Mechanical Manager

Job Description
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANAGER,

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

JOB DESCRIPTION
Industry: Aerospace / Aviation / Defence
Job Category: Engineering - Mechanical

Job Details
This is a dual role manager and engineer position. It requires a leader that can staff, develop, and drive a team of both engineers and designers to accomplish program work. This individual will also apply mechanical engineering principles to design and maintain FOS product lines during new product design, development, and sustain production across a multidisciplinary team. This individual must be able to work within established design guidelines to ensure products meet or exceed customer and industry specifications. In addition, this role supports production of existing products, working with manufacturing and quality to troubleshoot issues, document changes, and adhere to AS9100 and ISO9001 quality standards.

Essential Functions:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers and designers
• Support hiring, workforce planning, and performance management
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and continuous improvement culture
• Provide inputs (material and labour estimates, technical content) for Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Define, maintain, and improve the department’s development processes and best practices
• Serve as lead mechanical engineer, responsible for design integrity and product performance and compliance
• Drive mechanical design decisions across new product development and legacy product support
• Develop and refine mechanical designs in accordance with internal standards and customer specifications
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and sound engineering principles to ensure manufacturability and performance
• Perform engineering calculations and collaborate with analysts to validate designs (FEA, thermal, shock/vibration).
• Define and execute design verification strategies (shock, vibration, thermal, acceleration, etc.)
• Prepare and present materials for internal and customer design reviews.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry, customer, and regulatory standards
• Support production by troubleshooting issues, implementing design updates, and improving processes
• Partner with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship
  

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: USD $142,000 to $161,00
• 0Full-tim
• eBenefits: Ful
• lRelocation Assistance Available: Possible for ideal candidat
• eCommission Compensation: N
• oBonus Eligible: N
• oOvertime Eligible: N
• oInterview Travel Reimbursed: N
  

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Requirements Qualifications

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• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of relevant experien
• ceGraduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experien
• ceIn lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experien
• ceProfessional experience using CAD software such as Solid Edge, SolidWorks, NX, et
• c.Professional experience with GD&T application and interpretation according to ASME Y14.5 and ASME Y14.1
• 00Professional experience with dimensional stack-up/tolerance analys
  

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Preferred Additional Skill

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• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, vibration, fatigue, and thermal conce
• ptsExperience with DFMA and manufacturing proces
• sesFamiliarity with AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality systems and working in a regulated environm
• entExperience with FEA tools and test validation meth
• odsAdvanced degree (MS) in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineer
• ingActive Secret Security Cleara
• nceSecurity Clearance Required:
• NoVisa Candidate Considered:
  

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CANDIDATE DETA

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• Seniority Level: Mid-Se
• niorManagement Experience Required
• : NoMinimum Education: Bachelor's De
• greeWillingness to Travel: Occasion
  

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