Product Engineering Manager
Libertyville, Illinois
( Engineered Solutions ) – Engineering, Engineered Solutions /
Full Time /
Hybrid
As a Product Engineering Manager for the Foundry custom hardware team, you will play a pivotal role leading a team of Product Engineers in designing and onboarding advanced computer systems into production while delivering hardware and software support to our clients. You will provide guidance and oversight to a team of Product Engineers, including resource and task management. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary engineering team—including sales engineers, mechanical & regulatory engineers, systems verification engineers, and manufacturing engineering. You will help drive the development and deployment of next-generation edge AI, appliance, and embedded system solutions. Your efforts will directly impact key industry verticals such as transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, security, flight simulation, and media/live events.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Manage daily operations of the Foundry Custom Product Engineering team.
- Manage workload and cross training plans for the Product Engineering Team.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.
- Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members.
- Identify inefficiencies and implement solutions to improve team velocity and quality.
- Assume the role of a Sr. Product Engineer on top named accounts
- Manage quoting requests and collaborate with Product Engineers, Sales Engineers and external teams as necessary for complete and accurate quotes.
- Collaborate with the Sales Engineering team to document and build hardware and software platforms designed by the Sales Engineering team.
- Manage the revision control of product and Bill of Materials throughout the product’s lifecycle.
- Participate in the launch of new products, ensuring successful delivery to customers.
- Diagnose and resolve hardware, firmware, and software compatibility issues in coordination with customers and vendors.
- Conduct research on emerging technologies, including performance evaluations and benchmark testing.
- Monitor vendor end-of-life (EOL) notices and engineering change notifications (ECNs), initiating actions to ensure uninterrupted production of your products.
- Respond to and resolve advanced customer technical inquiries in a timely manner.
- Mentor and provide guidance to Product Engineers to support team development.
- Support production teams by addressing technical challenges and ensuring smooth operations.
- Undertake assigned product management responsibilities, contributing to product strategy and execution.
Qualifications
- Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with customers, technical resources, and team members to deliver successful projects.
- Proven ability to understand, gather, and document customer requirements.
- Expertise in engineering disciplines and revision control, including engineering change management, product lifecycle management (PLM), and end-of-life (EOL) processes.
- In-depth understanding of x86 and ARM computer architectures, server hardware components, and computer standards.
- An understanding of edge AI accelerators, model frameworks, and AI inference for edge applications.
- Knowledge of quality control and computer assembly methods.
- Experience collaborating effectively with external vendors.
- Demonstrated critical thinking, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to make decisions under pressure.
- Strong teamwork, leadership, negotiation, and conflict management abilities.
- Maturity in leading a team of senior engineers.
- Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments.
- Proven experience in risk management and new product introduction (NPI).
- High level understanding of scripting and automation within Linux and Windows. (Bash / Python / PowerShell)
- Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills.
- Network+ and Server+ certifications are a plus.
$130,000 - $170,000 a year
