Thermofluids Engineering Manager

Provide direct people leadership to assigned engineers, scientists, and technical staff.

Support employee needs and serve as a point of escalation, representing team concerns and issues to HR and leadership.

Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, feedback, performance reviews, and development planning.

Ensure engineers are delivering effectively on assigned tasks and proactively address performance or engagement issues.

Contribute to the cultivation of a Thermofluids Engineering team that can work seamlessly in collaboration both internally and with the rest of the organization.

Maintain a deep understanding of the technical skills, strengths, and development areas of the engineering team.

Identify missing, underrepresented, or critical skill sets required to meet current and future program needs.

Partner with HR and Engineering leadership to support recruiting and onboarding of new engineers.

Work with individual engineers to identify training and professional development needs and support their growth.

Establish and maintain teams of excellence (e.g., computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, cryogenics, vacuum etc.) to strengthen core engineering capabilities.

Actively mentor junior and mid-career engineers to grow technical depth, rigor, and engineering judgment.

Ensure that sound engineering practices, standards, and documentation requirements are consistently followed.

Participate in technical and design reviews to ensure quality, completeness, and integration of engineering work.

Review and provide oversight on engineering models, analyses, and drawings to maintain technical excellence.

Promote continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and workflows.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (with a strong focus on Thermofluids Engineering), Engineering Physics, or a closely related discipline.

10+ years of experience in engineering design within complex technical environments.

Minimum of 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams, with a demonstrated track record of guiding engineers through career progression and advancing them along the engineering career ladder

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast resource needs, manage capacity, and balance competing priorities

Genuinely derive satisfaction from enabling team members to perform the core technical work.