Engineering Manager

Emerald Technologies•Saline, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Emerald Technologies is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Saline, Michigan team. The role leads and manages the engineering organization, with a 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, oversees digital manufacturing systems such as MES, and partners with customers and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-quality, cost-effective outcomes aligned with company goals. The position leads engineering strategy and team development; oversees process and manufacturing engineering, production support, tooling, equipment, process controls, and continuous improvement; and supports customer-facing commercial activities and quoting. It also administers MES and reporting workflows, governs technical standards and documentation, and leads NPI planning and delivery. The manager tracks engineering and operational KPIs and allocates resources to meet customer milestones and business objectives. Emerald Technologies is an electronics manufacturing services provider serving OEM customers with high-reliability electronic assemblies. It operates design and manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, and Malaysia and focuses on high-mix, low- to medium-volume manufacturing across markets including aerospace and defense, life sciences, renewable energy, industrial controls, power and infrastructure, semiconductor, and telecommunications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
10 or more years of engineering experience.
5 or more years of experience in electronics/PCBA manufacturing or an EMS/contract manufacturing environment.
Proven track record 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, 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 with CRM/contact management, database software, design/CAD/EDA tools, internet/MES applications, order processing/ERP, project-management software, spreadsheets, and word-processing software.
MES administration experience, including route/version control, recipe management, traceability, labeling/serialization, and dashboarding.
Understanding of SMT/THT processes, soldering standards, inspection methods such as AOI/AXI, 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 an engineering strategy aligned with company objectives for quality, delivery, cost, and growth, translating business priorities into engineering roadmaps.
Establish and track engineering KPIs and OKRs, review performance, and drive corrective actions.
Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team, including recruitment, training, performance evaluations, and career development.
Balance team skills and workload across front-end/NPI, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, and data/MES functions, including Aegis/FactoryLogix and Contract Review personnel.
Define process windows and controls for applicable SMT, THT, reflow, AOI/SPI, conformal coating, ICT/functional test, and box-build processes.
Lead front-end engineering functions, including process capability, work instructions, NPI, prototypes, DFM analysis, and labor development for quotations and processes.
Promote collaboration among manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and finance, and ensure accountability for team deliverables.
Ensure clear and accurate work instructions for operators and assemblers; drive DFM/DFT with customers and design partners to improve yield, throughput, and cost.
Lead Process Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure stable, capable, continuously improved production processes.
Develop and maintain PFMEAs, control plans, SPC, capability studies, standardized work, and error-proofing practices.
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, including programming, robotics, conveyors, and feeders.
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 process and manufacturing engineering metrics.
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 risk and assumption documentation.
Design workflows for real-time data collection, processing, and reporting; administer, maintain, and optimize the Aegis FactoryLogix database or equivalent MES.
Develop dashboards and reports for production tracking, yield, defect Pareto, rework trends, and operational KPIs; support data-collection troubleshooting and ensure data integrity and traceability.
Oversee manufacturing-process and test-strategy architecture and documentation, and ensure adherence to process-control, change-management, ESD, and documentation-governance 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 NPI stage-gate and cross-functional readiness, including BOM/AVL validation, tooling/fixtures, FAI, and PPV/PVT.
Identify and mitigate NPI risks and establish and track NPI success KPIs.
Optimize workflows, tools, and methodologies through Lean/Six Sigma, SMED, 5S, and standard work; execute continuous-improvement projects to reduce DPPM/DPMO, rework, changeover time, and labor variance.
Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies, including automation, analytics, AI/ML for inspection, advanced soldering, and digital twins.