Engineering Manager
About the role
Evans, an electronic components company, is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the Manufacturing Engineering organization across our East Providence, RI, Sanford, ME, and Phoenix, AZ facilities. The primary location for this role is East Providence, RI. This role will report to the Director of Engineering and is responsible for building, leading, and strengthening a high performing Manufacturing Engineering team while driving operational excellence, equipment reliability, process improvement, and manufacturing scalability across all locations.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities teams across multiple locations.
Create a cohesive, engaged, and accountable engineering organization aligned around common goals and business objectives.
Establish clear priorities, performance expectations, ownership, and accountability across the team.
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, urgency, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Ensure effective communication and alignment between engineering teams located in Rhode Island, Maine, and Arizona.
Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Sales leaders to drive business performance.
Participate as a key member of the operational leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, prioritization, and execution across the organization.
Lead and manage multiple engineering and operational projects, ensuring on-time delivery, budget adherence, and quality outcomes.
Allocate resources effectively to meet project timelines and prioritize initiatives based on business impact.
Create clear project plans, ownership, timelines, metrics, and communication cadences.
Foster collaboration between cross-functional teams to ensure smooth project execution.
Proactively balance day-to-day execution with longer-term capacity building to support future growth.
Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and resource needs clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably within tantalum wet capacitor, electronic components, aerospace, defense, or another high-reliability manufacturing industry.
Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience leading and managing an engineering, maintenance, facilities, or manufacturing support team.
Must be considered a U.S. Person eligible to work in the United States.
Strong technical aptitude and hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment, process improvement, equipment reliability, and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated ability to develop, organize, and communicate clear objectives, priorities, metrics, and accountability.
Experience using data to solve problems, improve processes, and support sound business decisions.
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint.
Ability to read and write in English.