Senior Engineering Manager

Dover Corporation • Keene, NH

28d • Hybrid

About The Position

Dover Imaging & Identification (DII) is a segment of Dover Corporation that includes several brands. DII designs, manufactures, and delivers industrial equipment, consumables, software, and services for various markets including marking & coding, consumer engagement, product traceability, authentication, and digital textile printing. With a global presence in over 28 countries and more than 3,000 employees, DII offers international, multidisciplinary, and collaborative work environments. Markem-Imaje, a Dover Company, is a key part of DII, specializing in product identification and traceability solutions with a range of inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, and print and apply label systems. Based in Downers Grove, IL, Dover Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with annual revenues of approximately $8 billion.

The Engineering Manager will provide R&D leadership for the product line and coordinate multi-discipline product development teams (electrical, mechanical, AME, & firmware). This role involves partnering with the Drop on Demand (DoD) cross-functional leadership team to achieve business revenue and profitability targets, ensuring projects are properly staffed, efficiently executed, and technical risks are managed. The manager will also collaborate with Global R&D discipline leaders to uphold best practices and implement the company's platform strategy.

Requirements

• Masters' degree in a related science field with a minimum 7 years of experience in various R&D roles, including growth thru an organization as an engineering individual contributor.
• Minimum of 5 years, with a PhD, working on new product development projects
• Must demonstrate experience in cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Service, Finance, etc.
• Proven track record of managing technical teams to deliver products on time
• Promotes Markem-Imaje core values of integrity, innovation and respect for people.
• He/she will embrace fully the responsibility and accountability for the results of his/her team.
• Independent thinker, able to assess a variety of risks and to suggest appropriate mitigation plans. Does not hesitate to speak up when something is not right.
• Good leadership skills with experience in an international company.
• Strong rigor in all conducted activities.
• Able to build trust with colleagues and subordinates and capable of convincing people even without direct authority.
• Self-motivated and demonstrates an ability to motivate others.
• Maintains a safe & clean condition in all laboratories and properly manages necessary records and files

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to marking and coding equipment is a plus.
• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
• Winning through customers
• High ethical standards, openness and trust
• Expectations for results
• Respect and value people

Responsibilities

• Ensure all R&D aspects of programs are carried out in accordance to MI's processes.
• Collaborate with the Discipline Leaders and project managers roles to define and execute projects to clear scope, on time, on budget and quality.
• Maintain customer satisfaction at acceptable levels by delivering the proposed hardware value and promptly resolve customer issues which involve product design.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to make adequate trade-offs between value creation, material cost, serviceability, testability, changeability, etc.
• Drive quality and efficiency within the embedded software team that is located in multiple sites across multiple time zones.
• Be the change management leader and demonstrate value from the agreed upon company-wide initiatives. Promote platform module adoption in DoD products.
• Contribute to the development of a solid DoD hardware and ink product line roadmaps.
• Build and maintain resource plans of appropriate granularity for the short/medium/long term and, using a skills matrix approach, coach and develop the team accordingly. This should include an active team development plan.
• Develop new vendors
• Establish/manage relationship with external engineering service partners.
• Direct R&D personnel from multiple engineering disciplines as an effective team that is committed to organizational goals and fosters collaboration.
• Collaborate with global R&D disciplines to build/recruit/further adjust the team to meet the needs of our programs
• Ensure that our products meet or exceed applicable regulations, certifications requirements and reliability requirements.
• Ensure that engineering discipline standard, methods and tools are developed with the needs of the programs in mind and effectively deployed.
• Promote improved quality levels with reliability engineering best practices and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Monitor operating and capital expense budgets to achieve company objectives.
• Assist and guide intellectual property experts.
• Ensure projects are kept on schedule and work to mitigate issues as they arise
• Train, Develop, Mentor Engineering Team through the use of a skills matrix and training plan.

Benefits

• eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan
• consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

What This Job Offers

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