Senior Design Engineer Manager

Sr. Design Engineers Wanted Are you ready to push the boundaries of software engineering and make an impact in the tech world? Look no further, a dynamic and forward-thinking consumer product development company dedicated to innovation and excellence is seeking a talented **Senior Design Engineer Manager** to join their team.

As a **Senior Design Engineer Manager **you have experience bringing new products to market, handling all touchpoints from concept through manufacturing. You’ve either built and supported bringing new products to the world, handling mechanical engineering design, testing, prototyping, validation, quotation, guiding QA, and supplier engagement. You have experience working with mass manufactured products and in manufacturing environments. You’re willing to learn, adapt and take initiative but not afraid of taking up challenges.

This is an incredible remote opportunity to work for a US-based company.

**What You'll Do**:

- Manage engineering team
- overseeing resource allocation and timeline management, leading team through the development work from product definition through manufacturing.
- Work closely with NYC and Asia teams to communicate and determine direction & solve development problems as they arise.
- Communicate progress to partners on the ground in the US/HK and project requirements for development, manufacturing & operational needs to broader internal and external teams.
- Collaborate with us NY/Asia engineering teams to ensure the engineering designs meet client requirements and design intent.
- Ensure efficient product development cycle with detailed prototyping, testing, and validation throughout the process.
- Lead design engineering of a product from inception to manufacturing. Leading, reviewing, and maintaining quality of engineering team output
- providing feedback on team’s modeling, prototyping, testing, and design iterations. Ensuring designs align with performance, material, and cost targets determined for each project.
- Manage internal team timelines aligning within broader project timelines
- Manage documentation of product assets (3D, 2D, Samples)
- Build inhouse prototypes or scope external partners to prototype designs.
- Guide team’s testing of samples and prototypes to validate design
- Provide technical feedback and assets to support sourcing & supply chain teams, working with PM’s to review quotations from vetted suppliers.
- Develop testing standards and QA/QC guidelines to maintain project quality objectives.
- Reviewing QA documentation and providing feedback for ongoing QA work in mass production.
- Handle multiple projects and work independently while establishing cross-functional partners to ensure production meets company objectives.
- Office-based role with occasional travel to manufacturing sites and Headquarters.

**What You Need**:

- Proven experience in Engineering Management within consumer electronics /household appliance industry and related industries focused on mechanical and electrical engineering
- Leadership and management skills with experience managing engineers
- 7+ years of experience in product development and mechanical engineering with 3+ years of leadership experience.
- Must have a portfolio with previously launched and manufactured products.
- Highly proficient and deeply familiar with CAD tools (Solidworks or Onshape preferred) and prior experience with a variety of 3D printers
- In-depth knowledge of consumer appliance development and design.
- Experience with a wide range of materials (plastics, metals, rubbers) and knowledge informing the material selection process. Familiar with a wide range of circuit board components and electrical components commonly found in automated consumer appliances
- comfortable to guide component selection and sourced component testing.
- Excellent project management skills
- with experience tracking numerous development projects simultaneously.
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills with proactive issue resolution
- creating and guiding team’s root cause analysis and DOE’s.
- Ability to travel to Asia including Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, South Korea, and Taiwan.
- Ability to work in English
- Strong Communication and Presentation skills - especially conveying technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

**Salary & Perks**:

- Competitive salary.
- This is a full-time, long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with TLNT.
- Hybrid
- Monday through Friday
- Additional perks
- Because our work involves coordination predominantly with NY Team, there are meetings that are scheduled outside of traditional 9-5 working hours to accommodate the HK team. We trust all team members to manage their schedules and to take appropriate measures to take care of themselves and their wellbeing.