Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026. Danfoss scores A on the Alion truth index.
The Impact You'll Make
As our Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the engineering capabilities that keep our manufacturing operations reliable, competitive, and ready for future growth. By bringing together Manufacturing Engineering, Productive Maintenance, Engineering Change Management, New Product Introduction, and capital investment, you’ll help turn business priorities into capable processes, dependable equipment, and successful product launches.
At Danfoss, you’ll have opportunities to shape technical strategy, develop engineering and maintenance talent, and collaborate with local and global stakeholders in an inclusive environment that values learning, professional growth, well-being, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Your impact? You’ll strengthen equipment reliability, manufacturing readiness, process capability, productivity, and cost performance while ensuring engineering investments and technology improvements deliver sustainable business value.
You’ll partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Development, Finance, and other functional leaders while developing Engineering, Maintenance, and technical support teams that enable safer, more efficient, and more resilient manufacturing.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Set and execute the Engineering strategy for Manufacturing Engineering, Productive Maintenance, New Product Introduction, and Engineering Change Management, aligning priorities with customer, operational, and business goals.
- Ensure manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, fixtures, automation, and technologies are capable, reliable, and available while advancing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies.
- Lead new-product launches and engineering changes from manufacturing readiness through validation, capacity planning, implementation, and stabilized production performance.
- Own engineering capital investments and technology projects, including equipment acquisition, automation, capacity expansion, and facility improvements, delivering scope, timing, budget, and business-case commitments.
- Develop engineering and maintenance teams while using operational and financial KPIs to identify risk, prioritize improvement, drive accountability, and sustain compliance with safety, quality, environmental, and organizational requirements.
What We're Looking For
- A bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Demonstrated leadership across manufacturing engineering, industrialization, maintenance, reliability, production processes, or manufacturing technologies, with experience developing technical teams.
- Strong knowledge of Engineering Change Management, process validation, manufacturing readiness, NPI, and Core Tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC.
- Experience leading capital projects, automation or equipment implementation, capacity expansion, and preventive, predictive, or corrective maintenance strategies, supported by sound financial and business judgment.
- Fluent English and Spanish, with strong communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, ERP/SAP, reporting, and decision-making capabilities in a cross-functional manufacturing environment.
What You'll Get from Us
- We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
- You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
- We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
- You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about-we think they’re pretty great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.
Our Commitment to Transparency
Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.
The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
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