Company Overview

BNL Industries, Inc. is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality valves and fluid system components used in the defense, nuclear power generation, process, and commercial industries. Since 1987, BNL has built a reputation for dependability, technical capability, and excellence in manufacturing.

At our core, we are a second-generation, family-owned company with a hands-on engineering and manufacturing environment. We are looking for an Engineering Manager who is technically strong, detail-oriented, and comfortable staying close to the shop floor. The right person for this role will be able to lead an engineering team while also understanding the real-world manufacturing, testing, and customer requirements that drive our products.

The ideal candidate has a strong mechanical engineering background, experience with engineered-to-order or highly technical manufactured products, and the ability to balance design quality, production support, compliance, schedules, and team leadership. This is not a purely administrative management role. We are looking for someone who can provide technical direction, review engineering work, support problem-solving, and help ensure that designs are accurate, manufacturable, and compliant with customer and industry requirements.

Job Overview

The Engineering Manager will oversee the engineering department responsible for the design, development, modification, documentation, and technical support of fluid system components used primarily in Maritime Defense and Nuclear Power Generation applications.

This role will lead Mechanical Designers and Engineers while also providing direct technical review and guidance on design activities, contract requirements, customer specifications, material compatibility, manufacturability, quality requirements, testing, and engineering change control. The Engineering Manager will work closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Sales, Purchasing, and company leadership to ensure engineering projects are completed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with customer expectations and applicable standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Mechanical Designers and Engineers.
• Provide technical direction on the design and modification of valves, fluid system components, assemblies, and related products.
• Review and interpret customer specifications, contract requirements, military standards, ASME/ANSI codes, and other applicable technical requirements.
• Oversee creation and revision of drawings, bills of material, design reports, calculations, datasheets, and technical documentation.
• Review engineering work for clarity, completeness, accuracy, manufacturability, and compliance with customer requirements.
• Support design activities involving material compatibility, pressure and temperature ratings, component selection, and product application requirements.
• Guide engineering change order activity, including review, implementation, documentation, and communication with affected departments.
• Coordinate engineering support for manufacturing, machining, assembly, inspection, testing, and troubleshooting activities.
• Work with Production and Quality Assurance to resolve technical issues, nonconformances, drawing questions, and customer requirement concerns.
• Support prototype development, testing, test fixtures, and validation activities as needed.
• Help identify and implement design, process, and documentation improvements.
• Manage department priorities, project timelines, workload, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with Sales on technical review of customer inquiries, purchase orders, and application requirements.
• Support compliance with quality system requirements, including ISO 9001 and/or ASME NQA-1 & 10CFR 50 App. B Quality Systems
• Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and support the professional development of engineering department employees.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, safety, accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
• 5+ years of progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering design work for mechanical components, assemblies, fluid systems, valves, pressure-containing components, or other technical manufactured products.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical design principles, manufacturability, material selection, tolerance review, and drawing interpretation.
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering drawings, bills of material, design changes, calculations, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Ability to interpret and apply customer specifications, contract requirements, industry standards, and quality system requirements.
• Experience supporting production, machining, assembly, inspection, testing, troubleshooting, and corrective action activities in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of CAD-based design processes and the ability to provide technical direction to designers, drafters, and engineers.
• Experience managing engineering priorities, project timelines, department workload, and cross-functional communication.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor technical staff, hold team members accountable, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly to production, quality, sales, customers, and leadership.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to government contract requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer license preferred, but not required.
• Experience with valves, fluid systems, pressure-containing components, mechanical assemblies, or engineered-to-order products.
• Experience working with Maritime Defense, nuclear power generation, military, or highly regulated manufacturing requirements.
• Experience with ASME, ANSI, military standards, ISO 9001, ASME NQA-1, or 10 CFR 50 Appendix B quality systems.
• Experience using Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, or similar mechanical design software.
• Knowledge of model-based definition is a plus.
• Experience supporting design reviews, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on manufacturing mindset with the ability to work effectively with shop personnel, inspectors, machinists, and assemblers.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Ability to work in both office and manufacturing/shop environments.
• Ability to occasionally lift or maneuver up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, technical documents, and customer specifications.
• Ability to travel occasionally, up to 10–20%, for customer visits, supplier visits, testing support, or other business needs.

Pay: $110,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person