Associate Manager - CPD Mexico Technical Center (Faucets)

Location: Onsite at Nuevo Sur, Nuevo León, Mexico. Occasional domestic and international travel is required.

Company

hirify.global is a global manufacturer focused on engineered consumer products, with more than 30,000 associates worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers and technical associates responsible for faucet product development and sustaining engineering.
• Lead engineering projects from concept through validation, launch, and post-launch stabilization while balancing quality, cost, timing, and business objectives.
• Serve as Regional Dimensional Engineering Lead for Mexico and coordinate dimensional and robust engineering workstreams across development centers, operations, product categories, and global Centers of Excellence.
• Deploy and improve Lean Product Development, dimensional engineering, GD&T, tolerance analysis, variation management, measurement planning, and robust engineering practices.
• Oversee product changes, engineering deliverables, regulatory compliance, reliability, quality, performance, risk management, and validation activities.
• Manage engineering capacity, portfolio priorities, resources, stakeholder alignment, executive reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent degree from an accredited institution is required.
• At least 10 years of experience in product design, product development, or sustaining engineering, preferably in consumer or engineered products, including at least 2 years leading engineering teams directly or indirectly.
• Experience leading strategic initiatives involving multiple functions or regions and delivering NPD projects or complex engineering programs from concept through launch or implementation.
• Experience building sustainable engineering capability through coaching, mentoring, training, standards, processes, tools, practitioner networks, and adoption programs across multiple teams or sites.
• Experience deploying an engineering transformation or capability-development program in a complex organization, such as Lean Product Development, Robust Engineering, Dimensional Engineering, Design for Six Sigma, or a comparable system.
• Working knowledge of CAD systems, GD&T, DFMEA, FEA, validation and testing, structured problem-solving, engineering data management, quality systems, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong program management, portfolio prioritization, risk management, resource planning, data analysis, communication, presentation, stakeholder alignment, and influence skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, Business, or Management.
• Experience with Lean Product Development systems or practices.
• Experience with Dimensional Engineering, GD&T, tolerance analysis, variation reduction, or dimensional validation.
• Experience with Creo CAD and SAP engineering data management systems.
• Experience with faucets, plumbing products, or consumer durables.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package supporting health and wellbeing.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace with a culture of innovation.
• Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer; reasonable accommodation is available during recruitment for candidates with disabilities.