Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager
About the Role
The Mechanical Engineering Senior Manager is responsible for leading and managing the mechanical engineering function in support of the organization’s business and product strategies. This role provides technical, people, and strategic leadership across mechanical design, development, and product support activities while ensuring alignment with quality, cost, manufacturability, and time-to-market objectives.
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of mechanical engineering managers, supervisors, and/or senior engineers.
Establish and execute mechanical engineering strategies aligned with business unit and corporate objectives.
Translate product and operational requirements into engineering plans, priorities, and resource strategies.
Serve as a senior engineering leader on cross-functional programs, including product development, Technology Research, manufacturing transitions, and cost-reduction initiatives.
Provide technical leadership and governance over mechanical design, analysis, validation, and documentation.
Ensure designs meet requirements for performance, safety, quality, reliability, compliance, and manufacturability.
Review and approve engineering approaches, design standards, specifications, and major technical decisions.
Drive design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and lifecycle cost optimization.
Oversee mechanical engineering deliverables across the full product lifecycle—from concept and development through production and sustaining.
Ensure engineering schedules, budgets, and milestones are met.
Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management to support successful product launches and production readiness.
Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for complex product or manufacturing issues.
Qualifications
Technical: Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and applied design experience; proven people leadership and talent development capability; strategic thinking with the ability to translate strategy into execution; strong project and program management skills; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence across functions and levels of the organization; data-driven decision making and structured problem-solving skills; ability to use Microsoft 365 tools, including Copilot AI.
Behavioral Leadership: Ability to lead, manage, motivate, and mentor team to drive towards success and foster a culture of excellence; excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with coworkers, along with internal and external customers and key stakeholders; ability to think strategically and make informed decisions to support the organization’s goals; strong interpersonal skills to build trust and rapport with key stakeholders; ability to make quick, informed decisions to help the team move forward; ability to set a vision, make strategic decisions, and motivate a team to work collaboratively; ability to affect the behaviors, attitudes, and opinions of others, which includes persuasion and inspiration of others to follow a certain direction or adopt specific behaviors, often through leadership.
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred; 10+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience; minimum of 5 years in engineering leadership or management roles; experience supporting manufacturing environments and engineered products; demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional engineering initiatives.
What We Offer
Comprehensive benefits including medical (with an HSA option), dental, vision and Rx coverage, life, disability, accident and critical illness insurance options, up to 11 paid holidays, up to 18 days paid time off, volunteer time off, tuition reimbursement, health advocacy program, bereavement leave, and additional wellness incentive programs.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process.