Engineering Manager – Electrical​/Electromechanical

Engineering Manager – Electrical / Electromechanical

Location:

Pittsburgh, PA Compensation: $115-130k

Experience:

5+ years of engineering experience

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering required

Industry: Medical Device, Automotive, Aerospace, or Similar Product Development and Manufacturing Position Summary The Engineering Manager will lead engineering personnel and oversee product development initiatives from concept through commercialization. This role is responsible for technical direction, project execution, resource planning, and product quality while ensuring products meet customer expectations, manufacturing requirements, and business objectives.

The ideal candidate brings a strong electrical or electromechanical engineering background, proven team leadership, and experience managing complex product development projects in a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering personnel through technical guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.

• Manage engineering priorities, resource allocation, workloads, and project deliverables.

• Establish objectives, ensure accountability, and support hiring, onboarding, and professional development.

• Promote engineering best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Product Development & Technical Leadership

• Oversee electrical, electronic, and electromechanical product design and development from concept through commercial production.

• Direct new product development and product enhancement initiatives.

• Lead design reviews, technical risk assessments, product verification, and validation.

• Evaluate solutions for performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost-effectiveness, and compliance.

• Guide technical decisions involving electrical systems, PCB design, embedded controls, sensors, motors, actuators, and system integration.

• Resolve complex engineering challenges and provide technical direction.

Project & Resource Management

• Manage multiple engineering projects to meet business objectives, schedules, and budgets.

• Establish milestones, allocate resources, and monitor project progress.

• Identify and mitigate technical risks affecting development or commercialization.

• Partner with Product Management to translate customer requirements into engineering deliverables.

• Communicate project status, resource needs, and technical challenges to leadership.

Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering

• Oversee manufacturing transfers, production troubleshooting, and sustaining engineering.

• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action initiatives.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Supply Chain to improve product quality, reliability, and production efficiency.

• Manage engineering change orders (ECOs), product enhancements, and cost-reduction initiatives.

• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Reliability (DFR).Cross-Functional Collaboration & Compliance

• Partner with Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Technical Support, and Customer Service to resolve product and production challenges.

• Ensure appropriate engineering documentation, design history files (DHF), risk management, verification, validation, and change control.

• Support compliance with applicable standards and quality management systems, as well as internal and external audits.

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in electrical or electromechanical product development.

• Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams, technical personnel,…