructions; drive DFM/DFT with customers and design partners to improve yield, throughput, and cost.
Provide strategic and day-to-day leadership of Process Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to maintain stable, capable, continuously improved production processes.
Develop and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, SPC, capability studies, standardized work, and error-proofing.
Ensure manufacturing lines operate effectively using structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, DMAIC, and 5-Why.
Oversee design, development, procurement, and maintenance of tooling, fixtures, stencils, wave pallets, and test equipment.
Lead Lean/Six Sigma improvement initiatives targeting yield, scrap, throughput, labor variance, changeover time, and equipment uptime.
Direct manufacturing engineers in process-flow optimization, line balancing, setup reduction, ergonomics, and automation opportunities.
Ensure timely production support, including troubleshooting, equipment programming and recipes, line readiness, and validation of new materials and tooling.
Partner with Quality Engineering on defect classification, CAPA, and layered process audits; enforce process standardization across shifts and lines.
Approve ECOs, document updates, and process revisions; define and publish PE/ME metrics such as FPY, OEE, DPMO/DPPM, downtime, cycle time, MTBF/MTTR, and cost savings.
Review and advise on contract reviews and front-end sales activities, including questionnaires, facility tours, quality audits, and technical presentations.
Interface with customers to confirm requirements and translate them into manufacturable, compliant solutions; support quoting with process routing, labor standards, tooling and fixture needs, and documented risks and assumptions.
Design workflows for real-time data collection, processing, and reporting; administer, maintain, and optimize Aegis FactoryLogix or equivalent MES database and processes.
Develop production, yield, defect, rework, and operational KPI dashboards and reports; support floor-level data troubleshooting and ensure data integrity and traceability.
Oversee manufacturing process and test-strategy architecture and documentation; ensure adherence to process control, change management, ESD, and documentation practices.
Own standards compliance and deployment, including applicable IPC-A-610/620, J-STD-001, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS9100 standards.
Prioritize and allocate resources to meet NPI gates, customer milestones, and internal objectives; lead stage-gate and cross-functional readiness, including BOM/AVL validation, tooling/fixtures, FAI, and PPV/PVT.
Proactively identify NPI risks and establish and track NPI KPIs, including FPY@FAI, ramp-to-rate days, ECO cycle time, quote-to-award hit rate, and on-time launch.
Identify and execute continuous-improvement projects to reduce DPPM/DPMO, rework, changeover time, and labor variance; stay informed about relevant industry trends and emerging technologies.