Manager, Engineering at U.S. Water Heating
U.S. Water Heating · Fort Smith, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Senior
- Office in Fort Smith
The Manager, Engineering is responsible for leading and supervising all aspects of designing and developing new products, identifying innovative products, taking cost out of products, and assuring excellent product reliability.
This position will serve our US Air Division, located in Fort Smith, AR.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct supervision over engineers with skills in electrical, design and manufacturing. Provide performance feedback, coaching and mentoring.
- Possess a strong technical understanding of division product line. Including understanding different field requirements and environmental factors for successful installations.
- Lead compliance efforts division.
- Develop new designs and interact with manufacturing to develop the products.
- Provide engineering expertise and support to product development.
- Generate engineering documentation e.g. specification, layouts, BOM and qualification reports.
- Work closely with Production team to develop assembly processes and provide technical support to assist in production line set-up/flow.
- Partner with Test and Quality team to conduct design verification and qualification testing to qualify the design and production parts.
- Work with third-party suppliers and production staff to develop solutions and execute design changes to optimize production process and cost savings.
- Establish and maintain project schedules and key management reports.
- Oversees controls over engineering documents.
- Prepare and deliver presentations on project status throughout the organization.
- Provide direct supervision over assigned staff. Provide performance feedback, coaching and mentoring.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
7+ years’ experience in product development engineering
Managerial experience
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with attention to detail and accuracy.
Proficient computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite, Solidworks and CFD.
Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a matrix team environment
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- Listening to Understand – Open mind, learning from others, accepting feedback, embracing the objective
- Contributing Respectfully - Sharing opinions, valuing ideas, sharing opposing perspectives with respect
- Thinking Creatively – Applying creativity, seeking improvements, understanding from the customers’ lens
- Acting with Responsibility – Owning decisions and actions, acting with integrity, embracing accountability
