Design Engineer Supervisor

Company Description

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams. Together, we work to fulfill dreams of home by aligning around common goals, being agile in the face of change, holding ourselves accountable, and acting with integrity and transparency. We succeed when everyone belongs and strive to build a Home for All where all associates can be their true, authentic selves at work. Learn more about our culture here.

Job Description

In Fortune Brands Innovation, Inc. we're looking a Design Engineer Supervisor for our New Innovation Center in Nuevo Leon, you will lead a group of design engineers and work with cross functional teams to support product engineering projects within a structured design/development process. Your design work will support our continuous improvement and cost reduction plans to improve the health of our business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and support a team of Design Engineers, providing technical guidance, daily direction, and performance feedback.
• Hands-on drafting work to support product engineering projects.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering to translate customer and regulatory requirements into clear design concepts, specifications, and detailed drawings.
• Lead design engineering execution for assigned projects, ensuring quality, timing, and technical rigor.
• Coach and mentor team members on design best practices, GD&T application, problem solving, and engineering standards. Assign and balance design workload, set priorities, and ensure commitments are met.
• Lead structured problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis and failure investigations.
•  Ensure robust, manufacturable designs through active participation in Design Reviews and DFM/DFA.
• Continuously improving processes, skills, team environment and tools necessary to achieve FBIN product leadership strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required
• Masters degree is preferred
• Fully Bilingual 
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Design Engineering, including hands-on CAD work.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a technical lead or supervisory role.
• Strong experience with 3D parametric solid modeling (SolidWorks preferred).
• Working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis for components and assemblies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for dealing with multiple levels of staff, customers and suppliers
• Ability to perform detail-oriented work accurately
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
• Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Self-motivated team player with a hands-on leadership mindset.

Additional Information

At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market benefits programs, product discounts, etc, within the Mexico employment law requirements.  We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: Plumbing, Doors and Security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results, market outperformance and growth, which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin.com to learn more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at FBIN.Recruiting@fbhs.com and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.