What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager position at Datacenter People?
Datacenter People are currently supporting a global leader in data center power and infrastructure solutions in the search for a Manufacturing Engineering Manager to join their team in Reno, Nevada.
This is an on-site engineering leadership role responsible for managing the Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services teams supporting all phases of production.
The position combines people leadership, manufacturing engineering, process improvement and New Product Introduction, with responsibility for ensuring manufacturing processes are efficient, scalable and capable of consistently delivering high-quality products.
The Opportunity
You will lead a team responsible for qualifying and improving manufacturing processes across the product portfolio, supporting both local and international production facilities.
Working closely with Design Engineering, Operations and other cross-functional teams, you will drive improvements in manufacturability, productivity, quality and cost while supporting the introduction of new products into production.
What the Job Involves…
- Lead and develop the Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services teams
- Manage departmental staffing, budgets, performance and employee development
- Lead manufacturing engineering projects from planning through to successful completion
- Coordinate manufacturing support for New Product Introductions (NPI) across domestic and international facilities
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes, standards and best practices
- Monitor and improve First Pass Yield (FPY) and wider engineering performance metrics
- Drive process improvements to increase productivity, quality and cost efficiency
- Partner with Design Engineering to improve product manufacturability and quality
- Manage engineering activities relating to manufacturing processes and product changes
- Support plant layout changes, material handling improvements and facility expansion projects
- Lead capital equipment installation and manufacturing improvement initiatives
- Analyse production processes and implement corrective actions where required
- Promote continuous improvement across production and engineering operations
The role provides broad ownership across both the technical and people-management sides of manufacturing engineering, rather than being a purely hands-on individual contributor position.
We're Looking for Someone Who...
- 5 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience
- Strong knowledge of product design and manufacturing processes
- Previous experience managing and developing engineering teams
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and production process improvements
- Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills
- Experience using manufacturing metrics to identify and drive improvements
- Ability to manage multiple engineering projects and priorities simultaneously
- Strong problem-solving, communication and organisational skills
- Commercial understanding with the ability to assess the cost/benefit of engineering projects
The position will require up to approximately 25% travel, including some international travel.
What Makes This Role Interesting...
- Leadership responsibility for both Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Services
- Opportunity to influence manufacturing processes across the full product lifecycle
- Direct involvement in NPI, process optimisation and production scalability
- Ability to drive measurable improvements across quality, productivity and manufacturing cost
- Exposure to both US and international manufacturing operations
- Broad project scope including capital equipment, plant layout and facility improvements
- Opportunity to develop and build a high-performing engineering team
- Join an established global infrastructure business serving the rapidly growing data center market
We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.