Engineering Senior Manager Jobs in Minnesota
Engineering Senior Manager jobs in Minnesota are consistently active, with demand concentrated in aerospace and defense, medical devices, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure, from entry-level engineering leadership to senior program and site director roles. The heaviest hiring is in the Twin Cities metro, Rochester, and Duluth, where companies like Honeywell, 3M, and Cargill maintain large engineering operations. Systems engineering, product development leadership, and manufacturing process management are the specialties with the steadiest openings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Open roles64
Top employerOptum
Top cityEden Prairie, MN
Cities hiring23
Work type66% Hybrid
Top industryRetail
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Post Consumer Brands
Senior Engineering Manager
Lakeville, Minnesota
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Burns & McDonnell
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Sr Engineering Manager - Core Platform Services
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Target
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Senior Engineering Manager
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Best Buy
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Senior Engineering Manager
Post Consumer Brands·Lakeville, Minnesota
Job functions:
Master's degree in business administration
1,001-5,000 employees
Job Description
As Senior Manager of Engineering, you will lead corporate engineering for Post Consumer Brands’ Eastern Region, guiding a geographically distributed team and shaping capital investment decisions across multiple consumer goods manufacturing categories. This highly visible role blends long-range strategy with disciplined execution to help the business invest in the right projects, strengthen asset performance, and deliver safe, practical solutions.
You will partner across engineering, operations, finance, and business leadership to evaluate opportunities, build multi-year capital plans, and keep critical initiatives moving. The role is ideal for an engineering leader who can connect technical depth with business judgment, influence across organizational lines, and stay decisive when priorities shift.
Key Responsibilities
- Set strategy and provide leadership for Eastern Region corporate engineering activities, balancing safety, quality, schedule, cost, start-up, and business priorities.
- Lead, coach, and develop assigned corporate engineers; coordinate engineering consultants and maintain dotted-line partnerships with local engineering leaders at manufacturing sites.
- Evaluate capital project concepts for feasibility, execution readiness, risk, resource needs, and expected return on capital employed.
- Help develop long-range capital plans, strategic asset replacement priorities, and budgets in partnership with business, operations, finance, and corporate leaders.
- Provide governance and direction for a portfolio of capital projects, identifying risks and opportunities and helping project teams remove barriers and make timely decisions.
- Partner with manufacturing and category leaders across pet food, grocery, and nut butter operations to align engineering plans with production availability and business needs.
- Build productive relationships with engineering firms and other external resources; shape sourcing and staffing strategies for annual capital plans.
- Support strategic initiatives, including site expansions, network optimization, acquisitions, and integration work, by translating business needs into executable engineering plans.
- Strengthen project delivery and engineering processes through continuous improvement, practical standards, and shared learning across sites.
- Ensure project activity complies with applicable federal, state, and local requirements and supports company safety, food safety, quality, and environmental practices.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Influence where and how the business invests capital across a broad manufacturing network and portfolio of well-known consumer brands.
- Combine enterprise-level strategic planning with direct involvement in high-impact projects and operational decisions.
- Lead and develop engineering talent while building strong partnerships with plant, category, and corporate leaders.
- Work in an environment that values thoughtful challenge, practical problem-solving, fast learning, and visible ownership of results.
- Bring big-picture ambition to a team where your individual impact can still be seen and felt.
Location & Travel Requirements
- This role is expected to be based at the Post Consumer Brands office in Lakeville, Minnesota.
- Travel to manufacturing locations and project sites is expected, generally about one week per month; travel may be higher during onboarding or periods of significant project activity.
- Weekend work is expected to be rare but may be required to support critical project or operational needs.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Required Qualifications
- Engineering leadership experience supporting complex capital projects in a manufacturing or similarly asset-intensive environment.
- At least five years of demonstrated experience leading people or teams, including performance management, coaching, and development.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate project alternatives, identify execution risks, and apply sound analytical and business judgment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and organizational levels.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality, schedule, cost, and business outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Engineer licensure.
- MBA or other advanced business education.
- Experience in food manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods, or another high-volume consumer products environment.
- Experience leading large, complex capital programs or projects and applying return-on-capital or P&L considerations to investment decisions.
- Prior experience in plant engineering, operations leadership, or plant management.
