Oldcastle Infrastructure · 1 day ago
Engineering Manager
Madera, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$105K/yr - $120K/yr
8+ years expOldcastle Infrastructure is a leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. The Engineering Manager leads a small team of Product Engineers focused on the design, enhancement, and commercialization of product lines, ensuring high-quality product designs that meet business and customer expectations.
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Responsibilities
Supervise, mentor, and coach Product Engineers, including onboarding, skill development, and performance feedback
Assign and balance daily and weekly engineering tasks to ensure efficient execution and professional growth within the team
Conduct regular design and analysis reviews, providing technical direction and developmental feedback
Foster a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team culture
Support recruiting efforts, including interviewing, and evaluating candidates
Oversee execution of product design, design change management, prototyping, testing, validation, and regulatory approval activities
Take the engineering lead of strategic projects driven by customer needs, market opportunities, or commercial goals, ensuring high‑visibility initiatives are executed with clarity and speed
Ensure engineering deliverables meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations
Serve as a technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges including simulation, design analysis, manufacturability, and testing
Lead and support product development efforts using a stage‑gate process, ensuring structured progress from concept to commercial release
Coordinate engineering documentation as needed including SKU creation, bills of materials, part numbers, design specifications, CAD models, and PDM/Vault records
Utilize and support the use of ERP systems for SKU setup, BOM development, and configuration accuracy
Partner with Operations to support production readiness, tooling development, and process optimization
Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, and Marketing to provide elevated technical support for customer inquiries, proposals, and pre‑/post‑sales activities
Improve engineering workflows, design standards, simulation accuracy, and documentation quality
Identify and champion opportunities for innovative technologies, product improvements, and innovation across product categories
Apply and promote lean principles, contributing to efficiency improvements, waste reduction, and process discipline across engineering
Attend customer meetings, job sites, trade events, and industry engagements to provide technical expertise and gather product feedback
Gather customer input to inform product improvements and new product opportunities
Support existing product approvals and guide engineering teams through new regulatory certification processes
Qualification
Required
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
Proficient in 3D modeling & PDM/Vault systems
Experience reviewing or performing simulation work
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
Preferred
PE/PEng preferred
Proficient in Inventor and SolidWorks preferred
Experience reviewing or performing FEA & CFD would be beneficial
Benefits
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
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
Company
Oldcastle Infrastructure
Oldcastle Infrastructure future-proofs North America’s infrastructure and transform communities by protecting water, enhancing communications, transporting energy, and strengthening structures.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Sarita Panwar, MBA
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Miikka Riionheimo
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