Day in the Life of an Engineering Manager

Fluke Corporation in Wroclaw, Poland seeks a Mechanical Engineer Manager to lead a fast-paced and highly collaborative Mechanical team in Europe to develop and improve professional test equipment. Our team is an industry leader in developing innovative electro/mechanical products that serve a wide variety of market needs worldwide. This position will report to a Mechanical Engineer Global Manager located in the US.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage and develop a group of Mechanical Engineers distributed across the EU. This team is in charge of the development of products from concept through launch and continues improving our portfolio. As Mechanical Engineer Manager, you will interact and collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external teams such as Project Management, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, suppliers and external partners, Electrical and Firmware Engineering teams, Business units, Product Compliance, and Project Coordinators.

The leader of this team will drive planning, allocate resources, and develop teams to ensure projects and programs are delivered on time, in scope, and in budget.

Responsibilities

• Build & lead a team of diverse skills in the mechanical domain.

• Owns oversight and roadmap for Engineering infrastructure including in-house lab and rapid prototype equipment.

• Works with PMO organizations and other engineering leaders to set the priorities for the teams and select projects to meet business needs and team capabilities.

• Coordinates project requirements, communicate status and monitor progress.

• Perform personnel management duties establishing and documenting clearly defined performance goals and objectives.

• Continuously learn and improve processes to efficiently develop high-quality products in a timely manner.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship. and work directions for the team members.

• Collaborate and support the Operations team

  Your Team

You will be part of a global engineering organization with members in Europe, North America, and Asia, leading and developing a team of seven Mechanical Engineers distributed across the EU.

Your team will closely interact, collaborate, and align with the mechanical team in the US.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 7 years of professional experience.

• Strong technical mentorship skills.

• Strong technical background in designing mechanical systems, particularly around plastic injection, sheet metal, and machine parts.

• Strong technical background in product design processes and continuous product improvement activities, collaborating with multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams.

• Proven experience in building and developing teams.

  Personal Skills

• Self-starter, comfortable working with ambiguity

• Consistent record of building engaged engineering teams with a culture of feedback, open communication, and team orientation.

• Interpersonal skills, to establish good rapport, generate enthusiasm and negotiate priorities.

• Professional and positive approach, self-motivated, strong in forming relationships, great teammate, dynamic, creative with the ability to work on own initiatives.

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Demonstrates a sense of humor, tact, and flexibility in changing situations.

  Why you should join Fluke

We are strengthening the Engineering team in Europe and growing the R&D center in Wroclaw, Poland. This is an outstanding opportunity to join an exciting global organization and be part of a multi-functional team that works in a broad portfolio of products in areas such as calibration, network, thermal imaging, and multiple electrical measuring tools. In this role, you will find opportunities to use your current mechanical skills and grow others as part of our R&D organization

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.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

Ready to move your career forward? Find out more at careers.fortive.com (https://stgfortive.taleo.net/enterprise/careers.fortive.com) .

Fluke Corporation is the world leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of electronic test tools and software. We are a dynamic market leader with sound financial health. Fluke has achieved the number one or number two position in every market in which it competes. The Fluke brand has a reputation for portability, ruggedness, safety, ease of use and rigid standards of quality. A wholly owned subsidiary of Fortive Corporation (www.fortive.com), Fluke is a multi-national corporation headquartered in the greater Seattle area. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused, and growth-oriented. It is driven by the phenomenally successful Fortive Business System. Working at Fluke gives you access to a robust career development process and challenging, “stretch” opportunities