Analytical Engineering Manager

Job Description:

Analytical Engineering Manager

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers responsible for simulation, design, and development of new and mature products.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product marketing, and industrial design to determine the scope, role, and contribution of the Analytical Engineering team.
• Assess the merits of multiple design directions and develop a path that balances performance, quality and cost.
• Meet with direct reports regularly to give technical guidance, manage technical direction, set priorities and establish deadlines.
• Provide training and guidance to direct reports for career development. Establish goals and objectives for each engineer with regular reviews and performance appraisals.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in simulation, prediction and measurement of structural, dynamic, aerodynamic, acoustic, and vibrational performance of consumer power tools.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in reduced order plant models (ROM) to predict system performance using MATLAB, Simscape, Python, or similar languages.
• Support new product development (NPD) and the Advanced Engineering team in the research and development of new to market products and technology.
• Research, develop, and implement techniques for multi-physics simulations including but not limited to conjugate heat transfer, spray atomization, aeroacoustics, multi-body dynamics, topology optimization, SPH, SPG, DEM, etc.
• Manage annual budget including software licensing fees and contract negotiations for existing and future purchases.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Aerospace) or a related engineering field with 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 2 years professional experience managing 1 or more direct reports.
• Proficiency in Finite Element Analysis or Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation (ANSYS preferred).
• Proficiency in CAD modeling (NX, SolidWorks or other commercial code).
• Proficiency in a computational language (MatLab, Simscape, Simulink, Python).
• Experience in empirical testing, setup, and measurement with knowledge of data acquisition best practices and signal processing.
• Relevant work experience includes but is not limited to:
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation
  • Multiphysics simulations including but not limited to structural, modal, multi-body dynamics, impact dynamics, CHT, electromagnetics, aeroacoustics, SPH, SPG, DEM, etc.
  • System modeling in Matlab, Simscape, Simulink, Python, or other computational language
  • Laboratory testing and data acquisition including but not limited to sound, vibration, temperature, pressure, flow rate, torque, voltage, current, power, etc.
• International and domestic travel not required
• Position is on-site.

TTI is a world-class leader in design, manufacturing and marketing of Power Tools, Hand Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Floor Care and Appliances for consumers, professional and industrial users in the home improvement, repair and construction industries. Our unrelenting strategic focus on Powerful Brands, Innovative Products, Operational Excellence and Exceptional People drives our culture.

TTI was founded by Mr. Horst Julius Pudwill and Prof. Roy Chi Ping Chung BBS JP in 1985, yet the history of TTI's unique and growing portfolio of world-famous brands stretches back at least one hundred and fifty years. Through a clear and consistent strategy of acquiring and developing established brands, TTI has grown to become a clear market leader in power tools, outdoor power equipment, hand tools and floor care appliances worldwide. TTI is proud of its own history, and proud, too, of the huge legacy of tradition and excellence that we have inherited from the brands that make up our Company today.

TTI actively promotes a strong corporate culture of respect and ethical integrity. Our Values are our beliefs, principles and standards that do not change over time. Values are the resources we draw on when asked to make decisions. They form the groundwork for our ethical behavior. All that we do at TTI must be consistent with the values to which we subscribe.