Sr Manager, Engineering

Advanced Energy • Wilmington, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Engineering provides strategic leadership for one or more engineering functions responsible for developing, delivering, and supporting the lifecycle of Advanced Energy products and technologies. The role establishes organizational direction, builds engineering capability, and ensures successful execution of product and technology roadmaps supporting business objectives. The Sr. Manager leads engineering managers, technical leaders, and individual contributors, fostering innovation, continuous improvement, accountability, and technical excellence. Working across disciplines and global sites, this leader drives cross-functional alignment, develops organizational talent, and balances technical, operational, and commercial priorities to deliver business results.

The position is based on-site in Wilmington, Massachusetts, in a standard office environment with an on-site lab.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations in a product development environment.
• Ability to lead managers, senior engineers, and cross-functional teams in a global organization.
• Strong technical and business acumen, balancing customer, operational, financial, and engineering priorities.
• Experience establishing engineering strategy, organizational direction, and execution plans.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence decisions across organizational boundaries and leadership levels.
• Experience leading organizational change and building high-performing teams.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience in electronics, power conversion, electrical engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct people-management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated success leading managers and/or multiple engineering teams.
• Experience leading complex product development portfolios in a global organization.
• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Experience collaborating with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, quality, and commercial functions.
• Advanced degree such as an M.S., M.Eng., Engineering Management degree, or MBA.
• Ongoing professional development in engineering leadership, organizational leadership, or business management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute engineering strategies aligned with business objectives, product roadmaps, and long-term technology initiatives.
• Lead multiple engineering teams and disciplines, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and customer needs.
• Influence product, technology, and resource investment decisions with executive leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Translate business objectives into actionable engineering plans, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance engineering effectiveness, product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
• Lead execution of complex product development programs across projects, teams, and technical disciplines.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality products meeting performance, cost, manufacturability, quality, and schedule objectives.
• Establish operating mechanisms, metrics, and governance processes to monitor engineering performance and portfolio execution.
• Identify organizational, technical, and business risks and drive mitigation strategies.
• Partner with Product Management, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams to align engineering execution with business goals.
• Improve product reliability, manufacturability, cost optimization, and customer experience throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes, design controls, and product development methodologies.
• Build and develop a high-performing engineering organization through talent acquisition, workforce planning, succession planning, and employee development.
• Coach and mentor engineering managers and technical leaders and support their leadership development.
• Establish performance expectations and accountability measures aligned with organizational goals.
• Foster an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, engagement, and diverse perspectives.
• Identify and address organizational capability gaps for future business and technology needs.
• Support employee engagement and retention through career development and continuous feedback.
• Develop and manage departmental operating and capital budgets.
• Make strategic resource allocation decisions to optimize engineering investment and organizational capacity.
• Monitor engineering expenditures and utilization for alignment with business objectives.
• Prioritize portfolios and plan workforce capacity across programs and product lines.
• Drive operational excellence through metrics-based decision-making and continuous process improvement.

Benefits

• Annual pay-for-performance incentive plan
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Multiple medical plans
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid vacation starting at three weeks
• Seven days of paid sick time
• Twelve paid holidays
• Eight hours of paid volunteer time off
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for both parents
• Company-matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage
• Employee assistance programs
• Voluntary critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity benefits
• Pet insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Legal assistance

What This Job Offers

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