Engineering Manager, New Product Design

$130,000 - $175,000/Yr

Advanced Energy Industries - Fort Collins, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Collins, CO

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Engineering Manager at Advanced Energy is responsible for leading a multi-discipline product delivery team to develop next-generation products for the Semiconductor and Industrial temperature measurement and control industries. This role involves coordinating with various cross-functional teams to ensure timely and budget-compliant product launches, while fostering a positive coaching culture and tackling complex engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Manage new platform implementation and rapid prototype derivatives.
• Provide engineering leadership with a systems focus for measurement and control products.
• Refine and allocate detailed requirements to components, ensuring alignment with customer needs.
• Communicate goals, objectives, and priorities to the team, ensuring alignment with customer commitments.
• Use an agile approach to prioritize critical functionality.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks for technology and customer commitments.
• Implement best practices within a cross-functional design team.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring for design engineers in the US and abroad.
• Execute programs according to the Product Development Process (PDP).
• Create and support project documents (e.g., product requirements, design specifications, project plans, test plans).
• Communicate progress to leadership against team commitments.
• Collaborate with AE cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, NPI, purchasing, quality, program management, finance, safety, production).
• Review technology readiness with the AE advanced development team for new product launches.
• Align with customer teams on requirements and scope, support system integration, and respond to issues and escalations.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of industry experience, preferably with sensors and/or photo-electronics.
• Project leadership experience required; people management experience preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills focused on quality, safety, cost, and delivery schedules.
• Proven track record of product launches; rapid prototyping experience is a plus.
• Leading engineering teams and projects using agile principles and tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project).
• Expertise in analysis, prototyping, simulation, and validation of circuit designs; RF, electro-optical and/or sensor experience preferred.
• Programming/scripting skills (e.g., assembly, C, Python); Verilog/VHDL is a plus.
• Test and debug with lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, function generators, JTAG) preferred.
• Experience in semiconductor process equipment design preferred.
• Knowledge of Gauge R&R, ECO process, and manufacturing transfer processes preferred.
• Working knowledge of UL, CSA, ATEX, NEMA, ANSI, IPC specifications; UL/CSA compliance preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (master's or PhD preferred).
• PMP or Agile certification.

Nice-to-haves

• Rapid prototyping experience is a plus.
• Experience in semiconductor process equipment design preferred.
• Knowledge of Gauge R&R, ECO process, and manufacturing transfer processes preferred.

Benefits

• Medical - multiple medical plans are available to choose from
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous time off policy starting with 3 weeks of paid vacation, 7 days of paid sick time, and 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identify theft, and legal assistance