Manager, Engineering Operations

Manager, Engineering Operations

Stored Energy Systems (SENS) is an award-winning manufacturer of premium quality power conversion products located in Longmont, CO. In business for over 50 years, SENS is the market leader with a proven track record of providing highly reliable battery chargers, DC power systems, and related products to industrial markets.

The Manager, Engineering Operations is responsible for building and scaling the processes, tools, systems, and infrastructure that enable efficient product development across hardware, firmware and software engineering teams. This role drives engineering governance, configuration management, product lifecycle management (PLM), engineering systems administration, release management and operational excellence initiatives that support rapid company growth.

This role serves as the operational backbone of the Engineering organization and is responsible for configuration management, change and release processes, product documentation, engineering metrics, development infrastructure, and engineering business processes. They will work closely with Systems Engineering, Product Development, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and IT to ensure engineering information is accurate, controlled, scalable, and aligned across the enterprise.

As the company scales rapidly, this role will lead initiatives focused on engineering productivity, automation, AI-enabled workflows, digital transformation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale engineering development processes & stage-gate methodologies.
• Establish engineering operational standards and best practices.
• Ensure engineering processes scale with organizational growth.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering.
• Facilitate engineering process audits and corrective actions.

Configuration Management & Release Control

• Own engineering change management processes.
• Ensure proper review, approval, and implementation of engineering changes.
• Maintain configuration management policies for hardware, firmware, software, documentation, and released products.
• Ensure synchronization of engineering releases with ERP and manufacturing systems.
• Lead release governance and product baseline management.
• Define and maintain engineering part numbering standards.
• Manage product structures, model BOMs, and released BOMs.
• Ensure integrity of engineering master data.

Engineering Systems Administration

• Own engineering software infrastructure including:
  Project development documentation, CAD systems, Git Hub administration, Requirements management systems, You Track administration, Wiki administration, etc.
• Coordinate upgrades, licensing, training, and system improvements.

Engineering Data & Metrics

• Develop engineering dashboards and KPIs.
• Monitor engineering productivity metrics.
• Track project execution performance.
• Support resource planning and capacity management.
• Provide executive reporting and engineering analytics.

Dev Ops & Development Infrastructure

• Manage engineering repositories, workflows and release systems.
• Support automated build and test systems.
• Ensure software and firmware release processes are controlled and scalable.
• Support cybersecurity requirements associated with development infrastructure.

Documentation & Technical Publications

• Manage document control systems and procedures.
• Ensure proper storage and revision control of engineering records.
• Oversee technical publications including:
  User manuals, Installation manuals, Release notes, Datasheets, Technical specifications, Customer documentation packages

Engineering Productivity & AI Initiatives

• Lead adoption of AI tools that improve engineering productivity.
• Work with department managers and engineers to automate repetitive engineering processes.
• Improve knowledge management systems and develop strategies for engineering workflow optimization.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing Engineering Operations team.
• Establish operational goals and performance metrics.
• Mentor team members and future leaders.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's…