What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager of Applications Engineering position at Meissner?
Step into a leadership role where vision meets execution. Youll inspire engineers, optimize solutions, and collaborate across the business to ensure our applications deliver at scale and with excellence.
Who is Meissner?
The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.
Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. We develop, manufacture, supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.
We know that when you are passionate about what you do, its more than just a job.
Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual, and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and physically. In alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual, Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow, we grow.
How you will make an impact:
The Applications Engineering (AE) department is responsible for delivering complex custom systems that address challenging biopharmaceutical production process needs which are a key component of a rapidly growing business with a distinguished reputation, and as such, a serious dedication to getting all the details right for our clients is of utmost importance. Applications Engineers support clients throughout the world by overseeing the design of novel, efficient and cost-effective process solutions, implementing these solutions as a critical part of medicine manufacture.
This role is responsible for setting strategic direction, optimizing workflows, and developing scalable organizational structures to support a growing client base and project demand. The Senior Manager serves as a key leader in driving cross-functional collaboration, enhancing operational excellence, and ensuring that engineered solutions meet high-quality standards and cost-effectiveness. This individual will lead multiple AE teams, mentor subordinate managers and supervisors, and partner with senior leadership to support innovation and continuous improvement in the delivery of bioprocessing solutions.
- Design and implement scalable structures and processes to effectively meet growing global demand for custom solutions.
- Lead, coach, and develop AE team leaders, including but not limited to Managers and Supervisors overseeing multidisciplinary groups including engineers, drafters, technicians, and project coordinators.
- Direct and support senior-level AE team members (e.g., AE Strategic Specialists) through larger, complex, high stakes, high priority and impact projects or strategic initiatives, ensuring departmental and organizational alignment and effective execution.
- Drive regional strategic vision for the Applications Engineering (AE) organization ensuring alignment with corporate goals and while actively contributing to broader organizational strategy, cross functional planning, and decision-making beyond the AE function.
- Review and interpret high-level departmental performance metrics to evaluate project outcomes, resource utilization, and alignment with strategic goals.
This is an on-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo, CA.
The skills and experience youll need:
- Bachelor's degree or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology or equivalent technical discipline from four-year college or university
- 10 years of experience in engineering within a highly regulated industry, ideally geared toward the pharmaceutical industry.
- 5 years of experience in technical management or leadership of cross-disciplinary engineering teams.
- Strong project management and resource planning skills; PMP certification or equivalent experience a plus.
- Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Dont meet every single requirement? Apply anyway.
What we can offer you:
- Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
- Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
- 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday
Ready to make an impact? Lets talk.
This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.
Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
US BASE PAY SCALE $168,600 - $228,900
The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience.
Salary : $168,600 - $228,900