Technical Engineering Manager

Dover Corporation • Kent, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Team Leader Mechanical Design directs and mentors the mechanical engineering team. This role coordinates workload distribution to guarantee the timely delivery of high-quality designs that meet strict customer specifications, design standards, and global regulatory frameworks. The Team Leader acts as a primary technical liaison for sales, service, and external customers while aggressively driving continuous improvement and value engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
• 10 + years of engineering design experience in an industrial equipment environment
• 3+ years’ experience for designing and complying with international regulation and directives including but not limited to (EAC, ATEX CE, NR12)
• 5+ years SolidWorks design and PLM/PDM experience
• 3+ years of formal leadership experience, with a proven track record of implementing standardized workflows (ECN/ECR), conducting design reviews, and managing performance.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical data to non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrates strong entrepreneurial accountability and an innovative process-improvement mindset.
• Highly structured self-starter capable of anticipating project bottlenecks and proactively avoiding risks.
• Collaborative partner with a strong work ethic and a customer-focused approach to engineering leadership.
• Ability to hold team members accountable to strict engineering standards and constructively resolve technical disagreements within the design loop

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with plastics processing equipment
• Proficiency working in an SAP environment

Responsibilities

• Leads a high-performing design team producing complex CAD models, technical drawings, and Design for Excellence (DFX) outputs.
• Enforces strict SolidWorks modelling methodologies and parametric design standards to ensure CAD models are robust, scalable, and easily editable by the entire team.
• Manages end-to-end project delivery by optimizing resource allocation, scheduling, and engineering quality metrics.
• Owns and optimizes the Engineering Change Notice (ECN) and Engineering Change Request (ECR) processes, ensuring all design modifications are thoroughly vetted, documented, and communicated to assembly.
• Establishes continuous feedback loops between the design and assembly teams to improve standardization and Design for Manufacturability (DFM).
• Monitors and minimizes project lead times, design queues, and error rates from initial kickoff through to final product shipment.
• Drives value engineering initiatives to eliminate waste, control material costs, standardize components, and maximize product margins.
• Coaches team members through daily technical roadblocks, fostering an environment of collaborative problem-solving.
• Implements standardized design practices and process workflows to increase the speed and accuracy of the engineering department.
• Mentors direct reports and identifies high-potential individuals to build the company’s next generation of engineering leadership.
• Conducts regular technical design reviews and peer audits to maintain quality control, share knowledge, and alignment on design intent across the team.
• Establishes Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the engineering team, balancing workloads across designers while conducting rigorous technical design reviews to maintain quality control.

Benefits

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• wellness programs
• health savings account
• health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
• paid time off, including 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• paid vacation days beginning at 80 hours annually
• 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• tuition assistance
• employee referral bonus
• business travel services
• employee discounts
• an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services

What This Job Offers

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