Technical Product Line Manager & Engineering Site Lead

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated•State College, PA

22h

About The Position

The Technical Product Line Manager & Engineering Manager provides technical leadership for the product line while managing engineering resources and execution. The role translates customer and market needs into technical requirements, ensures product feasibility and scalability, and aligns engineering priorities with business objectives. It leads engineering personnel, resources, budgets, schedules, and project execution to achieve product, quality, cost, revenue, and customer satisfaction goals. The role partners with Operations, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and other teams to support product strategy, development, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement. The role supervises assigned engineering professionals, supervisors, and other staff as applicable, including hiring, training, coaching, work assignment, performance management, employee development, corrective action, and problem resolution. It also provides cross-functional leadership to align teams and resources with product line and company objectives. Support outside normal business hours may be needed to meet critical business needs and deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a four-year college or university in a related field, and a minimum of 8 years of directly related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop engineering personnel and ensure adherence to established development, sustaining, quality, and regulatory processes.
Plan and manage engineering resources, budgets, schedules, and priorities to achieve product line and project goals.
Translate customer and market needs into clear technical requirements and product solutions.
Ensure product designs are technically feasible, scalable, compliant, and aligned with current technology standards.
Establish and monitor technical metrics, including product quality, specification compliance, obsolescence, and regulatory requirements.
Prioritize engineering work and resolve technical, performance, quality, and intellectual property issues.
Create and maintain product, technology, and intellectual property roadmaps.
Research technologies, market trends, competitors, customer needs, and emerging opportunities.
Support business cases, product requirements, new product development, enhancements, cost reductions, consolidations, and product discontinuations.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Services, Operations, Quality, and other functions on product plans, training, customer opportunities, and business development.
Monitor product performance, including revenue, margins, product mix, competitive position, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Identify and implement improvements in engineering effectiveness, product quality, cost, and operational efficiency.
Develop and administer departmental procedures, budgets, staffing plans, and performance expectations.
Ensure projects and departmental objectives are completed on schedule, within budget, and to established quality standards.
Maintain a safe, organized work environment and ensure compliance with company safety and environmental requirements.
Prepare and present technical, project, operational, and budgetary information to management and other stakeholders.
Provide support outside normal business hours as necessary to meet critical business needs and deadlines.
Supervise assigned engineering professionals, supervisors, and other staff, including hiring, training, coaching, work assignment, performance management, employee development, corrective action, and problem resolution.
Provide cross-functional leadership to align teams and resources with product line and company objectives.