ENGINEERING MANAGER AC DESIGN

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Manager of Engineering – AC Design

FLSA Classification : Exempt

Reports To : Director of Engineering Date : 7 / 25 / 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary / Objective :

The Engineering Manager - AC Design position will lead the Design Engineers and the development of the AC products.

As an innovative leader, you will work in partnership with other design engineering teams, supply chain team, sales team, product managers, and lab personnel to deliver new and exciting products that deliver value to our customers as well as ensuring that products meet safety and code requirements.

In this role, you will track metrics and manage the team accordingly to accelerate the development cycle to bring new products to market faster. This is a working manager position, and you will have your own specific projects in addition to managing an engineering team.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Provide direction to teams to meet strategic annual operating plans and continuous improvement plans, through both new product development projects and value added / value engineering projects.
• Strong communication about project status and maintain project progress in Microsoft Project, while following our product development process.
• This position will be responsible for ensuring that products meet safety and design requirements while delivering a quality experience for the end users.
• This position will manage the people who report up through their org chart, which may consist of supervisors, engineers, interns, and technicians.
• Hold weekly meetings with the team to review project status and impact on department KPI.
• Implement changes or improvements to the Engineering systems to make the team more effective.
• Understands the concepts of Design for Manufacturing and the ability to implement this in all projects being worked on.
• Work to and hold the team accountable to the Phase Gate Product Development Process to ensure products are developed to meet the standards as required without re-work.
• Understands UL / CSA requirements and how those impact the product.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with interruptions.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the organization.

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