Mechanical Engineering Manager

Company: Shelby American, Inc.
Location: Oakland
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

DescriptionResponsible for leading, managing, and designing automated equipment. Defines plans and monitors technical performance and expenditures; coordinates the technical effort and establishes operational plans to accomplish project objectives. In addition to designing custom equipment, the position will manage and mentor other engineers.RequirementsResponsibilities:

• Mechanical Design

• Perform mechanical engineering for custom automation projects, including detailed designs and component drawings.
• Provide mechanical engineering support on projects being executed on the manufacturing floor (support includes: design, build guidance, materials, and quality issue resolution).
• Write technical documents.
• Perform advanced technical calculations.
• Project Management
  • Complete project management tasks such as billings, hours reports, forecasts, and budget management on time.
  • Lead project meetings on a weekly or as-needed basis with customers and internal teams.
  • Issue and maintain project schedules, advising management and customers when there are schedule issues.
  • Encourage dormant or unresponsive customers with follow-up communications.
  • Ensure that projects are completed within scope, timeline, and budget, while maintaining high quality standards and high customer satisfaction.
  • Technical Leadership
    • Provide overall design direction on a project basis.
    • Check drawings for drawing quality and design quality.
    • Provide technical guidance to other engineers through reviews, technical discussions, and design feedback.
    • Lead design reviews, internally and with customers.
    • Provide mentoring to other mechanical engineers.
    • Develop and enforce standards for the group.
    • Implement training and skills development programs.
    • Maintain the tools required by the group to do their job.
    • Project Management Oversight
      • Oversee progress of projects managed by others.
      • Review project schedules and project financials with PMs each month (at minimum) and produce overall financial summary reports.
      • Drive PMs to resolve project issues that arise.
      • With other Managers, keep PM procedures and tools up to date. This includes holding meetings with Project Managers to keep them synchronized on current procedures, solicit feedback, and develop improvements.
      • Team Management
        • Be the direct supervisor for members of the group.
        • Approve overtime, timesheets, expense reports, and leave requests.
        • Manage engineering resources and priorities, including maintaining the schedule for the group.
        • Leadership and Performance
          • Check in on, and encourage, the engineers. Hold 1-1 meetings on a certain frequency.
          • Drive billable hours within the group, which means checking people's hours every week and inquiring about low hours or praising for high hours.
          • Hold career/performance reviews with engineers every 6-12 months.
          • Hold team building activities: lunches, small group activities, etc.
          • Hiring
            • Review resumes and attend interviews.
            • Sales
              • Attend sales calls and sales meetings.
              • Develop project scope definitions.
              • Attend meetings with distributors, vendors, and partners.
              • Provide project cost estimates.
              • Spend at least 70% of working hours on billable work.
              • Prepare weekly report.
              • Attend 1-1 meeting with Engineering Director.Qualifications:
                • 4 Year College Technical Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
                • 10 or more years technical knowledge/experience with custom automation, including design and build activities, preferred.
                • 10 or more years knowledge/experience with SolidWorks, preferred.
                • Prior management/supervisory or project engineering responsibility of 1+ years preferred.
                • Personal computer literate (i.e., Excel, Word, Project, Windows).
                • In-depth training/experience in all aspects of design, definition, project, fabrication, and construction.
                • Proven to consistently meet deadlines.
                • Strong decision-making capabilities and high accountability.
                • Strong communication (oral, written, and listening) and collaboration skills.Benefits:
                  • 401(k)
                  • 401(k) matching
                  • Health insurance
                  • Dental insurance
                  • Vision insurance
                  • Employee assistance program
                  • Flexible spending account
                  • Life insurance
                  • Paid time off
                  • Paid holidaysCompensation: $120,000 - $170,000 Salary
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