Mgr Manufacturing Engineering – NPI & ECO

Alto-Shaam • Menomonee Falls, WI

3h

About The Position

The Manager of Manufacturing Engineering – NPI & ECO reports to the Director of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and leads the NPI engineers and Engineering Change Management team. The role is responsible for industrializing new products, including manufacturability, process development, pilot builds, and launch; delivering project milestones; establishing process standards; and ensuring engineering changes and documentation are accurate and timely.

The manager leads and develops the team, serves as the manufacturing lead in the stage-gate new product process, and works with design and cross-functional partners to develop manufacturing processes and bring products through launch and ramp to rate. The role also owns the engineering change order process from intake through cutover and maintains manufacturing data and documentation standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in fabrication and assembly of complex mechanical/electrical components.
• At least 3 years leading technical staff.
• Demonstrated experience leading new product introduction in a stage-gate process, including DFM/DFA and pilot builds.
• Knowledge of sheet metal fabrication.
• Experience owning an engineering change process and manufacturing data standards, including BOMs, routings, and work instructions.
• At least 3 years of experience in a continuous improvement environment, including flow lines and Lean concepts and tools.
• Demonstrated mechanical/electrical skills and working knowledge of industrial engineering tools.
• Proficiency in reading engineering drawings, schematics, BOMs, routings, and engineering change processes.
• Experience with SolidWorks or similar software and MS Office (Word/Excel).
• Strong initiative, communication, and management skills; effectiveness in staffing, hiring, and decision making; and the ability to coach and inspire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a low-volume/high-mix manufacturing environment and/or the appliance industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the NPI engineers and Engineering Change Management team; set priorities and establish backup coverage.
• Serve as the manufacturing lead in the stage-gate new product process, participate in design reviews with a Design for Manufacturability focus, and identify automation and cost-out opportunities.
• Drive development of new product manufacturing processes, including flow, methods, and workmanship standards, using cycle/takt-time and labor data; direct tool and fixture development.
• Manage Alpha, Beta, and pre-production builds; provide feedback to Design; and own launch, ramp to rate, and hand-off to sustainment.
• Manage new product project milestones using defined KPIs and KAIs; track build, launch, and ramp readiness against stage-gate dates and escalate risks to the Director.
• Drive process standards and disciplined use of process development tools, including build readiness, add/delete lists, make-versus-buy decisions, process flow diagrams, PFMEA, BOM and routing release, first article inspection, and lessons learned; audit their use across NPI programs.
• Own the engineering change order process from intake to cutover, set team cycle-time and quality targets, and maintain accurate BOMs, routings, work instructions, costs, and IPQC.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Production Control, Finance, and value stream leaders.

Benefits

• Annual bonus on gross income; the bonus has averaged 15% over the past five years.
• Low-cost premiums for full-coverage healthcare with wellness participation.
• 11 paid holidays and generous earned PTO.
• Advancement opportunities through the career ladders program.
• Tuition assistance for a degree or certification.
• Fitness reimbursement for gym memberships, classes, or training sessions.
• Biannual performance reviews with yearly merit increases.
• Annual free lunch with the company president to celebrate work anniversaries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager