Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

About the role

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering will lead manufacturing engineering and production quality control activities for JDRF Electromag Engineering Inc., a research‑intensive product development company focused on smart lighting solutions. The role oversees validation and approval of manufacturing processes, work instructions, test fixtures, and in‑process quality controls, while supporting new‑product introduction (NPI) transfers and continuous yield improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Define, implement, and enforce quality standards across outsourced manufacturing partners; lead supplier manufacturing process qualification, validation, and ongoing production quality control.
• Review, validate, and approve manufacturing processes, work instructions, test fixtures, inspection criteria, and in‑process quality controls.
• Lead root‑cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions for supplier quality issues; track and improve supplier quality KPIs such as yield, defects, scrap, rework, and on‑time delivery.
• Own execution of engineering changes across outsourced partners; manage Engineering Change Orders, Engineering Change Notifications, and ensure proper communication, implementation, and verification at supplier level.
• Maintain revision integrity across BOMs, drawings, specifications, work instructions, test procedures, and supplier documentation; prevent unauthorized substitutions and uncontrolled revisions.
• Manage product data, revisions, releases, and manufacturing documentation through PLM systems; ensure structured and controlled release of engineering data to manufacturing partners and maintain traceability across development, NPI, production, and sustaining stages.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Customer Support, and external manufacturing partners; act as primary escalation point for supplier‑related manufacturing, quality, and delivery issues; provide technical and operational support during NPI, production ramp, and sustaining production.

Required profile

• Proven leadership experience in manufacturing engineering and production quality control.
• Experience with supplier quality engineering, process qualification, and ongoing quality monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct root‑cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and drive yield improvement.
• Familiarity with engineering change management and implementation across contract manufacturers.
• Ability to manage product lifecycle data and documentation using PLM systems.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration skills with engineering, supply chain, logistics, and customer support teams.

Required skills

• PLM systems
• Engineering Change Management (ECOs, ECNs)
• Supplier Quality Engineering
• Manufacturing process validation
• Root‑cause analysis