{"id":3886044,"url":"https://alion.io/job/resonetics-rd-engineering-manager","title":"R&D Engineering Manager","company":{"id":3860882,"name":"Resonetics","domain":"resonetics.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/resonetics","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Leadership","role_family":"Leadership","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Hutchinson, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Design of Experiments","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T19:39:45Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T00:27:41Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Overview\nResonetics is a global leader in advanced engineering, prototyping, product development, and micro-manufacturing for the medical device industry. With continued growth across our locations, we are committed to advancing manufacturing technology while fostering a culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement. Our culture is collaborative and focused on technical excellence which makes Resonetics an exciting place for professionals passionate about shaping the future of micro-manufacturing.\nThe R&D Engineering Manager leads the R&D engineering team in project planning, development, and implementation, managing cross-departmental collaboration, resource allocation, team growth, and customer communications. The team consists of engineers and technicians responsible for developing innovative manufacturing processes and technologies for precision medical device applications. The position combines engineering management, technical leadership, hands-on engineering contribution, and customer project oversight, with a strong emphasis on solving complex engineering challenges and developing new manufacturing capabilities. The manager oversees lab operations, ensuring key site metrics such as on-time project delivery, quality, and resource management are met.\nThe successful candidate will possess strong engineering fundamentals, creative problem-solving abilities, and the technical curiosity to investigate unfamiliar technologies and develop solutions where established manufacturing processes may not exist.\nJoin Resonetics and be part of a team that’s redefining medical device manufacturing. If you’re passionate about innovation and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.\nResponsibilities\nEngineering Leadership and Personnel Management\nLead, mentor, and develop the engineering team, establishing priorities and supporting professional growth.\nAllocate engineering resources and establish priorities, balancing team capacity with project demands and business objectives.\nFoster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the lab.\nManage employee performance, conduct performance evaluations, address performance issues, and provide recommendations regarding compensation and career development.\nLead recruiting and selection activities for interns and co-op engineers and participate in engineering staffing evaluations and hiring decisions.\nEncourage technical innovation and knowledge sharing across the team.\nTechnical Leadership and Innovation\nServe as a technical resource for the engineering team, troubleshooting complex technical issues and supporting problem-solving.\nCollaborate cross-functionally to support process improvements and the development of new technologies or approaches.\nSupport development activities involving technologies such as chemical processing, metal etching and forming, precision assembly, laser processing, automated inspection, automation, and other advanced manufacturing methods.\nRecognize opportunities where new technology, equipment, automation, inspection, or analytical methods can improve technical capability, and lead those initiatives from concept and feasibility through successful implementation.\nCoordinate internal technical resources, external suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and other subject matter experts necessary to develop and implement new capabilities.\nEncourage disciplined experimentation, technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and data-driven decision-making across development activities.\nProject Management and Customer Engagement\nOversee lab projects, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, resource allocation, execution, and communication of project progress.\nCommunicate with customers and senior leadership on project status, key deliverables, and issues to meet customer and business objectives.\nCollaborate with other departments and coordinate cross-functional resources to accomplish project objectives.\nLead technical discussions with customers and communicate development risks and technical findings.\nProvide technical and project leadership for complex customer development programs, including programs involving significant technical uncertainty or multidisciplinary engineering challenges.\nOversee the preparation of customer development quotations, including technical feasibility evaluations, resource requirements, development approach, schedule, and project planning.\nSupport Sales and senior leadership in evaluating new customer opportunities, defining technical approaches, and developing solutions to challenging customer requirements.\nCoordinate resources outside the manager's direct reporting organization to accomplish project objectives.\nCollaborate with NPI, Production Engineering, Quality, Operations, and other departments to support successful transition of developed products, processes, and technologies into manufacturing.\nIdentify technical and schedule risks and communicate issues requiring customer or organizational decisions.\nBusiness Performance and Department Management\nMonitor and track departmental performance against project schedules, resource requirements, and established metrics.\nCommunicate performance updates to site and senior leadership.\nSupport resource planning and workload prioritization.\nDrive continuous improvement in processes, project execution, and use of resources.\nSupport staffing evaluations and longer-term capability planning.\nIdentify capital equipment and technology needs and develop technical justification for investments supporting current and future business requirements.\nManage departmental expenses within established authorization limits and provide input to departmental budgeting and capital planning activities.\nBalance customer commitments, engineering capacity, technical risk, and business priorities when establishing departmental priorities.\nParticipate in cross-site engineering initiatives and support the development, adoption, and sharing of technical capabilities across the organization.\nRequired Qualifications\n8+ years of relevant engineering experience, including significant involvement in new product development, manufacturing process development, advanced engineering, or related technical development activities.\nProven track record of leading cross-functional or multidisciplinary teams and driving multiple complex projects to completion.\nStrong leadership and team management abilities, including mentoring others and establishing priorities.\nAbility to balance multiple projects, priorities, and leadership responsibilities.\nDemonstrated ability to develop innovative technical solutions to complex or unfamiliar engineering challenges.\nStrong engineering fundamentals with the ability to understand, evaluate, and contribute to technical discussions spanning multiple engineering disciplines.\nStrong experimental problem-solving, analytical, and data interpretation skills.\nDemonstrated ability to approach poorly defined technical problems, develop appropriate investigative strategies, and use engineering principles and experimental results to develop practical solutions.\nAbility to collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Sales, NPI, customers, suppliers, and other internal and external stakeholders.\nExcellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.\nExcellent communication skills, including working with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external customers.\nBachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. Preferred disciplines: Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Manufacturing Engineering. A science degree or equivalent experience is also acceptable.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in medical device or high-precision manufacturing.\nPrevious engineering management or technical team leadership experience, including experience mentoring and developing engineering personnel.\nExperience with direct personnel supervision, performance management, recruiting, and employee development.\nExperience developing new manufacturing processes or technologies where established manufacturing methods were not readily available.\nExperience with one or more relevant manufacturing technologies such as chemical processing, metal etching, plating, metal forming, laser processing, precision assembly, adhesive processing, automated inspection, or manufacturing automation.\nExperience developing or implementing custom manufacturing equipment, automation systems, inspection systems, or other new manufacturing capabilities.\nExperience with design of experiments (DOE), statistical analysis, process characterization, engineering testing, and data-driven problem-solving.\nExperience identifying new technologies and coordinating internal resources, equipment suppliers, integrators, programmers, or other external technical resources to implement new capabilities.\nExperience preparing technical development quotations, estimating engineering resource requirements, managing project schedules, and supporting departmental business objectives.\nExperience leading technical discussions and development programs directly with customers.\nAdvanced degree in engineering, science, business, or a related discipline, including an MBA.\nPhysical Demands\nAbility to work effectively in engineering laboratory, development, and manufacturing environments.\nAbility to support hands-on engineering development and evaluation activities as required.\nAbility to operate, evaluate, or work around manufacturing, test, and inspection equipment used for precision components.\nAbility to perform work requiring the use of microscopes and other precision inspection equipment as appropriate.\nAbility to stand and walk for periods of time while supporting engineering, laboratory, and manufacturing activities.\nAbility to work safely within established laboratory and manufacturing safety requirements.\nOccasional domestic travel may be required.\nCompensation\nThe compensation for this role is competitive and will be based on experience and qualifications. The anticipated range is $125,000-$155,000.\nOur company policy is that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. 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