Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager

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Regular Full-Time Management Ramsey, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Reports to:

SVP of Operations and Engineering

Direct Reports: 24

Position Type / Hours

Full-time, on-site position. Core office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead and elevate our mechanical engineering team. This role blends deep technical expertise in custom machine design with people leadership, with a primary focus on strengthening design excellence, solving application challenges, advancing Design for Manufacturing (DFM), expanding engineering analysis capabilities, and increasing financial awareness across the team.

This leader operates with a servant leadership mindset by removing obstacles, developing people, and ensuring the team delivers high-quality, practical, cost-effective, and on-time solutions without unnecessary process constraints.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineers with varying levels of experience
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Build team capability in first-principals, risk identification, critical thinking, and proactive problem solving
• Remove barriers that slow down engineering productivity or create unnecessary friction
• Promote a “scrappy but disciplined” approach focused on value, not bureaucracy
• Promote professional growth by identifying skill gaps and creating targeted development plans
• Recruit and onboard strong engineering talent
• Facilitate individual one-on-one and team meetings
• Model, steward, make decisions upon, and expect to be held accountable to Delta Mod Tech’s values which include:
• BELIEVE IN PEOPLE
• FEARLESS INNOVATION
• INTEGRITY
• PASSIONATE & TENACIOUS
• SERVANT LEADERSHIP
• Above all, this position should demonstrate a passion for serving others and a commitment to play a key role in creating a people-first, value-based culture that delivers our purpose of "serving people by solving problems". Steps to success include:
• Always lead by example — act the way you expect others to act.
• Ask for feedback and welcome suggestions on improvements that can be made.
• Be aware of team members doing the right thing, then acknowledge and encourage them.
• Care for your team members personally by being empathetic and encouraging work/life balance.
• Delegate, encourage team members to innovate, and be the first to pick up the pieces with them if things don’t go as planned.

• Lead the development of robust and scalable mechanical design practices for custom converting, packaging, and coating machinery and automation
• Champion DFM principles across all projects to reduce cost, lead time, and complexity
• Expand team capability in engineering analysis while ensuring it is not over-applied
• Identify technical and execution risks early in the design phase and drive proactive mitigation plans
• Drive consistency in design standards while maintaining flexibility for unique or outlier projects
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and design reviews for complex or high-risk systems
• Implement lessons learned and feedback loops from design, machine assembly, debug, and field performance

• Own and drive mechanical engineering schedule performance across all projects
• Plan and maintain up-to-date resource planning for the mechanical engineering team, ensuring projects remain properly staffed while adapting to project changes and business needs
• Ensure design deliverables are defined, sequenced, and completed in alignment with overall project timelines
• Partner with operations leadership and project management to develop realistic schedules, resource plans, and milestones
• Establish clear accountability within the team for meeting commitments and deadlines
• Introduce and instill strong financial ownership within the mechanical engineering team
• Collaborate with project management and leadership on…