Sr. Engineering Manager

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY                    

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

 

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:                                  

Responsible for managing multi-functional, cross-departmental work teams and personnel in relation to specific projects, programs, or products for AE’s business. Responsible for overseeing and managing allocated resources devoted to key technology and product development and responding to customer inquiries as necessary. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and deliver in dynamic environment through adaptability, creativity and effective decision making
• Empowering, enabling, motivating and developing others on their team
• Manage multiple new-to-market product platforms, derivative products, sustaining activities while providing leadership & direction for North American based teams
• Track and analyze critical program parameters to improve product development processes and Time to market release programs
• Communicate project status to all stakeholders
• Develop metrics and goals to monitor performance and effectiveness
• Develops the project management and technical skills of direct reports
• Develops new product platforms and derivative products
• Manages a cost center budget
• Supports Field Sales, Applications Engineering, and Global Support
• Other duties as assigned

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Construct cross-functional project teams and complete programs on schedule
• Conceive appropriate architectures for new products, balancing the requirements of performance, cost, and manufacturability
• Solve complex technical problems independently
• Interact effectively with customers
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Successfully manage the development of new products
• Demonstrate excellent program management skills
• Work across a geographical based, cross functional organization
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Receives assignments in the form of strategies and tactics to meet goals
• Provides direction to employees according to management guidance
• Work on issues of relatively limited scope, requiring review of relevant factors
• Executes to technical or product roadmap
• Develops the project management and technical skills of direct reports
• Develops new product platforms and derivative products
• Improves the quality of existing products
• Develops the project management and technical skills of direct reports
• ability to grow and develop within this role with an ambition for rapid career development

 

COMPENSATION:                

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. Actual compensation is influenced by an array of factors including, but not limited to, skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. The range of starting pay for this role is $180,000 to $200,000 per year.  

 

BENEFITS:

As part of our total rewards philosophy, we believe in offering and maintaining competitive compensation and benefits programs for our employees to attract and retain a talented, highly engaged workforce. Our compensation programs are focused on equita