Manager - Mechanical Design

Role Summary & Overview:

As Manager Mechanical Design, you will lead a high-performing engineering team within WITEC's Mechanical Engineering group, supporting global business units across a diverse range of projects and product lines. The team specializes in mechanical design, drawing generation, and finite element (FE) analysis. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise to drive innovation, process excellence, and talent development. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality design solutions aligned with business and customer needs, while fostering collaboration across global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Talent Development:

• Hire, retain, and develop engineering talent to meet evolving business needs.
• Foster a performance-driven culture through coaching, feedback, and recognition.
• Promote a collaborative and inclusive team environment.

Strategic Execution:

• Define and implement technical and management processes to enhance team productivity and delivery quality.
• Develop and execute a technology roadmap to address current and future capability gaps.
• Drive resource strategy using a balanced mix of internal and external (PSA) talent to support multiple concurrent projects.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and ensure timely, high-quality execution.
• Enable prompt decision-making and prioritization based on business needs and customer expectations.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Champion speed, cost-efficiency, and quality through innovative thinking and value engineering.
• Optimize existing systems and components based on market and customer feedback.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and documentation of best practices across teams.

Technical Expertise:

• Maintain hands-on proficiency in engineering design tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, and AutoCAD.
• Ensure adherence to engineering standards and best practices in design and analysis.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 12 years of engineering experience in mechanical systems, preferably in transit, locomotive, or related structural domains.
• At least 4 years of proven global leadership experience in project or people management roles.
• Strong domain expertise in transit mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated technical credibility and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to foster a collaborative, high-performance culture across global teams.
• Deep understanding of engineering design, analysis processes, and systems thinking.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience working in a multinational corporate environment with global teams.
• Strong organizational and strategic planning skills.
• Awareness of current industry trends in product design and PLM systems.
• Six Sigma training or certification.
• Experience in leading cost optimization and value engineering initiatives.
• Proficiency in engineering platforms and tools (CAD, CAE, PLM, etc.).