New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

Accountable for supervision, coordination, and performance of the assigned Engineering Group, personally and through a group of designers & drafters. The engineering design manager ensures the completion and accuracy of assigned tasks at all phases, from the design stage to its implementation to production—reports directly to the Chief Engineering Manager – Production Engineering.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Lead, guide, and mentor the assigned Engineering team employees to ensure completion of assigned tasks to New Flyer organization standards.
• Review task and project assignments and balance workload between team members to meet task schedule deadlines.
• Prepare data and create reports on team status, including completed and outstanding work.
• Interpret customer specifications, technical summaries, vendor quotations and other contract documents to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Participate in hiring, training, and developing new employees. Monitor employee performance and recommend or initiate personnel action. Analyze and resolve work problems (employees' personal and work-related, etc.).
• Provide engineering support to Production, Quality Assurance, Customer Service Support, and other departments as required.
• Interact with vendors and customers on design-related issues. Ensure that new installations or applications have documented vendor approval where applicable.
• Approve Engineering Documents, Instructions to Service, Shop Floor Instructions, and other documents as authorized.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.or Electrical/Mechanical technologist.
• Manufacturing heavy-duty equipment experience.
• AutoCAD, Unigraphics NX4 experience.
• Leadership skills and abilities.
• Electrical/mechanical design experience.
• Ability to train/mentor employees.
• It is important to be a well-organized individual who is flexible and able to prioritize tasks for a team while meeting the organization's demands.

Travel 10% or less.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• NFI Group has been named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth since the competition was established in 2007.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.