Engineer V, Engineering
Date: Jul 16, 2026
Location: Otzolotepec, Mexico State, MX, 50070
Company: Gates Corporation
Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?
Position Summary
As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer V, you will lead large-scale engineering programs and define manufacturing strategies focused on recapitalization, capital investment planning, and operational capability across the Americas.
This role operates at a highly strategic level, requiring deep expertise, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence senior leadership. You will lead complex, high-risk projects and programs while setting direction for engineering execution and long-term manufacturing capability.
The role is centered on enterprise-level manufacturing engineering including capital strategy, process innovation, system integration, and performance optimization. You will play a key role in shaping engineering standards, guiding investment decisions, and driving alignment across multiple sites and functions.
You will partner closely with senior leadership, plant leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure engineering strategies align with business objectives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Uses creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented problems.
- Makes decisions and recommendations that are authoritative and have an important impact on extensive organizational activities.
- Sets priorities and reconciles directions from competing interests.
- Works on programs with complex features.
- Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives by setting the direction and allocating resources; works within division objectives.
- Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions
- Anticipates business, vendor and/or regulatory changes; recommends product, process or service improvements
- Communicates complex concepts, anticipates potential objections and persuades senior executives, to adopt a different point of view
Keys to Success
- Requires depth and breadth of expertise in specialized area
- Considered a company subject matter expert in their particular discipline
Supervisory Responsibilities
- None
- Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution.
- Provides technical leadership and consultation to management and peers
Requirements and Preferred Skills
- 11-15 years of experience
WHY GATES?
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.