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The Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership, technical governance, and selective execution support for the Mechanical Engineering function within FORTNA’s LPS Projects organization. This role focuses on building, scaling, and sustaining mechanical engineering capabilities while ensuring projects are planned and executed with discipline, quality, and realism.
The Mechanical Engineering Manager leads and develops a team of Mechanical Engineering Supervisors, Leads, and Project Engineers, establishing clear standards, career pathways, and accountability. While this role is not intended to be a primary billable project resource, it maintains hands-on involvement during critical project phases, including bid support, technical risk resolution, design reviews, and complex execution challenges.
Success in this role is measured by engineering readiness, execution consistency, risk mitigation, team development, and alignment between business demand and engineering capacity, while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and on budget.
This job description describes the general nature and level of work expected of a person assigned to this position. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor.
It is the policy of FORTNA and its affiliated companies to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship status (if authorized to work in the U.S.), or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, FORTNA will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Experience in strategic leadership for mechanical engineering functions
- Ability to manage and develop engineering teams
- Technical governance in mechanical engineering projects
- Hands-on experience in bid support and design reviews
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid volunteer time and substantial PTO are available, with hybrid flexibility in eligible roles. Time-off breadth presents as a strong element of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is emphasized and stands out as a reliable component of total rewards. Retirement offerings are frequently pointed to as a positive anchor of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Healthcare navigation via Quantum Health and mental wellness support through Headspace extend support beyond core insurance. Community engagement and development programs add lifestyle value.
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Fortna partners with the world’s leading brands to transform their distribution operations to keep pace with digital disruption and growth objectives. Known world-wide as the Distribution Experts™, we design and deliver intelligent solutions, powered by FortnaWES™ software, to optimize fast, accurate and cost-effective order fulfillment. Our people, innovative approach and proprietary algorithms and tools, ensure optimal operations design and material and information flow. We deliver exceptional value every day to our clients with comprehensive services including network strategy, distribution center operations, material handling automation, supply chain systems and warehouse software design and implementation.
