Job TitleManufacturing Engineering Manager
Location(s)Covaris - Woburn - MA
Job DescriptionSummary:The Manufacturing Engineering Manager leads and develops Covaris' manufacturing engineering team, with responsibility for planning, prioritizing, and delegating engineering resources across instrument and consumables manufacturing. This is a people- and program-leadership role focused on building team capability, managing departmental priorities and budget, and ensuring the engineering organization delivers reliable, compliant, and cost-effective manufacturing for products used in biological sample preparation.
The successful candidate is a seasoned leader with 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including 5+ years directly managing engineering teams. Rather than functioning as a working / individual contributor, this leader sets direction, allocates resources, removes obstacles, and draws on deep engineering experience to mentor and develop the team.
Essential Responsibilities: The employee may be required to perform all or a combination of the following essential responsibilities as determined by business necessity.
- Lead, manage, and develop the manufacturing engineering team, setting goals, managing workload and priorities, and delegating projects and resources to meet business objectives.
- Provide career development, coaching, and technical mentorship to engineers and technicians; conduct performance reviews and build a high-performing, collaborative team.
- Partner with Operations, R&D, Quality, and Supply Chain leadership to align manufacturing engineering priorities with production, new product introduction (NPI), and continuous-improvement goals.
- Establish and track department KPIs (e.g., project delivery, yield, cost reduction) and report status, risks, and resource constraints to senior leadership.
- Oversee, rather than individually execute, equipment, automation, validation, and process-improvement projects, ensuring they are properly scoped, resourced, and delivered on time.
- Ensure manufacturing engineering activities and documentation comply with Quality System Regulations (QSRs) and ISO 13485 standards.
- Champion lean manufacturing and a continuous-improvement culture across the engineering organization.
- Resolve cross-functional and resource conflicts, remove obstacles for the team, and escalate issues appropriately.
- Support strategic capacity and operations planning, including automation roadmap, footprint, and scale-up for growing product demand.
Non-Essential Responsibilities: In addition to the essential responsibilities listed above, the employee may be required to perform other non-essential functions. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related); advanced degree or MBA a plus
- 10+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including 5+ years of direct people-management experience leading engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to manage team workload, delegate resources, and develop and mentor engineers
- Experience managing departmental budgets, capital planning, and staffing
- Strong working knowledge of core manufacturing engineering disciplines: equipment and automation, process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), DOE, PFMEA, and lean manufacturing
- Knowledge of QSR and ISO regulations (ISO 13485 a plus); medical device or life science manufacturing experience is helpful
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills across all levels of the organization
- Proven ability to drive results and develop teams in a fast moving, growth-oriented environment
The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $140,000 to $160,000. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Reasonable Accommodation: Covaris is committed to the spirit and the letter of the Americans with Disabilities Act. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate otherwise qualified individuals.
