Engineering Manager
Teledyne FLIR · Exton, PA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Teledyne FLIR (aerospace & defense) in Exton, PA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation, SolidWorks, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $86k–$118k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 27 manufacturing engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Pennsylvania plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live manufacturing postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $86k–$118k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 67%
- Tooling 59%
- Root cause 44%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 44%
- ✓ Automation 44%
- Machining 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, Power BI / Tableau, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Teledyne FLIR in Exton
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Full description from Teledyne FLIRAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
in pulse power systems.
What You Need
- ✓Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, or related field)
- ✓5+ years of experience managing engineering teams and project management experience.
- ✓5+ years of experience goal setting, evaluating staff performance and conducting staff reviews.
- ✓Fluency with a higher degree of competency with SolidWorks, or equivalent high-tech CAD program.
- ✓Minimum (3) years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Minimum (3) years of experience with tiered MRP software, specifically SAP.
- ✓Background in electrical engineering strongly preferred, power electronics highly desired.
- ✓Strong leadership and reporting skills.
- ✓Strong MS Office skills, specifically Excel.
- ✓Experience with preparation and delivery of project presentations.
qualifications
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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.
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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.
We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.
Job Description
We are seeking an Engineering Manager to oversee internal and external product development in support of the SolidTron product lineup. The qualified candidate will oversee a multi-discipline engineering team including mechanical, firmware, electrical, manufacturing, and test engineering. Internal product development focuses on the support of home-grown test equipment to increase automation, accuracy, and/or increasing test capacity for the discrete lineup of SolidTron devices. External development supports customer-specific application
What You’ll Do
- •Managing a diverse, cross-functional group of engineers across a broad spectrum of deliverables.
- •Establishing measurable group and individual staff goals, aligning to the SolidTron product group’s performance objectives
- •Schedule and prioritize engineering resources to support delivery of internal and external products.
- •Continually assist Product Management and Business Development in their customer support requirements.
- •Work closely with Product Management and Operations concerning product and material costing.
- •Implement and maintain continuous tracking mechanisms for reporting on material and human resource costs for engineering projects.
- •Interact with Test and Assembly functional groups to support internal processing needs and performance efficiencies.
- •Collaborate with Assembly team to effectively utilize shared resources for continued product development without production interruptions.
- •Work with Supply Chain to ensure both complete and current designs, and documentation for components/materials are available to support procurement needs.
- •Integral involvement toward qualification, validation, and certification activities
Preferred Skills
- +High-voltage and power electronics experience, highly desired.
- +Familiarity with Power Query and/or Power BI.
- +Familiarity with Altium.
- +Customer interaction experience, a plus.
What we offer
- •Competitive pay and comprehensive health benefits
- •401(k) with company match and retirement plans
- •Paid time off and flexible work arrangements
- •Professional development and training opportunities
- •Employee wellness programs and assistance resources
- •A collaborative environment working on mission-critical technology
What happens next
Apply online through Teledyne’s careers page. If your