Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Leviton Manufacturing•Bothell, WA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the mechanical engineering function in support of the organization’s business and product strategies. This role provides technical, people, and strategic leadership across mechanical design, development, and product support activities while ensuring alignment with quality, cost, manufacturability, and time‑to‑market objectives. This position manages multiple mechanical engineering teams or complex product portfolios and plays a key role in cross‑functional collaboration, talent development, and continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and operations.

Requirements

Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and applied design experience
Proven people leadership and talent development capability
Strategic thinking with the ability to translate strategy into execution
Strong project and program management skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization
Data‑driven decision making and structured problem‑solving skills
Must have the ability to use Microsoft 365 tools, including Copilot AI
Leadership – Ability to lead, manage, motivate, and mentor team to drive towards success and foster a culture of excellence
Communication – Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with coworkers, along with internal and external customers and key stakeholders
Strategic Thinker – Ability to think strategically and make informed decisions to support the organizations goals
Relationship Builder – Strong interpersonal skills to build trust and rapport with key stakeholders
Decisiveness – Ability to make quick, informed decisions to help the team move forward
Leadership – Ability to guide, inspire, and influence others to achieve common goals. This includes setting a vision, making strategic decisions, and motivating a team to work collaboratively
Influence – Ability to affect the behaviors, attitudes, and opinions of others, which includes persuasion and inspiration of others to follow a certain direction or adopt specific behaviors, often through leadership
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required
10+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience
Minimum of 5 years in engineering leadership or management roles
Experience supporting manufacturing environments and engineered products
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional engineering initiatives

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineering managers, supervisors, and/or senior engineers.
Establish and execute mechanical engineering strategies aligned with business unit and corporate objectives.
Translate product and operational requirements into engineering plans, priorities, and resource strategies.
Serve as a senior engineering leader on cross‑functional programs, including product development, Technology Research, manufacturing transitions, and cost‑reduction initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and governance over mechanical design, analysis, validation, and documentation.
Ensure designs meet requirements for performance, safety, quality, reliability, compliance, and manufacturability.
Review and approve engineering approaches, design standards, specifications, and major technical decisions.
Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and lifecycle cost optimization.
Oversee mechanical engineering deliverables across the full product lifecycle—from concept and development through production and sustaining.
Ensure engineering schedules, budgets, and milestones are met.
Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to support successful product launches and production readiness.
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for complex product or manufacturing issues.
Must have the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, industry standards, patents, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Plans and leads Research Technology Management projects including scope of project, definitions of system and product, strategies and tactics, risk evaluation, schedule, resource requirements, budget and return
Set clear performance expectations, conduct performance reviews, and manage succession planning for mechanical engineering talent.
Identify skill gaps and drive technical and leadership development plans.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Establish, improve, and standardize mechanical engineering processes, tools, and best practices.
Support compliance with internal procedures and external standards (e.g., ISO, regulatory requirements).
Lead or sponsor continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, quality, cost, and cycle time reduction.
Develop and manage departmental budgets related to staffing, tools, and engineering resources.
Support make/buy decisions, capital justification, and resource prioritization.
Partner with leadership to align engineering capacity with short‑ and long‑term business needs.

Benefits

Medical (with an HSA option), Dental, Vision and Rx coverage beginning the 1st day of the month following your start date
401(k) Program with employer matching contributions. Participation begins immediately upon hire; employer match begins after 1 year of service
Life, Disability, Accident and Critical Illness insurance options
Up to 11 paid Holidays
Up to 18 days Paid Time Off
Volunteer Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Health Advocacy Program
Bereavement Leave
additional wellness incentive programs