Design Engineering Manager
Springdale, Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2025
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Design Engineering Manager
A market leader with top-notch facilities and a strong, healthy culture is adding a Design Engineering Manager due to growth in workload. The Product Engineering Manager has been covering both product and design engineering, and it has become unsustainable. This is a chance to take full ownership of Design Engineering and lead a small, capable team.
What you will do
- Lead and align the Design Engineering team with organizational goals
- Provide day-to-day leadership for 3 direct reports
- Drive projects from concept through completion, delivering on scope, budget, and schedule
- Create solid models for manufacturing tooling and fixtures, plus detailed, dimensioned drawings
- Provide technical review and recommendations on sketches, descriptions, and specifications
- Develop and test prototypes for new equipment and fixture designs as needed
- Coordinate fabrication with internal partners (tool room, maintenance, etc.)
- Lead and participate in formal design reviews and cross-functional collaboration
- Use strong analytical problem-solving to build cost-effective, manufacturable solutions
What we are looking for
- BS in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred)
- 8 to 10+ years of hands-on design engineering experience
- Proven design experience from concept to completion
- Background in tool and die, product development, and/or fixture design
- Prior leadership experience managing technical design engineers
- 1,000+ hours of 3D CAD experience (Inventor or equivalent; software flexibility is fine)
- Strong working knowledge of Machinery’s Handbook
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (milling, turning, welding, etc.) and real-world limitations
- Ability to interpret 2D mechanical drawings and build practical, creative solutions
- A “roll up your sleeves” mindset with comfort navigating ambiguity and driving execution
Why this role is attractive
- Clear ownership of Design Engineering (not a split-focus role)
- Quick decision-making and support for good ideas
- A culture that rewards excellence and effort, with the resources to execute
Compensation and relocation
- Base salary: $130,000 to $160,000 (no bonus)
- Relocation: Up to $15,000 lump-sum offered
If you’d like to be considered, send a resume and a quick note on the types of tooling/fixture or equipment designs you’ve led, plus your 3D CAD background.
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