Design & Engineering Manager

Job Posting Start Date 02-23-2026 Job Posting End Date 05-24-2026

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

General Purpose:

Responsible for managing a team of Engineering & Design employees to ensure that cost, quality and delivery targets are met.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide technical direction to Engineering & Design teams.
• Oversee resources budgeting, allocation, review and approval.
• Track projects and progress through regular reviews. 
• Develop dashboards and reports, which accurately measure progress, identify potential technical problems, and implement timely corrective actions to ensure that revenue commitments are met.   
• Participate in tool design and feasibility technical reviews.
• Aid and guide in the development of product designs from proposal to delivery.
• Provide technical support to customer and Sales team.
• Implement appropriate HR Strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce.
• Provide technical direction through mold debug.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training.
• 9 years of engineering experience, including supervision.
• Demonstrates expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
• Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas
• Solid knowledge of injection molding.
• Demonstrated ability to develop talent as a key element of executing operational business plans.
• Provides strategic leadership for the function and the site.  

Preferred

• Master’s Degree or MBA

MF15

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay Range (Applicable to Illinois)

$142,300.00 USD - $195,700.00 USD Annual

Job Category

Production Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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