Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering team to support the design of new products per the Product Development Process (PDP) and be responsible for the team’s execution of product design from conception through sustainment. You will be responsible for collaborating with project management to create and maintain accurate development schedules and ensure timely completion of all task and deliverables. You will set the team up for success by helping develop and working to our product roadmap, providing strategic direction to your team, interfacing with stakeholders to gather requirements, and evaluating ideas for merit and business potential.

We are looking for a technically minded individual who is passionate about leadership and developing a team of individuals and projects. StoneAge places a large emphasis on leadership skills and fostering a collaborative and cohesive environment within the company. You will be required to continuously hone your leadership skills and build relationships with all departments and personnel. Personal attributes that will lead to success in this role include a positive attitude, bias to action, high-level problem solving, emotional intelligence, deeply ingrained accountability, team building, and collaborative nature

This position reports to the Director of Research and Development with a starting salary of 110k-125k per year (depending on experience). This is an onsite position located at our headquarters in Durango, CO.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Team Management

• Manage the Engineering team to ensure that priority projects are properly staffed and resourced.
• Manage the Engineering team in accordance with product roadmap priorities and communicate the context and rationale for those priorities to the team.
• Collaboratively develop and communicate team and individual goals and objectives.
• Develop project milestones, schedules and project definition with Project Management for large team projects.

• Provide ongoing supervision and counseling of Engineering team, guiding them in current positions and assisting with career development and training.
• Identify training needs (individual or team) and work with the Director of Research and Development to provide opportunities.
• Direct problem-solving activities and corrective action for Engineering and interdepartmental issues and conflict.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight as appropriate.
• Perform annual performance reviews with input from the Director of Research and Development. Propose annual merit pay increases for the Engineering Team based on performance.
• Hold regular team and individual meetings (quarterly reviews), giving regular feedback toward performance and goal achievement.
• Communicate any Engineering departmental issues to the Director of Engineering
• Participate in Joint Management meetings.
• Approve credit card transactions and coach / train Engineers as required.
• Ensure Engineering timekeeping is accurate.
• Support and participate in the LEAN initiative, rolling out appropriate LEAN principles and process within the Engineering Team and working with other departments on cross functional LEAN activities.
• Support the Solidworks Admin functions.
• Be a champion for developing and maintaining regulatory technical data packages.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of an Engineering Best Practices Manual and any associated team training.
• Be a member of the Product Roadmap development team.
• Participate in Annual Strategic Planning.
• Aid in the creation of the annual R&D budget and manage projects and purchases to the budget, including continuous maintenance of project codes and charges issued to projects.

Company Participation

• Support Quality and Sales in the timely investigation, resolution and reporting of design related warranty returns.

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's strategic initiatives, products, and services.
• Collaborate with Breadware team and provide guidance to company colleagues from an engineering and technology perspective.
• Collaborate with StoneAge Engineering team to ensure alignment between organizations and shared projects.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Leadership acumen and a collaborative nature.
• Passion for leadership and developing individuals' talents
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university. (Mechanical preferred or Electrical)
• Have prior engineering manager experience of at least 5 years or at least ten years of engineering individual contributor experience in a relevant discipline (software, firmware, electrical, mechanical)
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks is preferred).
• Experience with schedule creation and management
• Experience in design for manufacturing.
• Experience in product research and development.
• Experience with regulatory compliance (FCC, CE, etc.)
• Hands-on mechanical or machining experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office software.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Travel may be required.
• Extended working hours may be needed at peak times or when short staffed.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to lift heavy loads using proper lifting techniques as outlined in the StoneAge Employee Handbook.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Diversity at our company means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

Benefits

StoneAge offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• Group health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with a guaranteed match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness rewards program, and much more!

Even more excited, we are an employee-owned company with profit-sharing and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP"), in which shares of company stock are allocated to eligible employees each year.

Our "Own It" mindset captures what many of us consider the biggest benefit of all: a highly engaged, collaborative workplace where everyone matters and every employee makes a significant impact.

Please visit our website at www.stoneagetools.com to get a better sense of our company and our employee-owned culture!