Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Micro-Cap Solutions is conducting a confidential search for an Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering and Drafting department of a rapidly growing architectural millwork and commercial interiors manufacturer. This leadership role involves overseeing the engineering team, driving quality and continuous improvement, and ensuring accurate engineering deliverables aligned with project schedules.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Engineering and Drafting team
- Establish departmental priorities, performance expectations, and accountability
- Balance workloads and develop team members through coaching and performance management
- Foster a culture of urgency, ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
- Oversee engineering activities from approved submittals through fabrication release
- Ensure production drawings are complete, accurate, and fabrication-ready
- Drive consistency in drafting standards, engineering practices, and detailing methods
- Simplify complex projects into efficient, buildable solutions
- Develop and implement engineering standards, SOPs, and quality review procedures
- Monitor engineering workflows, priorities, and bottlenecks
- Identify and resolve issues before they impact production, schedules, or profitability
- Build scalable systems that improve throughput, consistency, and overall department performance
- Partner closely with Project Management, Production, Purchasing, and Field Operations
- Improve constructability, fabrication efficiency, and engineering execution across projects
- Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization
- Serve as the department's technical expert for engineering methods and fabrication processes
- Provide technical guidance on complex projects and mentor engineering staff
- Drive standardization and best practices across the engineering function
- Act as the final technical escalation point for engineering-related issues
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in architectural millwork, casework, woodworking, manufacturing, construction, or a related industry
- Previous experience leading engineering, drafting, design, or technical teams
- Strong understanding of shop drawings, fabrication processes, construction documents, and project execution
- Experience developing engineering standards, workflows, and departmental processes
- Experience with AutoCAD required
- Proven ability to coach teams, drive accountability, and improve operational performance
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Architectural millwork or commercial interiors experience strongly preferred
- Experience with Cabinet Vision, AlphaCAM, and ERP/MRP systems (Innergy preferred) is strongly preferred
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