Engineering Manager

WINSYSTEMS is seeking an accomplished, innovative, and analytical Engineering Manager to lead our engineering team at our corporate headquarters in Grand Prairie, Texas. This key leader will guide engineering strategy, product development, New Product Introduction, sustaining engineering, and production support. We are looking for a collaborative, hands-on leader who can develop technical talent, align engineering priorities with business objectives, and deliver reliable, manufacturable solutions that create lasting value for our customers and support the company’s growth.

WINSYSTEMS, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and distributes rugged embedded computer systems for demanding industrial applications. From our Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters, we provide x86- and Arm®-based embedded single-board computers and I/O modules engineered for long-term reliability and performance. Our team combines engineering expertise, responsive customer support, and a commitment to quality to help customers bring dependable, embedded solutions to market.

Job Summary

The Engineering Manager leads the engineering function supporting the design, development, introduction, and ongoing production of embedded computer systems. This position manages engineering personnel and resources, establishes technical priorities, and coordinates product development, New Product Introduction, sustaining engineering, process engineering, and test activities. The Engineering Manager works across manufacturing, quality, purchasing, sales, and other functions to ensure products meet technical, manufacturability, reliability, quality, cost, delivery, regulatory, and customer requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

Primary Strategic Responsibilities

• Execute the company’s technical roadmap and long-term vision.
• Collaborate with senior management, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align technical goals with business objectives.
• Ensure best practices in design and development, system integration, and cybersecurity.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, data security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Create and manage capital expenditure budgets for new equipment and process upgrades. Handle budgeting, resource allocation, and vendor negotiations for technical projects.
• Troubleshoot critical technical challenges and providing strategic solutions to complex problems.
• Represent the company in technical discussions, conferences, and partnerships.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, equipment, materials, suppliers, and processes and recommend improvements that support product performance, manufacturability, reliability, cost, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Maintain awareness of applicable industry standards, regulatory changes, cybersecurity considerations, and engineering best practices.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering personnel supporting product design, manufacturing, process engineering, test engineering, maintenance, and New Product Introduction.
• Plan staffing, assign work, establish priorities, and balance engineering resources across new product development, sustaining engineering, and production support.
• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, onboarding, and retaining qualified engineering personnel.
• Set performance expectations, provide timely feedback and coaching, conduct performance evaluations, and address performance concerns in accordance with company policy.
• Identify training and development needs, maintain technical competency, and promote knowledge sharing, cross-training, and succession planning within the engineering team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Drives product development and ensures technical excellence to meet company goals for quality,…