W. L. Gore & Associates · 1 day ago
Senior Design Engineering Manager
Arizona, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expW. L. Gore & Associates is seeking Senior Design Engineering Managers to lead their Aortic and Peripheral Design Engineering teams. The role involves coordinating design engineering efforts, solving complex design challenges, and developing engineers while ensuring high-quality design outputs across the product lifecycle.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and allocate design engineering resources across multiple projects, balance priorities, constraints, and business needs, including headcount and budget forecasting to support capacity planning and escalation of gaps
Provide people leadership, performance management, and professional development to design engineers and engineering technicians
Foster an inclusive, high-performing team culture that promotes knowledge sharing, peer coaching, accountability, and equitable growth
Establish clear expectations of equitable and inclusive behaviors from Associates and act immediately to appropriately address negatively impactful or unfair behavior
Serve as a senior technical reviewer and mentor, and guide the planning, execution, and documentation to meet technical and quality expectations
Ensure design outputs (e.g., CAD models, drawings, specifications) are complete, technically sound, and supported by clear evidence (e.g., tolerance analyses, test result conclusions, etc.)
Drive compliance with quality system requirements while balancing customer needs, fitness for use, manufacturability, and time to market considerations
Lead and support structured problem-solving efforts for complex and ambiguous design challenges
Develop and sustain technical capability within the team, including standards knowledge (e.g., ASTM, ISO), core design engineering skills (e.g., CAD, GD&T, FEA), and certification pathways, and continuous improvement of design practices, processes, and deliverables
Translate business objectives into focused improvement or capability-building initiatives, aligning engineers, resources, and investments to priority work
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 6 years of design engineering experience
Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining an inclusive work environment with clear understanding of equitable practices
Demonstrated experience in directing the work of independent professionals, including forecasting, prioritizing, and identifying resource needs effectively across multiple projects
Demonstrated experience driving functional excellence initiatives that have influenced an organization, such as improving design practices, documentation quality, problem-solving rigor, or technical capability across a team or function
Experience with data-driven decision making and structured problem-solving techniques to determine root cause and identify countermeasures
Effective verbal and written communication skills for influencing engineers, leaders, and stakeholders
Proficiency in design engineering fundamentals, including material applications, mechanical design analysis, GD&T, 3D CAD modeling, drawing and specification creation within a quality system, design of experiments, tolerance analysis, compliance to standards (e.g., ISO), etc
Demonstrated ability to create, contribute to, or influence practical design and design documentation throughout the product development lifecycle, from early concept development through to commercial launch
Proven ability to develop others, including coaching engineers across a range of experience levels, while fostering a culture of operational excellence, innovation, and collaboration
Ability to travel up to 10%
Preferred
Master's degree in engineering or related discipline
Minimum 10 years of experience in medical device design or highly regulated industries
Advanced knowledge of medical device design, including manufacturability, tolerance allocation, supplier variability, and applicable ASTM/ISO standards, with the ability to guide teams in delivering robust, scalable, production-ready designs
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive total rewards program
Benefits that offer choice and flexibility
Distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan
Potential opportunities for 'profit-sharing'
Company
W. L. Gore & Associates
W. L. Gore & Associates is a global materials science company dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Bret Snyder
Chair and CEO
Jack Kramer
Vice President & CTO
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