Success in This Role
- Builds trust quickly and creates strong working relationships with stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, and business leadership.
- Influences without relying on formal authority and offers well-reasoned alternatives rather than defaulting to past practice.
- Makes timely decisions in ambiguous situations, balancing analysis with practical action.
- Remains calm and logical under pressure while finding creative paths around obstacles.
- Connects strategic thinking with disciplined follow-through and keeps teams focused on measurable results.
- Communicates with credibility, curiosity, and respect while adapting to different audiences and perspectives.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Bring your engineering leadership, business judgment, and drive for continuous improvement to a role with meaningful influence across the Post Consumer Brands manufacturing network. Apply today and help shape the capital investments and engineering capabilities that support our next chapter of growth.
Post Consumer Brands
Senior Engineering Manager
Lakeville, Minnesota
Added 2d ago1,001-5,000 employees
Job functions:
Master's degree in business administration
Job Description
As Senior Manager of Engineering, you will lead corporate engineering for Post Consumer Brands’ Eastern Region, guiding a geographically distributed team and shaping capital investment decisions across multiple consumer goods manufacturing categories. This highly visible role blends long-range strategy with disciplined execution to help the business invest in the right projects, strengthen asset performance, and deliver safe, practical solutions.
You will partner across engineering, operations, finance, and business leadership to evaluate opportunities, build multi-year capital plans, and keep critical initiatives moving. The role is ideal for an engineering leader who can connect technical depth with business judgment, influence across organizational lines, and stay decisive when priorities shift.
Key Responsibilities
- Set strategy and provide leadership for Eastern Region corporate engineering activities, balancing safety, quality, schedule, cost, start-up, and business priorities.
- Lead, coach, and develop assigned corporate engineers; coordinate engineering consultants and maintain dotted-line partnerships with local engineering leaders at manufacturing sites.
- Evaluate capital project concepts for feasibility, execution readiness, risk, resource needs, and expected return on capital employed.
- Help develop long-range capital plans, strategic asset replacement priorities, and budgets in partnership with business, operations, finance, and corporate leaders.
- Provide governance and direction for a portfolio of capital projects, identifying risks and opportunities and helping project teams remove barriers and make timely decisions.
- Partner with manufacturing and category leaders across pet food, grocery, and nut butter operations to align engineering plans with production availability and business needs.
- Build productive relationships with engineering firms and other external resources; shape sourcing and staffing strategies for annual capital plans.
- Support strategic initiatives, including site expansions, network optimization, acquisitions, and integration work, by translating business needs into executable engineering plans.
- Strengthen project delivery and engineering processes through continuous improvement, practical standards, and shared learning across sites.
- Ensure project activity complies with applicable federal, state, and local requirements and supports company safety, food safety, quality, and environmental practices.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Influence where and how the business invests capital across a broad manufacturing network and portfolio of well-known consumer brands.
- Combine enterprise-level strategic planning with direct involvement in high-impact projects and operational decisions.
- Lead and develop engineering talent while building strong partnerships with plant, category, and corporate leaders.
- Work in an environment that values thoughtful challenge, practical problem-solving, fast learning, and visible ownership of results.
- Bring big-picture ambition to a team where your individual impact can still be seen and felt.
Location & Travel Requirements
- This role is expected to be based at the Post Consumer Brands office in Lakeville, Minnesota.
- Travel to manufacturing locations and project sites is expected, generally about one week per month; travel may be higher during onboarding or periods of significant project activity.
- Weekend work is expected to be rare but may be required to support critical project or operational needs.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
Required Qualifications
- Engineering leadership experience supporting complex capital projects in a manufacturing or similarly asset-intensive environment.
- At least five years of demonstrated experience leading people or teams, including performance management, coaching, and development.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate project alternatives, identify execution risks, and apply sound analytical and business judgment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and organizational levels.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining focus on safety, quality, schedule, cost, and business outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional Engineer licensure.
- MBA or other advanced business education.
- Experience in food manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods, or another high-volume consumer products environment.
- Experience leading large, complex capital programs or projects and applying return-on-capital or P&L considerations to investment decisions.
- Prior experience in plant engineering, operations leadership, or plant management.
