Engineering Manager

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We’re excited to share an opportunity for an Engineering Manager to lead innovation in our growing organization! In this role, you’ll oversee and enhance the development of new instrumentation and the improvement of existing products. You’ll take ownership of planning and directing all engineering activities—from concept and design through qualification and transition to manufacturing. This is a hands‑on leadership role, working closely with cross‑functional teams to keep projects on track and deliver exceptional results.

You’ll provide strategic direction, manage resources, and inspire a talented team of technical professionals to create high‑quality products that make a real impact.

The Savant Group is a dynamic consortium of internationally recognized companies based in Midland, Michigan, serving the lubrication, transportation, manufacturing, and energy sectors. Our member companies—Savant Labs, Tannas Company, King Refrigeration, the Institute of Materials and Center for Quality Assurance—each offer specialized products or services, working collaboratively to deliver cutting‑edge solutions to customers worldwide.

We’re driven by a shared set of values that guide everything we do: service, integrity, quality, continual learning, collaboration, and hard work. These principles shape our culture and fuel our commitment to innovation, professionalism, and long‑term growth.

As we expand our global reach, we continue to provide world‑class products and services that support the technical advancement of lubricants, fuels, and related fluids.

Aside from the fringe benefits or your compensation, the Savant Group takes employee satisfaction above and beyond. In addition to your fringe benefits, you will also get the following benefits by joining the Savant Group:

• A friendly and welcoming environment
• Flexibility, work‑life balance
• Career growth, learning and development
• Employee purpose, recognition and appreciation
• A diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce

The Engineering Manager’s primary role is to oversee, manage, and enhance the process of developing new instrumentation and updating current products. The focus is on planning, managing, and directing all product development and engineering activities, including design development, qualification, and transition of new product to manufacturing. This role requires hands‑on and daily interactions on projects to help keep them on schedule is critical.

Working closely between departments for the best product outcome is optimal. Provide professional leadership, focusing on resource management and priority assignment, while guiding a team of technical staff to deliver a high quality, meaningful product within expected timelines.

The responsibilities and duties described in this job posting are meant to provide a general overview of the position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks, duties, and skills required.

• Manage the process of designing, developing, and delivering new products to the company product line according to defined timelines.
• Ensuring that the development process is concise, has clear objectives with definitive due dates.
• Work closely with other managers, stakeholders and departments to ensure the product is of a high quality and aesthetically appealing.
• Manages the process of part number and engineering change releases.
• Establishes leading edge technologies with all developmental projects.
• Prioritizes projects and sets reasonable goals and timing to achieve projects.
• Works to establish resource planning and scheduling with prioritization. Timing should be developed in conjunction with the production and sales teams.
• Professionally manage a team of direct reports both salary and hourly with a focus on continuous improvement and growth.
• Makes recommendations for outsourcing vs in sourcing work based on project volume, complexity, timing and internal company competencies.
• Actively develops a cohesive budgeting process that includes projecting annual perpetual (on‑going) expenses and…