Senior Manager Manufacturing Engineering

Job Description

Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

As Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering, you will bring technical depth, structured

execution, and a continuous improvement mindset to a team that supports both day-to-day

operations and longer-term capability development. You will play a central role in ensuring

manufacturing processes remain robust, scalable, and aligned with evolving business needs..

What the job is all about:

Management & Team Development

• Steer a multidisciplinary group across industrial and process engineering functions.
• Define expectations and develop team capabilities through support, feedback, and
• mentoring.
• Build a steady and structured approach to execution while supporting a culture of curiosity
• and shared responsibility.

Project Execution & NPI

• Guide project activities related to process development, tooling, layout, documentation,
• and NPI readiness.
• Ensure successful prototype builds and production ramps through disciplined planning and
• support.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and R&D to influence design for manufacturability
• (DFX).

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Ensure alignment between engineering activity and operational priorities.
• Support issue resolution with a structured, system-focused approach.

Process & Capability Leadership

• Champion best practices in electronics assembly including SMT, PCBA, and system-level
• integration.
• Support mechanical assembly development for products
• Identify and lead improvements that enhance throughput, quality, and cost efficiency.

Who you are:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s in electrical/electronic, industrial, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in electronics manufacturing; 5+ years in technical leadership.
• Established success in the electronics industry

Technical Skills

• Proven expertise in electronics assembly processes, DFX, process validation, and layout
• planning.
• Familiarity with mechanical builds, tooling, and integration workflows.
• Strong working knowledge of capacity modeling, time studies, and cost improvement
• strategies.
• Comfortable leading structured execution across varied and evolving product lines.

Leadership & Communication

• Able to coach and lead cross-functional technical teams with clarity and purpose.
• Effective communicators across engineering, production, and business teams.
• Focused on execution, continuous improvement, and delivering measurable results.

Bonus points if you have the following:

• Demonstrated success in scaling NPI to full production with minimal disruption.
• Experience working in a matrixed department and global organization.
• Proficiency with data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI) for performance tracking and decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.

What we offer:

Some of these perks include

• Flexible hours
• Generous paid time off
• Fitness/wellness allowance
• Employee share ownership program
• Professional Development support and a ton of fun social activities and events!

Our team is eager to connect with candidates who meet the job requirements. If this sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to apply today!

Since 1951, Drake International has been a global leader in flexible and permanent staffing, connecting people with the right roles at any career stage, both in Canada and worldwide. As a leading recruitment and HR partner, we collaborate directly with employers to bring you the best opportunities at no cost, ensuring a human-centered approach that helps everything work seamlessly.

Drake International is an equal opportunity employer and champion accessibility, inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact your Branch Representative at 613-938-4777.