NXE Production Engineering Manager

Production Engineering Manager:

Position Summary

The Module Production Engineering Manager provides leadership across multiple teams or a broader module scope, shaping and executing the mid‑ to long‑term engineering direction needed to support Wilton factory performance. The role focuses on capability building, structured problem solving, continuous improvement, and technical leadership within their operational domain. While influencing cross‑sector stakeholders when necessary, the individual remains primarily focused on factory‑level strategy execution, resource alignment, and ensuring the teams are prepared to meet future technical and operational challenges.

Team & People Development

• Conduct routine 1:1 meetings with employees to enable career growth and stay in sync with performance and expectations.

• Guide multiple teams or engineering groups of multiple modules; mentor Technical Leads, Architects and senior engineers.

• Support work center‑level capability planning based on Wilton factory requirements.

• Drive adoption of structured problem solving and continuous improvement in their domain.

• Promote a culture of proactive issue resolution, rather than reactive fire-fighting.

• Facilitate knowledge exchange between engineering, operations, and program management to accelerate learning and reduce silos.

• Encourage diversity and inclusion, leveraging varied perspectives to strengthen decision-making and innovation.

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Develop multi‑quarter engineering roadmaps that support Wilton’s factory readiness, capacity, and technology transitions.

• Participate in the appropriate level Tier discussions influencing cross‑module problem solving.

• Allocate resources across modules and major initiatives to support factory output, quality, and operational goals.

• Lead change management and strengthen accountability and operating rigor across Module PE and Project Leads.

• Build and sustain a robust talent pipeline through active coaching, mentoring, and succession planning for PLs and Architects.

• Own the development and execution of structured industrialization roadmaps aligned to factory Cycle Time/Move Rate delivery timelines.

• Drive resource allocation and budget discipline, ensuring PL spend and capacity are aligned to priority structural initiatives.

• Chair and champion data dashboards, using facts to drive decisions and consistently model change‑leadership behaviors.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Align priorities between PE, Production, Planning, Quality, and D&E for the modules they oversee.

• Facilitate collaboration between modules or work centers to improve handoff processes and reduce cross‑team bottlenecks.

• Support readiness for new product introduction and major engineering changes at the factory level.

• Represent Production Engineering in cross-sectoral forums as appropriate, ensuring factory interests are adequately represented in issue resolution and future designs

Performance Management

• Ensure consistent performance management practices across their technical Leads and engineering groups.

• Lead calibration discussions within the PE department (not enterprise-wide).

Technical Leadership

• Maintain broad technical understanding across multiple modules within the Wilton factory.

• Provide direction on major technical decisions affecting output, manufacturability, or process stability.

• Sponsor local innovation or tooling upgrades relevant to factory performance (not global standardization).

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters of Science degree in technical domain (e.g. mechanical / electrical / optical / chemical / industrial engineering, mechatronics, physics, or related field) with 8+ years (BS) or 6+ years (MS) of relevant work experience in in a technical environment such as quality, manufacturing engineering, or related fields depending on internship experience, and leading a team of matrixed individuals, or 4+ yrs experience managing direct or indirect reports.

• Expert-level knowledge, analytical skills, project leadership experience, strong communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with high-tech manufacturing or complex assembly processes.

• Organizational Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex teams and