Kidde Global Solutions · 9 hours ago
Sustaining Engineering Manager
Bradenton, FL, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$143K/yr - $168K/yr
10+ years expKidde Global Solutions is a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions, and they are seeking a Sustaining Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional engineering team. The role involves maintaining a substantial fire alarm control panel product portfolio and ensuring compliance with industry standards while providing engineering support to various departments.
Building MaterialPublic Safety
Responsibilities
First tier Engineering support for requests and queries from Technical Support, Product Management, Quality, Factory/Operations, Supply Chain and Sales
Triage incoming requests to ensure that there is a clear understanding of relative criticality of a request or issue for our Customers and our Business
Assign resources to align with business priorities and work with other Engineering team leaders to allocate their resources to address tasks when necessary
Deliver clear and timely communication to team, cross-functional departments, and leadership
Identify and execute Productivity efforts
Lead product certification and listing efforts (UL/ULC, FM, EN54, CCCF, etc.)
Ensure product compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
Component EOL and Allocation resolution through alternate source approval or redesign project
Execute projects to add features to released products
Drive root cause analysis of quality and manufacturing issues
Define design trade-offs as necessary to ensure the highest level of product performance and quality when considering product cost, manufacturability and available technologies
Ensure products meet requirements for quality, safety and reliability
Participate in design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA) reviews
Drive cross functional development of standard work and continuous improvement
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
Qualification
Required
Bachelors' degree
10+ years of experience in Engineering design, test and development
8+ years of experience in the Commercial Fire Alarm industry
5+ years of experience with direct report Engineering management and / or Project Management
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Communications, Computer Science or Systems Engineering
8+ years of experience in the Commercial Fire Alarm or similarly regulated industry
Significant experience in embedded systems, firmware and hardware design
Expertise in operations and manufacturing environment
Strong leadership and team development skills
Excellent communication and organizational skills
High energy and ability to engage a team in a fast-paced environment
Experience with product quality control
Knowledge of electronics manufacturing
Product test and validation
Experience with MRP and PLM systems
Requirements management experience
Experience working with teams from multiple countries
Benefits
Annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement plan
Paid time off (vacation, sick, company holidays)
401(k) with employer match
EAP assistance
Company
Kidde Global Solutions
Kidde Global Solutions supplies fire protection and life safety products for commercial and residential use.
Founded in 2024Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase