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Fortive Corporation Manager, Mechanical Engineering and Configuration Management in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
OBJECTIVES:
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The Manager, Mechanical Engineering and Configuration Management is a highly skilled engineering professional who leads and directs large-scale mechanical engineering projects and releasing activities. This person acts as a hands-on manager to ensure engineering projects are completed successfully and released in the required time frame while maintaining the highest quality standards. This role works with a cross-functional team to design and develop of next generation industrial safety products and solutions and maintain relevancy of the current portfolio of industrial safety products and solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position is responsible for managing processes and teams to develop detailed mechanical design and release configurations throughout the new product development lifecycle. This position will also be involved in the sustaining, VAVE, and quality improvement of ISC legacy products. This position is expected to work closely with various groups to fully assure a properly designed product is released to production and maintaining the mechanical design process documentation.
The duties may include but are not limited to:
Define and execute processes and procedures for mechanical and system level specifications and requirements
Define and execute processes and procedures for mechanical design and hardware analysis to comply with agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, IEC, MSHA, etc.)
Responsible for mechanical designs meeting manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability requirements
Lead innovation in mechanical designs that meet or exceed performance and quality goals
Create, update, and maintain mechanical and configuration management process and procedural documentation
Enforce, and mature the corporate engineering processes
Mentor and provide technical guidance to mechanical engineers/designers and configuration management specialists
Lead team to troubleshoot new or legacy products with a data-driven approach
Lead team to resolve complex product issues through detailed analysis, rapid experimentations, test planning, and novel idea generation
Travel to customer locations to resolve issues, collect Voice of Customer and visit suppliers to go to Gemba (travel less than 10%)
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED (Non-Negotiable):
BSME from an accredited engineering college or university
Minimum 10 years of experience as a degreed mechanical engineer
Demonstrated progressive experience managing a Mechanical Engineering team
Demonstrated progressive experience managing a configuration management and/or releasing process
Experience with design best practices for plastic injection molding, machining, and sheet metal forming
Experience in electronics packaging design and manufacturing
Proficiency in basic computer software such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team
Ability to commit to and work under deadlines
Demonstrated analytical skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED (Negotiable):
MSME from an accredited engineering college or university
Understanding of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) – ideally using Moldflow or ANSYS Mechanical
Proficiency in using Windchill PLM, Oracle EBS, and JIRA
Understanding of AutoCAD
Experience in statistical analysis
Experience with Creo, or similar CAD software, as well as demonstrated ability to produce high-quality engineering models and drawings using parametric modeling
Experience in project management
Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate development process
Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.
We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
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