Engineering Manager - Value Engineering

About the role

Techtronic Industries Power Equipment, a subsidiary of TTI, is hiring an Engineering Manager for its Anderson, SC office. The manager supports the Value Engineering team and is responsible for developing engineering talent, driving cost reduction and product optimization initiatives, and delivering measurable business results across the Outdoor Power Equipment portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, develop and mentor a team of engineers focused on value engineering, cost reduction, product optimization and continuous improvement across multiple product categories.
• Own the Value Engineering project portfolio, savings roadmap, forecasting and annual financial objectives, prioritizing opportunities, allocating resources and validating savings.
• Identify and execute value engineering opportunities through product teardowns, benchmarking, design analysis, supplier collaboration and manufacturing process improvements.
• Partner with Product Management, Global Engineering, Sourcing, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance and Operations to implement solutions while maintaining product performance, quality and reliability.
• Lead technical and business tradeoff discussions on cost, performance, quality, schedule and manufacturing feasibility, giving data-driven recommendations to leadership.
• Establish processes for opportunity identification, savings tracking, project execution and status reporting, and ensure changes, materials, components, suppliers and processes are tested and validated.
• Communicate project status, realized savings, forecasts, risks and resource needs to leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant engineering, product development or technical project leadership experience.
• Minimum 2 years leading projects, technical teams or engineering personnel.
• Experience leading cost reduction, continuous improvement or product development initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong business and financial acumen; excellent written and verbal communication, including presenting to leadership.
• Ability to work with global teams and international partners; works with urgency, initiative and ownership.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with product teardowns, benchmarking, cost modeling and designing for cost.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations and supplier networks.
• History of delivering measurable cost reduction and margin improvement.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.

What we offer

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including tuition assistance, 401(k), medical/dental/vision coverage, vacation and holidays.
• Up to 10% travel (international and domestic).