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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.
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As 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