Mechanical Engineering Manager

Circuit Check•Maple Grove, MN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Circuit Check is the market-leading provider of automated test systems and test fixtures for complex electronic products for the automotive, military/aerospace, medical, industrial, and computer networking industries. At Circuit Check, we believe that innovation is a must, and that a challenging and robust environment where the work is consistently new and cutting edge is the best way to foster creativity. If you are ready to further your career in a fast-paced, technology driven organization where our test designs impact products that are used by millions of people around the world every day, then we invite you to join us at Circuit Check. Our design staff includes electrical, software, mechanical engineers, and project managers. Our systems are supported by staff throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Malaysia, and China. The Mechanical Engineering Manager leads a team responsible for the development of fixtures used for in-circuit and functional testing of printed circuit and electro-mechanical assemblies, including: generation of required computer aided design files; finite element and strain analysis and verification; engineering quality control; generation of manufacturing planning inputs and execution instructions; and ERP system release of engineered demands to the procurement and manufacturing teams. This manager establishes standards for tools, processes, and techniques used to efficiently complete and verify high quality, manufacturing-ready test fixture designs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
10 or more years of related experience in the development of test fixtures for automated test equipment (ATE) applications and/or the development of electro-mechanical assemblies for automation applications
5 or more years leading multiple direct reports in a mechanical or electro-mechanical engineering discipline.
Thorough understanding of automated in-circuit and functional testing of printed circuit board and “box-level” assemblies in both volume production and product development environments
In-depth knowledge of one or more Mechanical CAD software packages (AutoCad, Creo, SolidWorks)
Solid working knowledge of one or more Product Lifecycle Management systems (Arena, Oracle Agile, PTC Windchill)
Fluent in one or more mainstream ERP systems (e.g. Epicor, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle, Sage, SAP)
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office software suite
Capacity to deal with routine priority changes among multiple competing demands and to effectively manage deadline pressure during peak workload periods
Highly effective teamwork and communication skills, both verbal and written
Well versed in appropriate confidentiality and security practices in the handling of CUI-ITAR and similarly restricted intellectual property
Requires a strong initiative, proactive nature, and a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

Manage the flow of new customer demands through the Mechanical Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Engineering Quality Control, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, and Strain Gauge Testing processes to achieve quality, cost, and cycle time effective execution
Collaborate with customers, sales, engineering, and manufacturing teams to assure proper incorporation of technical requirements into test fixture designs
Identify and implement design process and software tool enhancements that result in continuous improvement in the efficiency and utilization of engineering resources
Maintain and routinely report comprehensive and balanced key performance metrics
Lead talent acquisition/retention, employee development, and performance management efforts for a team of seven to ten direct reports
Mentor subordinates in a manner that fosters continuous professional and technical capability growth, and that reinforces common utilization of design best practices
Lead or participate in process improvement efforts and in strategic initiatives that extend across functional organization boundaries
Support design for manufacturability assessments of test fixture designs.