Manager, Tech Enablement ( Engineering Innovation)
Austin, TX | Hybrid.
Full-Time
We’re partnering with a global technology-driven organization in the industrial and hardware engineering space to find a Manager, Tech Enablement to help drive engineering innovation, technology adoption, and capability growth across a global Hardware Engineering organization.
This is a highly strategic role for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineering, innovation, systems thinking, and cross-functional leadership.
What You’ll Be Doing:
• Build and own an end-to-end Hardware Engineering Innovation Framework
• Drive innovation initiatives from ideation through execution
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities for engineering advancement
• Partner with global engineering leaders across Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Firmware, Systems, QA, Test, and Engineering Operations
• Facilitate workshops, design sprints, hackathons, and technology scouting activities
• Define KPIs and measure innovation impact, adoption, and engineering efficiency
• Influence technical direction and capability development without direct people management responsibility
What We’re Looking For:
• 6+ years in hardware, embedded systems, or multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Strong experience leading innovation programs, technology enablement, or engineering transformation initiatives
• Deep understanding of engineering systems and cross-functional product development
• Experience building frameworks, processes, or scalable engineering improvement programs
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across global teams
• Ability to influence in complex engineering organizations
Nice to Have:
• Experience with Lean, Agile, DFSS, DFX, FAST, or Systems Thinking methodologies
• Knowledge of prototyping, simulation, engineering automation, or hardware/software co-design
• Background working across Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, or Systems Engineering teams
This is an excellent opportunity to shape the future of engineering innovation within a global organization investing heavily in technology and product capability growth.
If interested, please apply directly or send me a message for discussion.
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