Manager Engineering

The Engineering Manager is responsible for providing leadership and direction for engineering activities supporting FET's Stimulation product line. This position oversees new product development, sustaining engineering, product improvement, and engineering execution while ensuring effective engineering processes, procedures, and controls that support product quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.

The role requires strong technical expertise, demonstrated engineering leadership, and the ability to develop and lead a high-performing engineering team. The Engineering Manager will promote a customer-focused culture emphasizing innovation, reliability, quality, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while collaborating across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and other functional teams.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team, establishing clear expectations for technical excellence, accountability, quality, and performance.
• Establish engineering priorities, resource plans, project schedules, and performance objectives aligned with business requirements and customer commitments.
• Partnering with the Innovation Manager, lead all engineering aspects of new product development initiatives from concept through design, qualification, manufacturing, and commercialization.
• Direct the development and continuous improvement of stimulation equipment, including high-pressure pumping systems, manifold systems, valves, pipework and associated mechanical systems.
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve engineering policies, procedures, and standards governing new product development, sustaining engineering, and product lifecycle management.
• Ensure effective processes and controls for engineering documentation, design reviews, product verification and validation, configuration management, and engineering change management.
• Collaborate with customers, sales, and operations to identify opportunities for product innovation, differentiation, and performance improvements.
• Champion a customer-focused engineering culture where product quality, reliability, safety, and customer requirements are fundamental to engineering decisions.
• Engage directly with customers to understand operational challenges, application requirements, and opportunities for product development and improvement.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service teams to address product performance concerns, warranty claims, supplier quality issues, and operational requirements.
• Provide leadership and oversight of engineering investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions to address product failures and quality concerns.
• Ensure appropriate risk management practices, including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), are incorporated into product development and design changes.
• Drive improvements in product reliability, durability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost competitiveness.
• Establish engineering priorities and allocate resources to balance new product development, sustaining engineering, and manufacturing support requirements.
• Oversee engineering projects to achieve established technical, financial, quality, and schedule objectives.
• Establish and monitor engineering performance metrics, including project execution, product quality, engineering responsiveness, and on-time delivery.
• Communicate engineering priorities, project status, technical risks, resource requirements, and development milestones to management.
• Identify emerging technologies, materials, and market trends that create opportunities for innovation and competitive differentiation.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable industry standards, customer specifications, and company quality management requirements.
• Promote a collaborative working environment that supports employee development, cross-functional teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Perform all duties in accordance with FET's Health, Safety, and Environment policies, Code of Conduct, and applicable safety regulations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, equipment design, structural and fatigue analysis, materials selection, manufacturing processes, design for manufacturability, and product cost optimization.
• Working knowledge of engineering design tools, including 3D CAD software, finite element analysis (FEA), and engineering…