Lead the Engineering Behind Products That Make a Difference – Join PRC-Saltillo as a Mechanical/Hardware Engineering Manager!
Bring your engineering leadership and technical expertise to a role where you can guide a talented team and help turn product ideas into production-ready solutions! If you enjoy mentoring engineers, balancing priorities, and collaborating across teams to develop high-quality products, this could be a great opportunity for you.
The Mechanical/Hardware Engineering Manager provides leadership for the hardware and mechanical engineering team, overseeing product development and coordinating electrical/hardware and mechanical design. This role leads a team of 5–10 employees, supports product development schedules, and works across departments to ensure designs meet customer needs, quality expectations, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Go to our website to apply: PRC-Saltillo Careers
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Leadership Opportunity: Lead, mentor, and coach a team of hardware and mechanical engineering professionals.
- Product Impact: Help guide products from initial specifications through production-ready design.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Compliance, Testing, Service, Manufacturing, and Quality teams.
- Continuous Improvement: Help strengthen engineering processes while maintaining a strong focus on product quality and reliability.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Leads, mentors, and coaches members of the hardware and mechanical engineering team.
- Works with other departments to define new product specifications and provide feedback on technical feasibility and timelines.
- Organizes team priorities to support product development schedules.
- Partners with Compliance to ensure product designs and changes meet applicable regulatory requirements, including FDA, CE, and FCC requirements.
- Ensures new products and product changes are properly documented and communicated to Manufacturing.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field required; four or more years of equivalent experience will be considered.
- Five years of supervisory or management experience required, preferably in Engineering.
- Familiarity with mechanical design principles required; mechanical design experience preferred.
- Familiarity with electrical/firmware design principles required; electrical design experience preferred.
- Familiarity with the product development cycle is preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work with individuals inside and outside the organization.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance competing priorities and make decisions for the team when necessary.
- Strong resourcefulness, tact, negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field, or four or more years of equivalent experience
- Five years of supervisory or management experience
- Familiarity with mechanical design principles
- Familiarity with electrical and firmware design principles
- Mechanical design experience
- Electrical design experience
- Familiarity with the product development cycle
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to balance competing priorities and make team decisions
- Resourcefulness, tact, negotiation, influencing, and persuasion skills
What We Do
PRC-Saltillo develops augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solutions for people who cannot communicate effectively with their natural voices. Its offerings include speech-generating devices, communication apps, and AAC language systems designed to support spontaneous, independent, and interactive communication. The company serves children and adults worldwide, helping people with complex communication disorders express themselves regardless of disability, literacy level, or motor skills.
