Hardware Engineering Manager

The Hardware Engineering Manager will act as the subject matter expert (SME) in their areas of educational and professional expertise, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. This position will assist the Engineering Directors in developing highly competent talent and establish engineering and technical processes and practices to effectively support the client projects. This role will collaborate continuously with the Engineering Directors to ensure that resources are “planned for” and allocated as projects require.
 

Accountabilities 

• Direct manager of 10-15 Electrical and Mechanical Engineers focused on electromechanical, medical device product development. 

• Lead team in supporting product realization from early product conceptualization through sustainable manufacturing. 

• Plan and allocate team project assignments to meet staffing needs. 

• Recruit and hire qualified candidates (salaried or contract) to support company needs and expand the team. 

• Manage and evaluate performance of direct reports. Lead their professional growth and performance improvement. 

• Build a strong culture within the hardware engineering team that aligns with the company’s core values of Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Humility, and Continuous Improvement. 

• Plan, implement, and maintain tools and standard practices that enable efficient and effective work. 

• Execute strategic initiatives as defined by the Director of Engineering. 

• Set a high standard of collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to bring designs from concept to commercial. 

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to instill robust design for manufacturing (DFM) practices and supplier relationships. 

• Establish design standards to improve consistency and efficiency of custom component designs, including best practice definition, process development, tool selection and tool implementation. 

• Lead initiatives to analyze existing designs to identify and capitalize on opportunities to improve cost and reliability. 

• Assist with projects as technical subject matter expert or Program Management capacity. 

• Support development of business-winning proposals in cooperation with the Vantage team. 

• Manage budgetary costs and activities for the hardware engineering team. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Related Engineering field 

• 6+ years product development engineering experience with 2+ years in a technical leadership role or engineering management or project management role 

• Proven ability to manage an engineering team, provide positive and constructive feedback, and ensure accountabilities of the team are met 

Vantage MedTech offers great benefits, competitive salary, and generous paid time off.
Vantage MedTech provides comprehensive design and manufacturing services, supporting the advancement of medical technologies from concept through to product realization. Partnering with the world’s most innovative MedTech start-ups and large OEMs, we offer feasibility support, product development and prototyping, clinical and commercial manufacturing, and after-market services to support every phase of the product life cycle.
Vantage MedTech has offices in Moonachie, New Jersey and Lenexa, Kansas.
Our project list continues to grow and evolve into new therapeutic areas every year. This year we will be developing new products for the treatment of:

• Heart Failure
• Cancer
• Stroke
• Gene Therapy
• COPD
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Rhinitis
• Back and Neck Pain
• Blood Clots
• Brain Surgery
• +More!

We are searching for top-tier talent to apply their gifts to making life better for hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide. If this is something you aspire to, we would like to talk with you!
Vantage MedTech values a diverse team and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All applicants must be authorized for full-time employment in the United States. For more information, visit www.vantagemedtech.com 
Local candidates only at this time, please. We do not offer relocation assistance.
No third-party candidates please.