An Engineering Manager, or Engineer Manager, is responsible for overseeing a team of Engineers in the completion of engineering projects. Their duties include hiring and training qualified engineering staff, setting project budgets and timelines for completion and helping their staff run tests or troubleshoot issues with prototypes.

To achieve success as an engineering manager, it is important to possess excellent foresight and communication skills, be knowledgeable in various engineering disciplines and their interactions, and display proficiency in risk management.

Ideally, candidates will demonstrate evidence of their supervisory and technical aptitudes as well as an understanding of the intricate nature in the industry.

• Assign tasks to engineers
• Gauge progress of various projects
• Communicate effectively with customers
• Collaborate with the sales team to create new products
• Propose budgets for various projects
• Create reports to give updates on projects
• Attend trade shows and conferences
• Train new employees
• Recruiting contractors and construction crews.
• Ensure that items have the approval of higher management.
  
• Giving technical teams precise and concise directions.

• Master's degree in engineering management, technical management, or business administration.
• Bachelor's degree in the engineering field.
• Many years' engineering experience.
• Proven supervisory and technical skills.
• Capability to develop a set of requirements for a new product
• MBA or Master's degree in engineering is preferable.
• Interpersonal abilities are required to manage a team of engineers.
• Capability to provide constructive feedback
  
• Quick decision-making ability
• Must come highly recommended.