Sr. Engineering Manager

Summary

The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for building, leading, and developing a high-performing engineering department spanning multiple disciplines:
Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering, Controls/Automation, Project Management.

• Build and develop engineering team capabilities to align with company objectives.
• Recommend and prioritize strategic projects that impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale, and the Environment.
• Drive accountability by owning engineering team outcomes, setting realistic goals, removing blockers, and ensuring the team delivers quality on time results.
• Recommend and implement creative solutions to improve engineering Quality System in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Recommend Capital investment where applicable and manage forward looking Cap Ex requirements.
• Responsible for auditing and improving run rate standards.
• Represent engineering functions for regulatory audits (FDA, Notified body, etc).
• Further develop and grow a culture of positivity, teamwork, solution delivery and collaboration.
• Negotiate directly with the internal business customers to resolve priority issues.
• Report regularly to Aspen Leadership Team on status of projects.
• Provide oversight to ensure designs meet the product requirements and to remediate design and component problems that are discovered after product launch.
• Provide a safe work environment by ensuring that products are designed for safe manufacturability, as well as usage by customers.
• Participate in Risk Assessments and FMEAs to ensure customer specifications and design intents are adhered to.
• Manage remediation needs of the business to assure that product files are compliant to the regulations.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering required with 10 years of relevant manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 3–5 years leadership in Engineering required.
• Medical Device or related industry experience that includes FDA and ISO requirements is a plus.
• Strong project management capabilities to drive on-time schedule adherence and communication.
• Demonstrated business acumen, with the ability to connect engineering work to customer impact, organizational priorities, and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain priorities clearly, listen well, and adapt the message for engineers, executives, and cross-functional partners.
• Coaching mindset, with the ability to deliver constructive feedback and foster professional growth and development within the team.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent to meet evolving business needs.
• Thorough understanding and consistent application of company policies, procedures, programs, and regulatory requirements, with an unwavering commitment to the Corporate Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct.
• Experience managing in a matrix organization working with high production volume medical device disposables.
• Familiarity with customer needs analysis methodologies such as VOC.
• Experience with requirements, and requirements management (i.e. Design Input/Output).
• Proficiency with phased product development processes, stage-gate project management, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with cross functional personnel, both internally and externally.