Manager Engineering

MEC•Thomson, GA

About The Position

The Manager Engineering manages assigned projects from conception through end of life, overseeing project scope, resources, staffing, schedules, and budgets. The role leads and coordinates project personnel, reviews project status, adjusts plans as needed, prepares reports, and provides technical guidance and problem resolution. It also supports customers and the MEC sales department, including suggesting alternate designs at customer sites to reduce manufacturing costs. The position develops project engineers, improves engineering systems and practices, and leads a high-performance engineering team. It drives new technologies, process improvements, and cost-reduction programs, and proposes business solutions related to product safety, strategic and long-term planning, and supplier relationship agreements.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of engineering, testing, and manufacturing processes.
Ability to solve problems effectively with diverse groups of people.
Strong interpersonal, written communication, and problem-solving skills to interface effectively with engineers, managers, and customers.
Well-developed leadership and planning skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to develop and coordinate the activities of others.
Ability to focus major project resources to ensure assignments are completed accurately, on time, and on budget.

Responsibilities

Review project proposals to assess timelines, funding limits, procedures, staffing requirements, and resource allocation.
Manage assigned projects from conception through end of life.
Establish work plans and assign project duties, responsibilities, and authority in consultation with project staff.
Direct and coordinate project personnel to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Review project status reports and modify schedules or plans as required.
Prepare project reports for management, clients, and other stakeholders.
Provide technical advice to project personnel and help resolve problems.
Suggest alternate designs at customer sites to reduce manufacturing costs.
Support the MEC sales department in serving customers.
Train and develop project engineers and improve systems used by the engineering group.
Investigate and implement engineering best practices.
Lead a high-performance engineering team by directing work, demonstrating best practices, and managing roadblocks.
Develop and initiate new technologies, process improvement initiatives, and cost-reduction programs.
Propose business solutions related to product safety initiatives, annual strategic and situational planning, long-term planning, and supplier relationship agreements.