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Engineering Manager

FCX Performance


Job Location:

Norwood, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 13 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 11 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Gibson Engineering Company Inc. is a leading solutions provider for world-class industrial automation products. Headquarters outside of Boston Massachusetts we provide automation products and solutions that help our customers become more efficient. We aim to become an extension of our customers engineering groups by offering the highest level of engineering support resources and a skills-based training curriculum. We are committed to growing our talent pool expanding resources and staying updated on industry developments. Join our diverse and accomplished team!
Were looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our custom automation engineering team. Customers come to us with problems on their machines or processes and our team engineers the solution from electrical panel design to full turn-key systems integrating cobots robots vision systems and sensors. This is not a product development role.
Youll lead a team of 3 mechanical engineers (one senior opening two early-career) and 34 controls/electrical engineers (currently two on the team two openings to fill) balancing hands-on technical leadership with team building and talent development.
What Youll Do
  • Manage and develop 78 engineers across mechanical and controls/electrical disciplines; recruit to fill open Senior Mechanical and Controls/Electrical Engineer roles
  • Mentor early-career engineers and build a culture of ownership and accountability
  • Oversee custom customer-facing automation projects end-to-end scoping design schedule and delivery across multiple concurrent projects
  • Provide technical oversight and design review across application mechanical and electrical/controls work
  • Serve as an engineering point of contact for customers on complex or escalated issues
  • Partner closely with the Application Engineering and Sales Engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle from scoping and proposal support through design production testing and installation
  • Drive metric-driven performance management tracking team and KPIs (design cycle time schedule adherence quality throughput budget etc.) to guide decisions and hold the team accountable
What You Bring
  • 5 years in industrial automation machine design or custom systems integration; 5 years directly managing and developing engineers
  • Proven ability to manage complex multi-discipline projects and schedules and to hold self and others accountable
  • Strong believer in metric-driven performance management with experience using data/KPIs to manage engineering teams and projects
  • Strong background in mechanical or controls/electrical engineering with working knowledge of the other disciplines
  • Experience with custom/turn-key automation (industrial control systems including but not limited to PLC HMI Machine Vision and Motion Control Products)
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills particularly with Application Engineering and Sales Engineering
  • Strong customer-facing communication skills
  • BS in Mechanical Software or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Preferred: experience hiring/scaling a team; electrical panel/controls design background; robotic integration platform experience (SICK COGNEX UR MITSUBISHI MIR etc.); system integrator or custom machine builder background.

Founded in 1923 Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT) is a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion fluid power flow control automation technologies and related maintenance supplies. Our leading brands specialized services and comprehensive knowledge serve MRO and OEM end users in virtually all industrial markets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide choice convenience and expertise.

Applied Industrial Technologies is built on a philosophy that puts people first. We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to a workforce in which we enforce fair treatment and provide growth opportunities for everyone. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age race color national origin genetics religion gender marital status physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances.


Required Experience:

Manager


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Just imagine getting lost in that warehouse. Applied Industrial Technologies distributes millions of industrial parts made by thousands of manufacturers. The short list includes bearings, power transmission components, hydraulic and pneumatic components, industrial rubber products, an ... View more

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