Electro-Mechanical Engineering Manager, you will Direct and lead the Mechanical Engineering team within the R&D department to design, develop, and continuously improve Temposonics' high-precision magnetostrictive linear position sensors and level transmitters. Establish and execute technical strategy, engineering processes, and resource allocation to deliver high-quality, high-performance sensing solutions aligned with commercial, quality, cost, and time-to-market targets.
Design Oversight & Engineering Excellence- Oversee and guide electro-mechanical system architecture, component design, electronic packaging in sensor systems, and hardware integration.
- Ensure rigorous analysis, simulation, prototyping, and debugging of designs to meet high-reliability performance in demanding industrial, mobile hydraulic, and process environments.
- Drive technical feasibility assessments for new technologies and product concepts.
- Create, control, and execute project timelines, resource plans, and cost targets for standard sensor series, custom modifications, and rapid prototyping.
- Ensure cross-functional coordination to deliver projects on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Ensure full compliance with internal R&D design processes, NPI phase-gate requirements, and quality standards.
- Facilitate robust peer reviews, design reviews, and risk assessments (e.g., FMEAs).
- Oversee document control, including engineering change orders (ECOs), bills of materials (BOMs), drawings, and ERP system updates.
Cross-Functional & Production Support- Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless transfer of designs to production (DFM/DFT), tool design, and testing solutions.
- Support Sustaining Engineering activities to resolve production, quality, or component obsolescence issues.
- Provide high-level technical expertise and support to Technical Marketing, Sales, and customers, including technical presentations and custom application reviews.
- Assist in resolving complex customer field issues and service/repair investigations.
Technology & Competitor Intelligence- Stay current with state-of-the-art technologies, development tools, materials, and emerging industry standards (e.g., magnetostriction, linear position sensing, hazardous area approvals).
- Perform competitive analysis and technical evaluations of competitor offerings.
Manufacturing Transfer, Supply Chain, and Sustaining- Manage contract manufacturer interactions and support contract manufacturer test during system builds, including tester deployment, correlation, and support.
- Work with cross-functional teams to implement electro mechanical engineering strategies and best practices in manufacturing operations, and apply design for manufacturability and design for test principles from the start of a design rather than after release.
- Support component selection, qualification, second-sourcing, obsolescence management, and cost-reduction initiatives, and evaluate alternates in coordination with supply chain and quality.
- Ensure that technical documentation is accurate and updated for assigned projects, including schematics, bills of material, test specifications, and change documentation released under the ECO process.
Minimum QualificationsApplicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company is unable sponsor visas now or in the future for this position.
EducationBachelor of Science degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline. Equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
Experience- Minimum 10 years of overall engineering design experience in an R&D/product development environment.
- At least 2 years of direct engineering management or team leadership experience, with proven success in coaching, mentoring, and developing technical teams.
- Strong experience in electro-mechanical design, electronic packaging, or hardware development.
- Proven track record of managing NPI (New Product Introduction) projects from concept through production release.
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks or similar CAD.
- Strong familiarity with engineering change control (ECO), document management, and ERP systems.
- Proficient in the English language with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to make decisions effectively using available and sometimes incomplete data.
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and project management skills.
- Deep commitment to customer orientation and cross-functional team participation.
- Working knowledge of industrial sensor output interfaces, including analog voltage and 4-20 mA current loop outputs and at least one digital or fieldbus protocol.
- Experience taking designs from concept through manufacturing and test, including performing mechanical assembly for quick prototypes, and design for manufacturability and design for test practice.
- Disciplined use of formal change control and released documentation in a production environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment to solve problems and make recommendations, and to defend a technical position with data.
- Systematic problem solving, and the ability to organize and perform multiple concurrent tasks.
- Must be able to comprehend written and verbal instructions and technical documentation.
Travel Requirements Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to approximately 15%
Preferred QualificationsEducationMaster of Science degree in Electromechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Experience- Experience with magnetostrictive, magnetic, inductive, encoder, LVDT, ultrasonic, load cell, or force and torque sensing technology.
- Experience designing high-resolution timing or time-interval measurement circuits, including time-to-digital conversion, precision comparators, and sub-nanosecond timing techniques.
- Experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, Python, or an equivalent test automation framework, and with instrument control over GPIB, USB, serial, or Ethernet.
- Experience designing or specifying automated test cells, including robotics or motion handling, safety interlocking, and integration with MES or ERP data systems.
- Working knowledge of EMC design and test practice and prior ownership of EMC qualification for an industrial product.
- Experience with functional safety development (IEC 61508, ISO 13849, or ISO 26262) or safety-rated sensor variants, and with hazardous-location or intrinsic-safety design.
Physical Demands (U.S. Only)The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work is performed in an office and engineering laboratory environment; the employee will work with energized electronic assemblies, soldering equipment, and laboratory test equipment and is expected to follow all applicable safety procedures
