Mechanical Engineering Manager

Veralto Global•Fort Collins, CO

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Leading a team that builds products protecting one of the world’s most vital resources—water. Shaping not just products, but how engineering teams work, grow, and succeed. Collaborating across engineering, product, and UX to deliver solutions with real-world impact. This is possible with a role at Ott, a Veralto company. At Ott, you’ll help protect the world’s water resources through trusted monitoring solutions that deliver decision‑ready intelligence for customers—from single sites to global networks. This is more than a people management role. You’ll be responsible for building and developing a high-performing engineering team, while also influencing product direction, engineering processes, and long-term innovation. You’ll operate at the intersection of: Technical leadership, People development, Business impact. If you’re passionate about growing teams and driving meaningful engineering outcomes, this role offers both. Reporting to the Director of Hardware Engineering R&D, the Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and developing a distributed team of mechanical engineers while ensuring robust design, testing, and development processes that support high‑quality, reliable products. This role plays a critical part in shaping product roadmaps, improving engineering processes, and delivering solutions that meet customer and business needs. This position is part of the Research & Development organization and is located at one of Ott’s R&D Centers. The role is on‑site in Fort Collins.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of experience leading product design work as a mechanical engineer
Experience leading or mentoring engineers (formal or informal leadership)
Experience with reliability engineering, including designing validation and life testing
Ability to travel up to 10%
Ability to work on-site in Fort Collins

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and grow a team of mechanical engineers, helping them reach their full potential
Partner closely with Product Management and UX to align on priorities and roadmaps
Ensure strong, scalable design, development, and testing processes
Drive improvements in engineering tools, PDM systems, and BOM processes
Support project planning, resource allocation, and realistic effort estimation
Participate in cross-functional reviews, including FMEA, risk analysis, and validation
Identify team needs in terms of hiring, tools, and development