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What You'll Get to DoAs Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead two interconnected engineering functions from a single management seat, overseeing both
Design Engineering (partnering with commercial teams to translate customer requirements into fabrication-ready specs for custom extrusion orders) and
Production Engineering (receiving signed contracts and designing all windows to customer specification through delivery). This is a leader-of-leaders role with broad influence over how our engineering group operates, performs, and grows.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, & develop engineering staff through hands-on coaching, structured performance management, & career development
- Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, & trust that strengthens team cohesion & retention
- Manage the preparation of detailed product layout drawings, bills of material, & related fabrication & component drawings for specific projects
- Manage the Production Engineering process to maintain budgeted volumes & on-time delivery
- Own the overall coordination of translating customer order information into manufacturing-ready formats bills of materials, cutting information, & drawings used by purchasing & production
- Coordinate the manufacturing launch of new & revised products including establishing goals, training team members, & evaluating results
- Serve as a technical resource for sales & project management teams
- Confer with architects, sales, & dealers on product & installation methods to help define & process project information
- Work closely with manufacturing on a daily basis to resolve project-related issues & maintain clear communication
- Apply product & process analysis methods to drive cost reduction, quality improvement, & operational efficiency
- Design, develop, test, & cost-justify tools, machinery, & equipment to support recommended manufacturing methods
- Confer with management, design engineering, & other staff on manufacturing capabilities & new product launch considerations
- Continually identify opportunities to reduce engineering revisions & value-engineer projects to improve overall margins
- Represent manufacturing & engineering on cross-functional teams
What We Are Looking For- B.S. in Mechanical, Civil, or Architectural Engineering required
- 5+ years of engineering management experience in a manufacturing environment
- 5+ years of experience in engineer-to-order manufacturing
- 3+ years in fabrication, submission applications, or design engineering
- Strong organizational & project planning skills, including scheduling & performance metric ownership
- Background in building, construction, remodel, or retrofit industries
- Exposure to architectural metals, sheet metal, or structural glazing adjacent fabrication
- Familiarity with CNC or production software inputs
- Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing experience a plus
What OBE Offers You- Benefits that benefit you - industry competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee
- Work-life balance - PTO and holidays, including floating holidays you can choose
- Compensation that rewards your hard work - A pay-for-performance culture with potential for annual raises and bonuses
- Training - We will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed
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