Engineering Manager Jobs in Tennessee

INTRODUCTION

Join us as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager and lead the charge in optimizing production systems and maintenance strategies. This role offers the opportunity to drive operational excellence while guiding talented teams toward innovative solutions that make a real impact.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Oversee teams responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing and maintenance systems
- Champion continuous improvement efforts that boost efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance equipment performance
- Develop and execute preventive maintenance programs while resolving complex technical challenges
- Direct resources and tactical operations in alignment with strategic business priorities

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Proven leadership ability to set direction and manage teams with confidence and clarity
- Creative, solutions-focused mindset that thrives on solving complex operational challenges
- Strategic vision paired with tactical execution to balance immediate needs with long-term goals
- Strong collaboration and communication skills to influence stakeholders across all levels

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Influencing Skills — advanced level; guiding cross-functional teams toward shared operational goals
- Drives for Results — advanced level; delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and performance
- Change Management — intermediate level; leading teams through process transformations and system upgrades
- Continuous Improvement — intermediate level; implementing lean practices that optimize workflows
- Manufacturing Process Optimization — intermediate level; analyzing production systems to enhance output quality
- Automation Integration — intermediate level; incorporating automated solutions into manufacturing operations
- Quality Control & Inspection — intermediate level; ensuring products meet performance and safety standards
- Lean Methodology — intermediate level; applying lean principles to reduce waste and improve productivity

- High-impact role where your leadership shapes manufacturing performance and business success
- Dynamic, collaborative culture that encourages innovation and values your expertise
- Opportunities for professional growth through training, mentorship, and challenging projects
- Commitment to safety, operational excellence, and a supportive work environment

Bring your manufacturing leadership expertise to a team that's ready to achieve great things together!

COMPENSATION

- For this U.S. based position, the expected pay range is USD 142,400 - USD 213,600 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United States. Our pay ranges are determined by reviewing roles of similar responsibility and level. Within the pay range, individual pay is determined by several factors including performance, knowledge, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

LOCAL BENEFITS

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits - it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: medical (with member reward points), dental, vision, and basic life insurance, Benefit Bucks, flexible work arrangements, paid family leaves, well-being programs, 12 holidays per year, and 15 days of paid time off per year.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs including base salary, incentives, company share ownership, and 401(k) with match.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We support development through performance discussions, global opportunities, the Schneider Career Hub, and learning platforms like Coursera.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage collaboration, recognition, sharing your voice, and an inclusive workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference through volunteer leave, programs with the Schneider Electric Foundation, youth education initiatives, and military leave benefits.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.