Manager, Systems Engineering

. Manage, coach, and develop engineers across the Events and Content teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeNiles • Illinois • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $128,100 - $217,800 per yearWebsite

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage, coach, and develop engineers across the Events and Content teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development
Own delivery commitments for both teams, including scope, schedule, and quality
Escalate risks early with a recommended path
Set and defend technical direction, including requirements scope, architecture decisions, integration approaches, platform and tooling choices, and trade-offs
Serve as the technical decision owner where the two teams’ work overlaps
Partner with product, program management, and peer engineering teams to translate roadmap commitments into staffed, sequenced work
Review designs and code to identify integration and reliability problems before testing
Work alongside the outgoing ENC Large manager through 2026–2027 to absorb that team’s roadmap, customer commitments, systems, and staff
Maintain and improve engineering practices across both teams, including design review, test strategy, release process, and on-call or support rotations as applicable
Represent both teams in cross-functional planning, architecture review, and department-level resourcing discussions
Build succession depth by identifying and developing technical leads

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline
Minimum 3 years of management experience
Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in software development, electrical engineering, or systems architecture
Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team environment
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
Experience developing and delivering technical information in presentations
Ability to use professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues creatively and effectively
Ability to work on complex assignments requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Good judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Shure will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Comp & perks