Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope

Building Products

SeniorEngineeringManager,ProductDesign

$175–250k ~AI est. United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Engineering Manager, Product Design at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. Skills: Design Engineering, Production Engineering, Manufacturing launch. Lead, mentor, & develop engineering staff. Foster a culture of engagement”

What You'll Achieve.

Maintain budgeted volumes; Maintain on-time delivery; Reduce engineering revisions; Value-engineer projects to improve margins

Industry & Context.

Building Products
Problems you'll solve

Resolve project-related issues; Apply product analysis methods; Apply process analysis methods

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

B. S. in Mechanical, Civil, or Architectural Engineering, 5+ years engineering management experience, 5+ years engineer-to-order manufacturing, 3+ years fabrication, submission applications, or design engineering

Nice to Have

Softec V6 software experience, Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing experience

What You'll Do.

& develop engineering staff

Foster a culture of engagement

Manage preparation of product layout drawings

Manage preparation of bills of material

Manage preparation of fabrication drawings

Manage preparation of component drawings

Manage Production Engineering process

Maintain budgeted volumes

Maintain on-time delivery

Coordinate translation of customer order information

Coordinate manufacturing launch of new products

Coordinate manufacturing launch of revised products

Establish goals for new product launch

Train team members for new product launch

Evaluate results of new product launch

Serve as technical resource for sales

Serve as technical resource for project management

Confer on product & installation methods

Define project information

Process project information

Resolve project-related issues

Maintain clear communication with manufacturing

Apply product analysis methods

Apply process analysis methods

Drive quality improvement

Drive operational efficiency

Design tools to support manufacturing

Develop tools to support manufacturing

Test tools to support manufacturing

Cost-justify tools to support manufacturing

Design machinery to support manufacturing

Develop machinery to support manufacturing

Test machinery to support manufacturing

Cost-justify machinery to support manufacturing

Design equipment to support manufacturing

Develop equipment to support manufacturing

Test equipment to support manufacturing

Cost-justify equipment to support manufacturing

Confer on manufacturing capabilities

Confer on new product launch considerations

Identify opportunities to reduce engineering revisions

Value-engineer projects to improve margins

Represent manufacturing on cross-functional teams

Represent engineering on cross-functional teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams

Process & Methodology

Scheduling, Performance metric ownership

Full Job Description

Come Join Us! From apartments in New York to hospitals and stadiums in Dallas, libraries at prestigious universities to creating modern retail experiences, our teams contribute architectural glass and building products to projects that shape the way people live, work, heal, learn, and play. At OBE, the work of our employees truly matters. With over 6,500 employees, we operate more than 80 manufacturing and distribution facilities in five countries. You can see some of our favorite projects here. Start your journey with OBE and help us build the future. What You'll Get to Do As 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

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