[Remote] Engineering Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CRH is a leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions throughout North America. The Engineering Manager will lead a team of Product Engineers to enhance and commercialize product lines, ensuring high-quality design outcomes and continuous improvement in engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• 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
• 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
• 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)

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
• 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

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