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The Customer Order Engineering Manager will lead the Shrewsbury Customer Order Engineering team, ensuring timely and accurate execution of customer orders while maintaining compliance with company standards. This role oversees customer specification reviews, Bills of Materials, and manages engineering data for manufacturing drawings. Key responsibilities include guiding conceptual design, material selection, and testing; configuring products using CAD tools; and providing technical support to internal teams, customers, and vendors. The manager will drive process improvements, develop new engineering tools, maintain documentation, and collaborate with global engineering hubs. Additional duties include mentoring engineers and design staff, coordinating schedules, and supporting product validation and certification compliance.

• Supervise the group in creating engineering data required for developing manufacturing drawings.
• Determine and verify component dimensions, tolerances, suitable materials and finishes, and prepare necessary supporting calculations.
• Responsibilities include conceptual engineering, material selection, design and analysis, prototyping, and testing.
• Ensure products meet established requirements and apply sound engineering practices, considering the cost-effectiveness and quality impact of technology used.
• Lead and participate as needed in configuring products using 2D and 3D CAD software and assist in generating detailed drawings and schematics.
• Assess suitability and generate engineering data for third-party products as needed to meet customer specifications.
• Support materials management in identifying vendors when required.
• Provide technical information and guidance to vendors and suppliers of valve components or external services.
• Initiate and contribute to the development of new engineering tools and the improvement of workflows and methodologies both locally and in collaboration with the global COE team, including software and system advancements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers on product validation to ensure compliance with external certification standards.
• Offer technical support to other departments and customers, including in-house and field analysis related to product performance issues raised by customers.
• Provide technical input to various departments, engineering groups, Project Management, Order Management, and Manufacturing.
• Respond to Valve Automation product inquiries; supply design information and discuss advantages.
• Participate in order teams and develop training materials for new technologies and products.
• Guide and review the work of less experienced engineers and drafting/design staff, and oversee designers and technicians involved in developing and testing new product concepts.
• Specify analytical and test equipment, facilities, and techniques as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of engineering experience within industrial manufacturing, automation, flow control, valves, actuators, or related industries.
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including coaching, performance management, and talent development.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, engineering mechanics, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred) and AutoCAD.
• Experience supporting customer-specific engineered-to-order (ETO) products is highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of FEA, GD&T, statistical analysis, and product validation methodologies.
• Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience working with global engineering teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives is preferred.

• We offer a dynamic work environment that values innovation and suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic setting with opportunities for continual growth.
• We're looking for team-oriented people with a willingness to learn and contribute to our customers’ success.
• Generous wage starting between $110k-130k/annual* and benefits package that offers a 401k with company match as well as company funded pension.

*Salary range is intended to provide a general guideline. Actual compensation will be determined based on market data, internal equity, and candidate credentials.

Please note that any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Please note that Valmet will never ask for personal financial information during the interview process.

Delivering competitive technologies and services is what we do best. At Valmet, we continue to push forward and develop ourselves, concentrating on technology, services, sustainability, local presence, and our people. Where everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer’s performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2024, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. To protect our candidates' privacy, Valmet will never ask any personal information such as banking information or social security number during the recruitment process.

http://www.valmet.com Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions.