Engineering Manager

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INTEGRITY
:
We are honest, ethical, and fair.

INNOVATION
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There is always a better way.

SAFETY
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Safety drives what we do.

PROFITABILITY
: A fair dollar for a superior product.

ACCOUNTABILITY
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If it is up to me. It is up to me.

QUALITY
:
What we do, we do well.

TECHNOLOGY
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Embrace the digital transformation.

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Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing Operations, the Engineering Manager provides comprehensive leadership for the J-Tech Engineering Team. As a key technical resource, the Engineering Manager works across the organization to help ensure consistency, quality, regulatory compliance, and cost effectiveness. Additionally, this position manages external engineering relationships/vendors, develops technical documentation and bid specifications, and drives the implementation of approved product improvements into production.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Manufacturing Engineering

• Provide engineering expertise and technical leadership in the development, refinement, and implementation of product improvements and manufacturing solutions.
• Provide chassis engineering support, including refining wheelbase calculations, electrical system tie-ins, mounting requirements, and related interfaces to ensure efficient and consistent installation on truck chassis platforms.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve engineering challenges using industry best-practice engineering principles and data-driven problem solving.
• Work closely with the Production Division to identify and implement product improvements while minimizing disruption to manufacturing.
• Manage product transitions and engineering changes, including the phase-out of legacy components and implementation of new designs.
• Oversee and ensure accuracy for Bills of Materials (BOMs), work instructions, and other engineering documentation for custom and specialized builds, including government and customer-specific projects.

Technical Documentation & Specifications

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including product bulletins, owner's manuals, installation manuals, work instructions, and other engineering-related materials.
• Prepare technical bid specifications that can be submitted to Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and other agencies to support the company's ability to influence specifications and position products ahead of the bidding process.
• Ensure engineering documentation is accurate, clear, complete, current, and aligned with applicable product and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate controls for the security, documentation, and protection of critical and proprietary information.

Product Improvement & Cross-Functional Support

• Serve as a technical point of contact for Sales and Operations Management to identify, evaluate, and prioritize product improvement opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional product improvement projects from initial concept through engineering development, approval, documentation, and production implementation.
• Examples of potential projects may…