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Design Engineering Manager - IL

Jobot 🇺🇸 Galesburg, Illinois, United States of America

$125,000 - $135,000 Full-time Manager

Lead the design engineering and PE teams, setting design strategies and best practices while managing project timelines, budgets, and resources. Resolve complex technical challenges, improve manufacturability and engineering documentation, and collaborate with manufacturing and supply teams to support innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design engineering and PE teams, setting design strategies and best practices while managing project timelines, budgets, and resources. Resolve complex technical challenges, improve manufacturability and engineering documentation, and collaborate with manufacturing and supply teams to support innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably mechanical engineering, is requested, along with 8–10 years of engineering design experience and 3–5 years in management or team leadership. Candidates should have manufacturing design experience, proficiency with CAD—especially AutoCAD and Inventor—and the ability to improve drawings and bills of material, address technical issues, and manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Bonus Potential

Key Skills

Leadership Team Management Mechanical Engineering Design Engineering Project Management Budget Management Resource Planning Manufacturability Improvement Engineering Documentation CAD AutoCAD Inventor Cross‑functional Collaboration Problem Solving Technical Issue Resolution Process Improvement

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