Engineering Manager   Employer: AERCO International , Inc. Job Location: Northvale , NJ Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Building Products - Equipment Job Description: Job Description: The Engineering Manager is responsible for directing the activities of the Engineering Team in the development and implementation of engineering plans for each new and existing product in support of company financial goals and within the timeline established. Also assist in with the communication with other departments; and identifying and developing projects in support of the company’s strategic goals. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned. 1. Manage complex projects within multidisciplinary engineering environment. Manage the development team through all aspects of the product development cycle from concept demonstration to product introduction focusing on speed to market. 2. Work with project staff to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. 3. In conjunction with the VP of Engineering, develop products that are in line with company’s marketing and technology strategy. Especially expanding technology and product offerings consistent with new green technologies and market opportunities. 4. Responsible for setting engineering goals and objectives in alignment and support of corporate objectives. Manage and grow the skills and performance of the engineering functions to best meet corporate needs. 5. Review project proposals and/or plans to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available resources for various phases of projects utilizing skill for need. 6. Assists VP of Engineering to establish and achieve financial objectives by preparing department and project budgets; scheduling and approving expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions. Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule and within prescribed budget and that all timelines are met. 7. Refine and improve New Product Development and Technology Validation Process consistent with growth requirements of the business. 8. Provide technical expertise to the marketing, sales, quality and customer solutions teams as well as cross-functional support throughout the company. Provide support to continuously improve cost, quality and delivery. 9. Performs other related duties as assigned. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Direct the supervision of the Engineering Team. 2. Perform annual performance appraisals of Team on a timely basis. 3. Lead team to work in a safe manner at all times and comply with safety policies and standards. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Proven track record of leading engineering development teams and delivering new products to the market. 2. Project Management skills 3. Excellent interpersonal, communications and presentation skills 4. Strong Engineering and leadership background 5. Well developed organizational skills 6. Ability to manage multiple priorities 7. Must excel in a team environment 8. Must embrace change 9. Working knowledge of MS Office EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 1. Minimum Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field; Electrical or Mechanical with a strong focus on thermo dynamics and combustion. 2. Master’s degree is preferred 3. Successful candidates will have 10 years' experience in the engineering department of a successful thermodynamic and/or combustion focused company. Ideally, the person will come from an HVAC or controls background. Well-positioned individuals could have headed or been the number two individual in an R&D or New Product Development department, and will have managed and know processes relevant to systems that address new economic and green imperatives. Superior candidates will: a) have been a key interface between sales, marketing and manufacturing, b) be project management oriented where customer requirements, quality and sourcing are tied together to meet aggressive growth plans, and c) have been accountable for capital planning and successful management of operating margins for new products. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are represented of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. While performing duties of the job, employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. 2. Employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. 3. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. Office environment with occasional shop floor working environment. 2. Noise level is minimal. 3. Required to wear safety glasses and utilize other safety equipment as required while present on the shop floor. Company Description: AERCO International, Inc. (AERCO) is a leading supplier of boilers and water heating products, and the originator of semi-instantaneous water heating. When AERCO was founded in 1949, it introduced a revolutionary design for an indirect-fired water heater that heated water on demand, and without storage, at a controlled temperature. This innovation became today's standard for water heaters. With continued improvements, AERCO has been able to maximize the recovery of latent heat energy, significantly increasing the operating efficiency of this equipment. In 1988, AERCO again shook the industry as the first U.S. manufacturer to offer a fully modulating and condensing commercial gas-fired water heater and promptly extended this design to the hydronic boiler marketplace. The modulating capability of these products (still unsurpassed 20 years later) match the equipment's output to real-time heating demand, ensuring that the units draw no more fuel to operate than is absolutely necessary. Their condensing design extracts much of the usable heat from the water vapors created during the combustion process, making sure that your money doesn't disappear "up the stack." AERCO's culture embraces the principle of continual process improvement. Throughout the organization, AERCO has adopted state-of-the-art manufacturing methods, disciplined product development and rigorous quality-management programs to ensure that our products are delivered on time and with top-notch service to the customer. Our sales and marketing staff are determined to set the lead in system designs by working with consulting engineers, contractors and end users to ensure that systems maximize energy and space utilization in a cost effective way. AERCO pursues these practices with just one goal in mind: to satisfy our customers and provide them with the highest quality product and service.