Success in This Role
- Builds trust quickly and creates strong working relationships with stakeholders across engineering, operations, finance, and business leadership.
- Influences without relying on formal authority and offers well-reasoned alternatives rather than defaulting to past practice.
- Makes timely decisions in ambiguous situations, balancing analysis with practical action.
- Remains calm and logical under pressure while finding creative paths around obstacles.
- Connects strategic thinking with disciplined follow-through and keeps teams focused on measurable results.
- Communicates with credibility, curiosity, and respect while adapting to different audiences and perspectives.
Ready to Make an Impact?
Bring your engineering leadership, business judgment, and drive for continuous improvement to a role with meaningful influence across the Post Consumer Brands manufacturing network. Apply today and help shape the capital investments and engineering capabilities that support our next chapter of growth.
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Find JobsEngineering Senior Manager Jobs by City in Minnesota
Where Minnesota roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Eden Prairie
14 jobsSaint Paul
8 jobsMinneapolis
8 jobsBloomington
4 jobsAnoka
3 jobsDuluth
3 jobsMinnetonka
3 jobsBrooklyn Park
3 jobsPlymouth
2 jobsLakeville
2 jobsMaple Grove
2 jobsChaska
1 jobRamsey
1 jobFridley
1 jobHopkins
1 jobShakopee
1 jobFaribault
1 jobLake Elmo
1 jobRochester
1 jobMounds View
1 jobGolden Valley
1 jobWhite Bear Lake
1 jobMinneapolis-Saint Paul
1 jobEngineering Senior Manager Job Market in Minnesota
A snapshot from current Minnesota openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Optum10
- TKDA4
- MSA Professional Services4
- nVent3
- Target3
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Medical Devices
- Chemicals & Materials
- Electronics & Hardware
What Minnesota Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in engineering senior manager jobs across Minnesota.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering discipline recognized by an ABET-accredited program
- Professional Engineer license issued or reciprocally recognized by the Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID preferred
- Ten or more years of engineering experience with at least five in a supervisory or management role
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams across multiple concurrent projects
- Experience with program budgets, resource allocation, and milestone delivery in regulated industries
- Strong working knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or equivalent process improvement methodologies
Engineering Senior Manager Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a engineering senior manager in Minnesota?
Most engineering senior managers in Minnesota start with a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program, then build toward a Professional Engineer license through the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design. From there, advancing into senior management typically requires years of progressively broader project or team leadership, often supported by a master's degree in engineering management or an MBA.
Which companies hire engineering senior managers in Minnesota?
Minnesota engineering senior manager roles are posted by Optum, TKDA, and MSA Professional Services and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Minnesota's concentration of medical device manufacturers, defense contractors, and Fortune 500 industrial companies creates particularly consistent demand for senior engineering leaders year-round.
Which Minnesota cities have the most engineering senior manager jobs?
Eden Prairie, Saint Paul, and Minneapolis account for the largest share of engineering senior manager openings in Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro drives the bulk of demand through its dense cluster of corporate headquarters, medical device firms, and aerospace suppliers, while Rochester's presence of large healthcare technology employers and Duluth's industrial and infrastructure sectors contribute meaningful volume in those regions.
Are there remote engineering senior manager jobs in Minnesota?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely analytical roles because engineering senior managers typically oversee on-site teams, manufacturing floors, or lab environments. About 83% of engineering senior manager openings tied to Minnesota are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting limited but real flexibility. The parts of the role most compatible with remote work include program planning, cross-functional coordination, and budget oversight rather than hands-on technical supervision.
How can I get hired as a engineering senior manager in Minnesota with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is moving into a team lead or principal engineer role first, then transitioning into management after demonstrating leadership on high-visibility projects. Large Minnesota employers in medical devices and aerospace, including companies anchored in the Twin Cities corridor, regularly promote from within or bring on candidates from adjacent roles like project engineer, engineering program coordinator, or technical product manager. Holding or pursuing a Professional Engineer license from the Minnesota Board of AELSLAGID strengthens any application for a first management role.
Where can I find and apply to engineering senior manager jobs in Minnesota?
You can find and apply to engineering senior manager jobs in Minnesota on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers actively hiring in the state. Search the listings, find roles that fit your background and preferred location within Minnesota, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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