Engineering Manager

About Us

Driven by continual innovation and trusted partnerships, ODL is a global leader in high-quality door and insulated glass solutions. For decades, our purpose has been simple: Make Your Life Better™—for our customers, our communities, and our people.

With 14 global locations and thousands of employees, ODL has been recognized as a Great Place to Work® across all countries of operation. We invest in our people, celebrate growth, and foster a culture where accountability, innovation, and excellence thrive.

The Impact You’ll Drive

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers across mechanical and product engineering disciplines
• Support both new product development and sustaining engineering efforts
• Create an environment that promotes accountability, ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Ensure role clarity, proactive career development, and continuous feedback through regular coaching and performance discussions
• Plan and manage engineering capacity and priorities to focus the team on the highest-value work

Strategic Execution & Delivery

• Translate organizational and product strategy into actionable engineering plans with clear milestones, success criteria, and measurable outcomes
• Own engineering execution to ensure commitments are met with predictable timelines and high-quality results
• Identify and remove technical and organizational blockers while improving communication and transparency
• Drive measurable improvements in launch readiness, engineering cycle time, cost, and quality performance

Operational Excellence

• Identify opportunities to improve best practices in project management, engineering workflows, and product development processes
• Partner closely with Manufacturing to improve manufacturability, scalability, and product reliability
• Provide hands-on leadership during product launches, ramp-ups, and production issue resolution
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts when issues arise
• Collaborate with product, quality, supply chain, and business stakeholders to drive shared accountability for outcomes

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product and Program teams to balance strategic priorities with execution realities
• Facilitate alignment discussions to ensure the right problems are solved with the right resources at the right time
• Communicate progress, risks, insights, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership

What Sets You Up for Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; Master’s degree a plus
• 7+ years of product engineering experience, with 2+ years preferred in a technical leadership or engineering management role
• Demonstrated success leading teams through change while improving execution discipline and delivery predictability
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across functions without direct authority
• Passion for developing people, building healthy teams, and driving toward measurable outcomes
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a manufacturing environment
• Practical experience leading engineering systems and processes, including DFMEA, DVP&R, CAD, CAE, and drawing development
• Preferred experience with 8D or A3 problem solving, use of Six Sigma tools and strong financial acumen

Work Environment

• On-site role supporting engineering and manufacturing teams
• Regular cross-functional collaboration and involvement in product launches and operational initiatives

The Value We Offer

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Prescription Plan
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Plan
• Paid Vacation and 10 Holidays
• Health Club Reimbursement
• Bonus program
• Wellness program

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re an engineering leader who thrives on developing people, driving disciplined execution, and turning strategy into high-quality products, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today and help shape the future of ODL’s engineering organization and the products that make lives better.