Engineering Manager, New Product Design

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.

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are looking for an experienced, creative, high-performing, and intrapreneurial engineering manager to join our team in developing next-generation Advanced Energy products for the Semiconductor and Industrial temperature measurement and control industries. The Engineering Manager is responsible to lead a multi-discipline product delivery team of RF, electrical, mechanical, optical and software engineers and coordinate with other cross functional teams to launch new products and systems on time and on budget. This role has high visibility within the division and with the customer which will showcase your problem solving and communication skills. 

 

This position is ideal for an engineering leader that enjoys creating a positive coaching culture, is eager to learn new technologies, tackle complex problems, and take on diverse tasks while building a nimble and efficient team. Ideal candidates will have a system engineering focus to consider the product, custom configurations, interfaces, and functionality needed to solve our customer’s problems. It offers excellent opportunities for long-term career growth in a dynamic multinational technology company.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage new platform implementation and rapid prototype derivatives.
• Provide engineering leadership with a systems focus for measurement and control products.
• Refine and allocate detailed requirements to components, ensuring alignment with customer needs.
• Communicate goals, objectives, and priorities to the team, ensuring alignment with customer commitments.
• Use an agile approach to prioritize critical functionality.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks for technology and customer commitments.
• Implement best practices within a cross-functional design team.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring for design engineers in the US and abroad.
• Execute programs according to the Product Development Process (PDP).
• Create and support project documents (e.g., product requirements, design specifications, project plans, test plans).
• Communicate progress to leadership against team commitments.
• Collaborate with AE cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, NPI, purchasing, quality, program management, finance, safety, production).
• Review technology readiness with the AE advanced development team for new product launches.
• Align with customer teams on requirements and scope, support system integration, and respond to issues and escalations.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• On-site; Standard office environment
• Occasional travel domestic and international for short periods

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong problem-solving skills focused on quality, safety, cost, and delivery schedules.
• Proven track record of product launches; rapid prototyping experience is a plus.
• Strong team player skills and attitude

 

EXPERIENCE:

• 8-10 years of industry experience, preferably with sensors and/or photo-electronics.
• Project leadership experience required; people management experience preferred.
• Leading engineering teams and projects using agile principles and tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project).
• Expertise in analysis, prototyping, simulation, and validation of circuit designs; RF, electro-optical and/or sensor experience preferred.
• Programming/scripting skills (e.g., assembly, C, Python); Verilog/VHDL is a plus.
• Test and debug with lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, function gene