Mechanical/Hardware Engineering Manager

PRC-Saltillo • Wooster, OH

16h

About The Position

The Mechanical/Hardware Engineering Manager leads PRC-Saltillo’s hardware and mechanical engineering team and oversees product development, coordinating electrical/hardware and mechanical design. The role leads a team of 5–10 employees, supports product development schedules, and collaborates across departments to ensure designs meet customer needs, quality expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.

The manager guides products from initial specifications through production-ready design, mentors and coaches engineering professionals, organizes team priorities, and helps improve engineering processes while emphasizing product quality and reliability. The role works with Product, Compliance, Testing, Service, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field; four or more years of equivalent experience will be considered.
• Five years of supervisory or management experience, preferably in Engineering.
• Familiarity with mechanical design principles.
• Familiarity with electrical/firmware design principles.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work with individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and make decisions for the team when necessary.
• Strong resourcefulness, tact, negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills.

Nice To Haves

• Mechanical design experience.
• Electrical design experience.
• Familiarity with the product development cycle.
• Supervisory or management experience in Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach members of the hardware and mechanical engineering team.
• Work with other departments to define new product specifications and provide feedback on technical feasibility and timelines.
• Organize team priorities to support product development schedules.
• Partner with Compliance to ensure product designs and changes meet applicable regulatory requirements, including FDA, CE, and FCC requirements.
• Ensure new products and product changes are properly documented and communicated to Manufacturing.
• Oversee product development and coordinate electrical/hardware and mechanical design.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure designs meet customer needs, quality expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Help strengthen engineering processes while maintaining a focus on product quality and reliability.

What This Job Offers

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