Senior Manager, Engineering Services

Position Summary

The Engineering Services Manager leads a highly adaptable engineering team designed to scale with business priorities, budget, and resource availability. This leader is responsible for delivering hardware development projects while optimizing engineering capacity through a combination of internal talent and strategic third-party partners.

This position also manages external engineering service providers and contract development partners to supplement internal capabilities and accelerate project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Delivery Lead the execution of small- and medium-sized hardware development and/or VAVE projects from concept through production release, delivering predictable results for cost, schedule, quality, and performance Provide engineering leadership across multiple concurrent projects by applying standardized development processes, governance, metrics, and Ralliant Business System (RBS) principles Develop and manage a flexible engineering delivery model that optimizes internal talent, strategic technology partners, and OEM/ODM partners to align engineering capacity with changing business priorities, budgets, and product roadmaps Manage third-party engineering relationships while ensuring high-quality deliverables, protection of intellectual property, and compliance with engineering standards Continuously evaluate engineering capacity, resource allocation, and project priorities to maximize business value, organizational agility, and execution efficiency Contractor and Third-Party Management Select, onboard, and manage third-party engineering contractors and development partners Support process development and compliance for development of product requirements, technical deliverables, schedules, budgets, and performance expectations Monitor contractor performance, quality, and execution against agreed objectives Build long-term strategic relationships with third party partners to create scalable engineering capacity Cross-Functional Engineering Leadership Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineering individual contributors and people leaders across hardware-related disciplines Remove execution barriers and facilitate effective communication across functions Support technical decision-making while empowering engineers to own project execution Establish PCB layout priorities aligned with overall product development schedules Establish clear performance expectations and support career development for team members Promote a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance engineering culture Lead enterprise-wide product development strategy, creating scalable frameworks and governance that drive innovation, efficiency, and growth Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field Demonstrated success delivering hardware products from concept through production At least 2 years leading multi-disciplined teams Strong project management and resource planning skills Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities International and domestic travel required up to 25% of the time