{"id":1146973,"url":"https://alion.io/job/cig-acsg-manufacturing-engineering-manager","title":"Manufacturing Engineering Manager","company":{"id":1105292,"name":"Canadian Institute of Geomatics","domain":"cig-acsg.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/cig-acsg","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":101000,"max_usd":206000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":989},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T15:42:29Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-10-03T23:32:55Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"Overview\nHexagon’s Autonomous Solutions division is looking for aManufacturing Engineering Manager to join our team in\nDowling, Ontario. Reporting to the\nDirector of Operations, this role will lead and strengthen manufacturing engineering and quality functions while building the structure, processes, and team capabilities required to support product growth, manufacturability, production readiness, and continuous improvement. This position is ideal for a hands-on leader who can transform early-stage designs into scalable manufacturing solutions and drive excellence across quality, documentation, customer readiness, and site performance.This position is based in\nDowling, Ontario.\nHexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications. Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous - ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.\nResponsibilities\nAsManufacturing Engineering Manager you will be responsible for these activities:\nLead the manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, quality technician, and prototype teams supporting new and evolving products.\nOversee design-to-production handoffs, ensuring products are manufacturable, documented, tested, controlled, and production ready.\nServe as the technical bridge between engineering, quality, supply chain, production, and leadership to support buildability, process capability, quality planning, tooling, and operational readiness.\nDevelop and improve manufacturing processes, work instructions, inspection plans, test procedures, training materials, and controlled documentation.\nLead prototype, pilot build, first article, and first-time-build activities, capturing lessons learned and resolving design or documentation gaps before production release.\nDrive Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), process risk reviews, feasibility assessments, tooling reviews, and production-readiness evaluations.\nChampion quality-focused practices including root cause analysis, corrective actions, inspection strategies, nonconformance reduction, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nIdentify equipment, fixture, tooling, testing, and facility requirements to support manufacturing efficiency and scalability.\nSet team objectives aligned with product launches, operational goals, quality improvements, customer readiness, and site performance targets.\nMentor and develop employees while fostering a culture of technical ownership, accountability, documentation discipline, safety, and continuous improvement.\nQualifications\nMust Have:\nBachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.\n7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, technical operations, prototype development, pilot production, or low-volume/high-mix manufacturing environments.\nDemonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams, assigning work, coaching employees, and driving accountability for manufacturability, quality, documentation, and production readiness.\nStrong knowledge of manufacturing processes, process controls, inspection planning, work instructions, test methods, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and controlled documentation.\nExperience supporting prototype builds, pilot production activities, process validation, tooling development, and new product introduction efforts.\nProficiency working with engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, quality records, manufacturing metrics, and corrective action systems.\nPractical experience applying Lean Manufacturing principles, DFM/DFA methodologies, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nAbility to thrive and lead within a growing and evolving manufacturing operation.\nNice To Have:\nExperience within new product introduction (NPI), production readiness, engineering-to-order, job shop, or low-volume/high-mix manufacturing environments.\nLean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, or other continuous improvement certifications.\nExperience scaling manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, or technical production support functions in a growth-oriented organization.\nFamiliarity with ISO 9001 or other quality management systems, including auditing and compliance processes.\nExperience with electro-mechanical assemblies, vehicle integration, electronics, machining, fixture design, test equipment, or capital equipment projects.\nProject management, quality, engineering, or safety certifications such as PMP, CAPM, CQE, CMfgE, ASQ certifications, or related credentials.\nKey Success Factors:\nAbility to convert custom, prototype, or early-stage designs into repeatable and controlled manufacturing processes that can be reliably executed in production.\nExceptional communication and collaboration skills with the ability to align engineering, quality, production, supply chain, and leadership teams around priorities and readiness requirements.\nStrong leadership presence with a proven ability to mentor technical professionals, build team capability, and drive accountability and operational excellence.\nPractical problem-solving skills with expertise in identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, improving manufacturability, and increasing first-pass quality.\nExcellent organizational and prioritization abilities that balance daily operational support with longer-term process development and site growth initiatives.\nNot sure if you meet all the qualifications for this role? Let us decide! At Hexagon, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you’re excited about the opportunities this role could bring, we encourage you to apply. If you have any questions about the role or our company, please email our team at  and we will be pleased to follow up with you. 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