Engineering Manager

OUR COMPANY

As a manufacturing firm, ACDi's biggest differentiator is our people. We're here to do more than simply build "widgets". Our people offer solutions to challenging design and product development issues and are passionate about hitting customer delivery schedules and exceeding expectations. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics design, engineering, and manufacturing process. What we do day-in and day-out has a lasting, meaningful impact across many industries and in the lives of everyday people. At ACDi we create a seismic measuring system that prevents people from getting stuck in elevators during an earthquake; we defend our nation by helping to build gun turrets for tanks, communication systems for troops, and military avionics; we support NASA programs with communications systems that converse with launched vehicles. We approach each project understanding that achieving the highest quality possible is required for every step of the electronics manufacturing process, because these projects help keep our country and people around the world safe, secure, and free. At ACDi, we’re more than just a contract manufacturer.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Engineering Manager is responsible for driving operational efficiency in an electronics assembly and test environment. This role involves leading major improvement initiatives, managing and developing manufacturing and test engineers, and ensuring the site is equipped to support all manufacturing activities. Collaborating closely with the Operations Manager, the Engineering Manager will oversee process development in compliance with IPC, ISO, and customer standards, while serving as the technical liaison for customers and suppliers. Key responsibilities include coordinating engineering and support personnel, addressing manufacturing challenges, and fostering a culture of feedback and career development. The Engineering Manager will also contribute to new product introduction processes and participate in contract and design reviews. This position requires advanced technical, management, and relationship-building skills to effectively drive manufacturing strategies and enhance overall operational capabilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, plus with ability to working across all functional areas. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Lead major continuous improvement initiatives in an electronics assembly and test environment, striving for operational efficiency gains.
• Hire, manage, direct, and develop all of the manufacturing and test engineers, as well as the Engineering Production Services team to best support production operations.
• Works with Operations Manager to assure that the site is technically and organizationally capable of supporting all required manufacturing activities
• Engineering Processes Management - Responsible for management of all manufacturing process development and improvement in compliance with IPC, ISO, customer, and in-house standards.
• Represent the organization as technical contact for customers, OEMs, vendors, and suppliers, and participates with other senior managers in establishing strategic plans.
• Coordinates the work of engineers, technicians, and other support personnel and interacts with marketing, accounting, supply chain, manufacturing, PCB Layout, and customers.
• Works to facilitate timely solutions on miscellaneous manufacturing process problems dealing with production down time, loss of or low efficiency, or quality deviations.
• Give specific feedback, coaching, and provide challenging assignments and opportunities for career development.
• Develop processes around front-end engineering, NPI processing, post-delivery “lessons learned” communication.
• Participates in the review of customer contracts and engineering designs by outlining requirements and considerations.
• Drives manufacturing engineering strategies to deliver customer requirements and recommend capabilities in our manufacturing and engineering services.
• Coordinate labor quoting activities across all sites.
• Demonstrates advanced functional, technical and people and process management skills as well as excellent customer (external and internal) relationship skills, with expertise in multiple areas and industry