Engineering Manager

We are seeking someone with proven experience leading and developing engineering teams in a manufacturing environment to lead our Engineering Department at our Mankato, Minnesota facility.

Benefits Include :
Company Paid

Life Insurance, STD, and LTD
3 weeks Paid Time Off
9 Paid Holidays in 2026
Parental Leave
Additional Benefits
401k with company match
Medical, dental, vision
Employee Discount Programs
Miscellaneous other optional benefits

Career development and tuition assistance
Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture

This position is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to a team of Senior Design Engineers, Design Engineers,and Drafting professionals supporting our Industrial, Aviation, and Research& Development product lines. The Engineering Manager drives engineering excellence through talent development, product innovation, quality improvement,efficient project execution, measurable process improvement, andcross-functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will build a high-performing,data-driven engineering organization that supports current production while advancing new product development initiatives that address customer needs anddrive profitable growth. This leader will establish performance expectations,measure results through meaningful KPIs, drive continuous improvement, and strengthen partnerships across Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, and Executive Leadership.

Reports To:

General Manager

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable Engineering staff through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
• Establish departmental goals, priorities, and performance expectations aligned with business objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Direct workload planning, resource allocation, and project execution across engineering programs.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, best practices, and KPIs; use performance data to prioritize resources, drive improvements, and measure results.
• Lead a disciplined new product development process that balances production support with long-term growth initiatives, ensuring successful execution and commercialization.
• Identify opportunities for product improvement, cost reduction, manufacturability enhancement, and competitive differentiation.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to align engineering priorities with business and customer requirements.

• Ensure engineering outputs meet customer, regulatory, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
• Drive engineering quality through design accuracy, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review and approve significant engineering changes and technical decisions.

• Partner with Operations, Production, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality, and Project
• Management to support business objectives, remove technical barriers, improve production flow, and advance strategic initiatives.
• Serve as the primary engineering representative for major business initiatives.
• Champion Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies to enhance engineering productivity, quality, lead time, capacity, scalability, and cost performance.
• Improve Supply Chain visibility to material demand.

• Bachelor'sDegree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 7+years of engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 3+years of engineering leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing multiple priorities.
• Experience with CAD systems…