Engineering Manager

About the role

Dematic (part of KION Group) is looking for an Engineering Manager in Mississauga. The role leads project engineering teams, ensures projects meet quality, on-time delivery and cost targets, and works closely with sales and solution development teams. The base pay range is estimated at $75,000 - $165,000, depending on location, education, experience and skills.

Key responsibilities

• Coach and guide team members and projects, anticipate issues and report project performance regularly to management and peers
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasts and manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets, including input to the annual budget on staffing and indirect spending
• Assess projects for technical, cost and schedule risks before deployment and make staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities and customer visibility
• Maintain utilization, coordinate level-loading of team members and recruit, onboard and integrate new hires into Project Engineering
• Take part in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development, and recommend process improvements
• Represent the Engineering organization and Dematic positively with internal and external customers

Required profile

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• At least 5 years of engineering management and/or people leadership experience
• At least 8 years in material handling and/or logistics automation preferred
• Able to work independently and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office and customer-site settings
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and leadership skills; able to work under pressure and travel about 10% to customer or Dematic locations

Required skills

• Knowledge of CAD design software including AutoCAD is a plus
• Knowledge of PLCs including Allen-Bradley and/or Rockwell is a plus

What we offer

• Career development
• Competitive compensation and benefits with pay transparency
• Global opportunities