Manager Design Engineering

Celestica International LP•Maple Grove, MN

10d•$107,000 - $147,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Functional Manager, Design Engineering, is responsible for the strategic direction, operational excellence, and talent development of an engineering service function at a designated site. The role ensures efficient delivery of high-quality engineering services aligned with project requirements, company objectives, and industry best practices. The manager fosters a collaborative, innovative, customer-focused environment; drives continuous improvement and technical expertise locally and with the global functional team; and removes execution barriers across cross-functional groups. The manager oversees resource allocation, professional development, and direct reports, and scales department capabilities to meet expanding business needs. The Functional Manager facilitates, equips, oversees, and reviews engineering work rather than executing project engineering work directly. The position requires technical knowledge sufficient to provide oversight, along with leadership, project management, financial planning, communication, stakeholder-management, and quality-system capabilities. Duties are performed in a normal office environment and may involve occasional travel.

Requirements

More than 7 years of relevant experience.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Technical skills in the discipline sufficient to facilitate, equip, oversee, and review technical work.
Ability to coach and mentor employees and develop leadership potential in staff.
Ability to manage or lead multiple engineering projects, including projects involving other functions, with understanding of technical, financial, and people aspects.
Ability to create project and change-management plans, recognize project risks, and develop mitigation plans.
Ability to create financial plans for the function and relevant projects, align plans internally and externally as needed, and understand internal and external financial reporting.
Communication, negotiation, and presentation skills; creative problem-solving; customer interaction and stakeholder-management skills; and quality-system knowledge and integration into programs and projects.
Ability to work in a normal office environment; duties may involve extended sitting, sustained visual concentration, and frequent repetitive manual movements such as data entry and computer use.
Must provide information after accepting employment to determine whether export-control exemptions or licenses are required, because the location is a US ITAR facility.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering or business.

Responsibilities

Implement the strategic vision and roadmap for the assigned engineering service function in alignment with company goals.
Develop and lead a customer-service-focused culture; monitor customer satisfaction and project health.
Lead deployment of global engineering improvements within the function and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
Manage resources and costs, and develop and adhere to operating plans and budgets for capital and direct expenditures.
Recruit, onboard, and retain talent with the skills and expertise needed by the team.
Develop engineers, technicians, and support staff through mentorship, training, and technical development strategies involving technical leaders and subject-matter experts.
Identify and develop leaders within the functional team to support leadership succession; provide career coaching and mentorship.
Collaborate with other design centers and business units to understand and use their expertise, tools, processes, and capabilities.
Set annual department plans and goals, communicate performance expectations, conduct regular performance evaluations, and provide ongoing feedback.
Account for department objectives and achievement of agreed key performance indicator targets.
Oversee engineering project delivery on time and within budget; assist with root-cause analysis, problem solving, and review of technical outputs.
Review technical content in business proposals and quotes within the discipline to help increase the win rate.
Ensure the team has the tools and resources needed to perform effectively.
Provide technical guidance and support to resolve complex problems and engineering challenges.
Maintain relevant industry and regulatory knowledge and recommend and implement improvements to functional capabilities.
Define and establish functional standards, processes, and best practices to support consistency and quality across projects.
Support compliance with and improvement of company processes and the quality system through continuous improvement and corrective and preventive action processes.
Implement and monitor KPIs to track functional performance and identify areas for improvement.