Engineering Manager - Design

Position Description

The Design Engineering Manager for the Modine Heating business leads a team of product design engineers to develop and validate high-quality physical and thermal solutions aligned with the organization’s objectives. This role provides both hands-on people leadership and deep technical oversight, maintaining rigorous standards for product design, modeling, and simulation throughout the product lifecycle. Partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders, this leader drives the conversion of customer requirements into robust, innovative product designs, removes execution barriers for their team, and actively mentors engineering talent to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert for the Modine Heating business, establishing and enforcing engineering design standards, processes, and documentation practices; review and approve engineering deliverables, designs, and technical decisions.
• Collaborate with product management, operations, quality, and sales/marketing to align technical/design deliverables with business goals.
• Manage 3 distinct but related teams: product development engineers, drafting & standards personnel, and laboratory test technicians.
• Oversee product development process; planning and prioritizing resources, fostering the pursuit of technical excellence, and pushing for innovative, stakeholder-pleasing solutions (i.e., easy to make, delight the customer, sustainable, profitable).
• Maintain industry relationships to stay informed on technological developments and investigations around commercial/industrial heating strategies.
• Develop design engineering talent, preparing for our future through hiring, onboarding, mentoring, and developing engineering staff.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and risk reduction; monitoring and reporting on key performance metrics, risks, and progress to senior leadership.

Required Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required. Master’s degree, MBA, Professional Engineer (PE) licensure, or leadership certifications preferred.
• 8-10+ years of progressive design engineering experience, including at least 3–5 years in a people management or technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design engineering teams and deliver complex technical projects.
• 5+ years in HVAC industry product design preferred
• Experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives and balancing competing priorities.
• Proven capability to establish and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with project planning, budgeting, and resource management.
• Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs related to cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Experience operating within regulated, manufacturing, technology, or industrial environments preferred.