Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

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The Engineering Manager leads the engineering department, ensuring products are developed, manufactured, and improved efficiently. This role involves managing a diverse team of engineers across various specialties, such as R&D, manufacturing, software, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The manager fosters an environment of teamwork and innovation, providing technical guidance and ensuring projects meet quality and budgetary goals while adhering to industry standards. Strategic planning, process improvements, and customer collaboration are also key aspects of this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of engineers from diverse backgrounds, encouraging collaboration and creative problem-solving.
• Train, mentor, and coach team members to enhance their professional development.
• Plan and oversee engineering projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Coordinate all project phases from initial design to production launch and maintain organized project documentation.
• Provide expertise in electrical engineering, including system design and troubleshooting.
• Lead technical reviews of product designs, focusing on mechanical, electrical, controls, and structural aspects.
• Implement and utilize systems for continuous improvement, such as Lean development.
• Collaborate closely with other departments, including production, quality assurance, and R&D, to integrate engineering solutions.
• Communicate effectively with engineering teams across various company locations.
• Ensure all engineering work complies with industry standards, regulations, and company policies, and that new products meet all compliance requirements.
• Prepare and present regular updates on project progress and department performance to leaders.
• Participate in strategic planning and execution, driving innovation and identifying opportunities or risks related to new products.
• Analyze customer needs, create technical proposals, and set up processes for gathering and acting on customer feedback.

Essential Skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Work Environment

This position is based onsite in Shakopee, offering a dynamic work environment within a team of 40 professionals supported by a global company. The company provides excellent benefits, including a 15% annual bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance, 3 weeks of PTO, 1 week of floating holiday, and 48 hours of safe and sick leave.

Job Type & Location

Permanent position based out of Shakopee, Minnesota.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $105,000.00 – $135,000.00 per year.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Shakopee, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 24, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please e-mail actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Business Consulting & Services

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