Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering Delivery

As the Engineering Manager, Mechanical Engineering Delivery, you’ll lead a customer-aligned team of Mechanical Engineers (MEs) and Project Engineers (PEs), guiding engineering execution from project handoff through closeout. You’ll operate at the intersection of people leadership, customer alignment, and delivery excellence, ensuring teams are clear, supported, and positioned for success.Your team is responsible for delivering high-quality engineering solutions that meet customer requirements on time and on budget. Project Engineers serve as the primary connection between engineering, project management, purchasing, and the customer, owning schedules, budgets, and deliverables. Mechanical Engineers bring designs to life through detailed equipment design, reviews, drawings, procurement support, and as-built documentation.In this role, you’ll create alignment across disciplines, remove obstacles for your team, and proactively plan ahead, all while serving as a key member of the Engineering Delivery Leadership Team.

Your leadership directly impacts customer trust, team engagement, and delivery outcomes.What You’ll DoLead and develop peopleManage and grow a customer-aligned team of Mechanical and Project EngineersFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and proactive planningCoach and mentor engineers to strengthen technical excellence and delivery disciplineDrive customer alignment Build a deep understanding of customer standards, expectations, and processesServe as the engineering escalation point for your assigned customer verticalPartner closely with Program Engineers to ensure engineering output aligns with customer needsOwn engineering deliveryOversee mechanical engineering execution from project handoff through closeoutEnsure schedules, budgets, and quality commitments are metOwn engineering resourcing decisions for aligned customer projectsSupport and review pre-contract engineering estimates and schedulesImprove how work gets doneMonitor progress, identify risks early, and implement mitigation strategiesDrive continuous improvement in engineering delivery processes and toolsTrack and report performance metrics for engineering execution within your verticalWhat Success Looks LikeEngineers feel supported, clear, and empoweredCustomers experience consistent, reliable deliveryEngineering work is predictable, scalable, and alignedRisks are identified early, before they become issuesWe’re Excited About You BecauseYou hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related fieldYou bring 7+ years of engineering or project management experience, including 3+ years in a leadership roleYou’ve led customer-specific engineering work on complex projectsYou’re a strong people leader who builds trust and develops teamsYou’re organized, decisive, and comfortable managing competing prioritiesYou communicate clearly with engineers, leaders, and customersThis job description is not exhaustive. Other duties may be assigned as needed, and responsibilities may evolve to support the business and employee experience.About Us:   Conveyor may be in our name, but it’s only part of what we do. DCS was founded in 1982 and has grown to serve major clients in multiple industries by providing material handling, full-scale warehouse operations and conveyor design solutions that are custom crafted for their need. We don’t sell ready-made systems - we build relationships that empower us to craft custom solutions together.

It’s the teamwork approach, sharing ideas and building upon them, that produces the best results.   And DCS is committed to creating an extraordinary employment experience for our team. We work like crazy to hire and develop great people, build relationships, and ensure that the programs and services we offer our team are among the best in the business- from a killer snack wall and casual work environment to flexible PTO and opportunities to give back within the community.More reasons to join our team:   We pride ourselves in our family-like culture and casual, but focused, work environment   We offer competitive salaries and health benefits   Our 401K program includes a 100% match up to 5%   Participation in our Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program   We offer our employees flexibility and autonomy   We do community outreach projects throughout the year   We know how to throw company events   We work hard, but we also know how to have fun - darts, anyone?Individuals seeking employment at Designed Conveyor Systems are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Accommodation is available to applicants with a disability condition, when applying, testing, or interviewing for a position. Please let us know if you need accommodation. Originally posted on Himalayas