Engineering Manager
Infrastructure Products Group
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Dallas, Texas, United States | Detroit, Michigan, United States
Job ID: 525973
Exempt
Job SummaryThe Engineering Manager leads a team of Product Engineers focused on the design, enhancement, and commercialization of Oldcastle Infrastructure's product lines across multiple brand categories.
This role is best suited for a working engineering leader who combines strong technical depth with the ability to develop people, drive execution, and influence cross-functional outcomes. The successful candidate will be a technical leader, capable of guiding engineering work while elevating team capability.
In addition to overseeing day-to-day engineering execution, this role leads strategic projects and customer-driven initiatives, ensuring alignment across engineering, operations, and commercial teams. The Engineering Manager is accountable for delivering high-quality product design outcomes that meet business, regulatory, and customer expectations, while continuously improving engineering processes and effectiveness.
Job Location- This position will be remote in the United States.
Job ResponsibilitiesTeam Leadership & People Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop Product Engineers, focusing on building technical depth, accountability, and career growth.
- Act as a technical leader, providing hands-on guidance while scaling team capability.
- Drive workload prioritization, performance management, and consistent delivery of high-quality engineering output.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team environment aligned with company values.
Project & Technical Oversight
- Take ownership of strategic, high-visibility engineering projects, driving execution clarity, pace, and accountability.
- Contribute to new product development (NPD) initiatives- while applying a structured product development approach (stage-gate or equivalent) to manage progression from concept to commercialization.
- Support the full product lifecycle, including enhancements, cost reductions, and sustainment engineering.
- Lead execution of product design, prototyping, validation, and regulatory approval activities.
- Serve as the technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges, with a practical understanding of manufacturing constraints.
- Ensure engineering deliverables meet applicable standards, quality expectations, and customer requirements.
Cross-Functional Alignment & Process Improvement
- Champion scalable processes, including design control, ECM/ECO, and NPD governance where applicable.
- Drive improvements in engineering workflows, documentation quality, and design standards.
- Partner with Operations to support production readiness, tooling development, and manufacturability.
- Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing to provide technical support for customer-facing activities.
- Apply lean principles to improve efficiency, quality, and repeatability across engineering.
Customer & Field Engagement
- Engage with customers, job sites, and industry events to provide technical expertise and gather feedback.
- Act as a technical representative of the company in external engagements when required.
Job Requirements- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of hands-on product development experience with physically manufactured products.
- Prior mentorship, project leadership, or informal supervisory experience required.
- PE/PEng preferred.
- Proficient in 3D modeling & PDM/Vault systems (Inventor and SolidWorks preferred).
- Experience reviewing or performing simulation work (FEA & CFD would be beneficial).
- Strong knowledge of industry standards such as SCTE, AAHSTO, UL & Telcordia.
- Experience with manufacturing processes such as structural foam molding, injection molding, and assembly-line production.
- Experience with ERP systems, product setup, BOM management, and SKU creation.
- Knowledge of DFMA, FMEA, tolerance stack analysis, and lean principles.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate engineering deliverables across multiple stakeholders and functions.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with ability to convey technical information clearly across levels.
- Strong organizational capability, including management of multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Growth-oriented leadership mindset with a passion for developing talent and improving processes.
- Ability to lead high-impact initiatives with cross-functional teams, balancing engineering rigor with customer responsiveness and commercial considerations.
- Mobility to work effectively in an office environment with standard equipment.
- Ability to lift and carry products or samples up to 40 pounds.
- Capability to work in manufacturing environments with exposure to noise, dust, and varying temperatures.
- Ability to wear required PPE and enforce safety standards.
- Occasional travel (up to 20%) within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Compensation - Base salary range of $105,000-120,000 per year
- Bonus opportunity 15%
- 401(k) plan / group retirement savings program
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
What CRH Offers You- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
