Engineering Manager - Bear Archery Group
Escalade Sports · Evansville, IN
Position Title: Engineering Manager – Bear Archery Group
Reporting to: President – Bear Archery Group
Location: On-Site
Status: Exempt
Job Purpose: The Engineering Manager leads a multidisciplinary team of design engineers to turn high-impact creative concepts into production-ready, consumer-facing products. In this role, you will oversee the engineering lifecycle from initial prototyping through tooling, testing, and product launch. Operating in a fast-paced environment for development cycles and seasonal launch calendars, you will balance rigorous technical execution with speed-to-market, fostering cross-functional alignment across Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Selling.
Essential Duties / Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and resource an agile team of design engineers
- Manages resources effectively – engineering staff and budget to achieve or exceed annual objectives
- Establish clear project milestones, technical deliverables, and accountability frameworks to keep team performance aligned with product roadmap deadlines
- Drive design, prototyping, testing, and release of innovative, high-performance physical consumer products
- Provides technical advice, understands engineering principles
- Manage engineering documentation including 3D CAD assemblies, Bills of Materials (BOM), and product specifications
- Interface directly with internal manufacturing plants and external supply chain vendors to qualify production tooling, troubleshoot fabrication issues, and ensure smooth pilot production runs
- Coordinate with Quality Assurance to develop rigorous testing protocols, life-cycle validation tests, and quality assurance control plans
- Manages legal aspects of related intellectual property as relates to product line
Qualifications & Requirements
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ years of design experience
- 3+ years management experience
- Strong leadership skills and personal initiative; innovator
- Strong work ethic
- A change agent with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Must have a strong technical / creative background in design and manufacturing
- Well-developed skills in Solid Works or equivalent CAD software
- Solid knowledge of and experience in bringing designs to production
Physical Demands
- Sitting, talking and listening at least 2/3 of the time
- Lifting up to 25 pounds
- Stooping and kneeling
- Fine motor coordination
Working Conditions
- Office environment
- Occasional international or domestic travel may be required
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee; other duties may be assigned.