Insight Global is hiring: Hardware Engineering Manager in Austin

Overview

This position will functionally manage a Mechanical team of around 10 people located in USA and India. The Manager, Hardware Engineering will work within the Dover Fueling Solutions Regional Engineering team (North America) delivering product to DFS business unit and will report directly to the Director of Hardware Engineering for North America. As a working manager, the successful candidate will both contribute to product design and lead the design team. This position will be based on our Austin, Texas campus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and execution of one of the Mechanical team developments executed and products maintained by the appropriate team members
• Design develop, and document (using 3D CAD software) new and existing dispenser components and modules
• Fabricate and assemble prototype components and modules
• Develop design verification test methods
• Manage one (or multiple) dispenser product line projects; liaise with electronics and software design departments, Manufacturing and Purchasing
• Participate in the integration of the hardware modules in the final platform and product
• Participate in field support and maintenance of the systems
• Provide full Technical Documentation for all developments
• Develop KPIs to demonstrate and improve team efficiency and product quality and time-to-market
• Coach, mentor, and oversee team\'s professional growth in terms of dispenser design; HW development processes (e.g. reviews, specs, designs, unit tests, engineering testing, etc.); documentation; and quality
• Identify innovation ideas and spot cost reduction potentials in Manufacturing
• Create detailed milestone and resource planning for all projects
• Maintain department planning related to overhead, issue resolution, legacy support, NPD
• Manage reporting demands that include weekly highlights report
• Participate in weekly department meetings to review progress on status (target dates versus actual); other strategic issues; required investments; general department/team member issues; unforeseen delays and/or problems
• Identify and implement processes, policies and procedures that optimize internal and external customer experience and operational effectiveness of the organization
• Develop and lead initiatives to ensure continuous improvement in operating processes across the team and Engineering organization including establishing best practices that will provide a competitive advantage through NPI, Sustaining Product Support, Lifecycle Data Management, etc.
• Drive a culture of root cause analysis and collaboration to drive appropriate corrective actions regardless of where the problems lie; hold team accountable to use hard data and metrics to support assumptions
• Develop effective and sustainable partnerships with all key stakeholders in support of quality performance metrics through benchmarking, assessments and best practices
• Recruit, develop, and retain a world-class team
• Ability to work effectively with employees at every level, blue-collar thru executive-level employees
• Engage on special projects as required

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering with a minimum 10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education & experience and out of which minimum 3-5 years in people management
• Prior experience in leading and developing an Engineering development team
• Practical experience in the following: Fabricated and formed sheet metal parts
• Fluid handling components made from cast metal (sand cast, die cast aluminum and grey iron)
• Injection molded plastic and elastomeric parts
• Machined aluminum, steel and plastic parts
• Fluid handling systems
• Demonstrated effective leadership, results oriented, and strong work ethic
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Ability to influence others, regardless of reporting authority
• Excellent analysis and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of UL hazardous area zoning requirements for fuel dispensers
• Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD, PDM and ERP systems
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Experience working in experimental/machine shops
• Experience working on cross-functional design teams
• Experience in a global environment is a plus
• Multidisciplinary engineering knowledge
• Commitment to creating diverse and inclusive environments; equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer
• If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR

EEOC Know Your Rights poster and privacy information are available in the notices section of the posting.