[Remote] Engineering Manager – Design Engineering

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PTR Global is seeking an Engineering Manager – Design Engineering to lead design engineering execution across customer projects and product lines. The role manages engineering teams, oversees design deliverables, quality, BOM and release processes, and coordinates with project management, structural engineering, manufacturing, procurement, sales engineering, and customers to ensure successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day execution of design engineering work across multiple concurrent projects
• Translate approved customer requirements, specifications, layouts, and design criteria into complete engineering deliverables
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering schedules aligned with customer approvals, procurement requirements, and manufacturing dates
• Ensure design packages, models, customer submittals, fabrication drawings, and engineering BOMs are completed accurately and on time
• Monitor scheduled versus actual completion dates and implement recovery plans when deliverables fall behind
• Identify technical, resource, and schedule risks early and escalate them with clear recommendations
• Lead technical problem-solving during design, procurement, fabrication, assembly, and installation
• Ensure engineering changes are properly evaluated, documented, approved, and communicated to affected stakeholders
• Lead, coach, and develop design engineers, designers, and engineering leads
• Assign work based on project priority, technical complexity, capacity, and individual capability
• Establish clear ownership, deadlines, and expectations for every engineering deliverable
• Conduct regular workload, project-status, and individual performance reviews
• Provide timely feedback and address performance, responsiveness, quality, or accountability concerns
• Identify skills gaps and develop appropriate training and development plans
• Support recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, and organizational development for the design engineering function
• Build a culture of urgency, technical rigor, collaboration, and ownership
• Establish and enforce consistent design practices, review procedures, checklists, and release controls
• Ensure designs comply with customer requirements, internal engineering standards, applicable codes, and manufacturing capabilities
• Confirm that structural connections and load-bearing design decisions are reviewed and approved by Structural Engineering before release
• Ensure customer comments and design changes are fully incorporated and closed before final approval
• Maintain appropriate peer-review and approval requirements based on project risk and complexity
• Reduce design errors, omissions, rework, and late-stage changes through effective front-end planning and review
• Support the standardization of designs, components, assemblies, and engineering documentation while accommodating project-specific requirements
• Ensure engineering BOMs are complete, accurate, and aligned with approved drawings and models
• Confirm that all manufactured parts, purchased components, hardware, spares, and required quantities are captured before release
• Ensure part-number requests and supporting engineering information are submitted promptly and accurately
• Coordinate with Engineering Services, Data Entry, Costing, Procurement, and plant teams to support timely BOM approval and ERP release
• Ensure revisions to drawings, BOMs, and part numbers are properly controlled and synchronized
• Support phased or preliminary releases where appropriate to protect procurement and manufacturing schedules without compromising technical control
• Investigate BOM discrepancies and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Partner with Project Management to confirm project priorities, milestones, dependencies, and delivery commitments
• Coordinate with Sales Engineering to ensure estimates, proposals, and customer scope are accurately transferred into execution
• Work with Structural Engineering to obtain required calculations, connection reviews, and technical approvals
• Engage Procurement early on long-lead, custom, or technically critical components
• Partner with Manufacturing and plant-based DFM engineers to ensure designs are safe, practical, efficient, and ready for production
• Participate in customer design-review meetings and provide clear technical updates, decisions, risks, and required actions
• Manage technical escalations constructively and drive timely resolution across functional boundaries
• Track engineering performance, including schedule adherence, first-pass approval, drawing and BOM accuracy, rework, engineering changes, and resource utilization
• Identify recurring design or process failures and lead root-cause and corrective-action activities
• Improve engineering workflows, design tools, templates, automation, and documentation standards
• Capture lessons learned and ensure they are incorporated into future projects and standard designs
• Support the Director of Design Engineering in capacity planning, resource forecasting, and execution of the department’s strategic priorities

Skills

• USC/ GC Only!
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Typically 7–10 years of progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing, fabricated-products, construction-products, or engineered-to-order environment
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering leadership or people-management experience
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex engineering projects simultaneously
• Strong understanding of design release, configuration control, engineering BOMs, manufacturing drawings, and change-management processes
• Experience working with manufacturing, procurement, project management, and customer-facing teams
• Proficiency with 3D CAD and engineering-document-management systems
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving capability
• Proven ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, project-driven environment
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to engineering quality
• Effective written, verbal, and customer-facing communication skills
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive accountability
• Practical understanding of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
• Ability to balance process improvement with project execution and delivery
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor, Vault, Revit, AutoCAD, or similar platforms
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and part-number or BOM-release processes
• Experience in data-centre infrastructure, modular construction, sheet-metal fabrication, structural systems, containment, or mechanical systems

Benefits

• This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Remote, with travel to the office in Maryland on a need basis.
• Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.
• Access to medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.”
• Supplemental options including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance.
• Ample opportunities to support the company’s community initiatives through Planet Passionate.
• Skills development through a diverse and multifaceted role, allowing employees to become more versatile and develop a broader skill set.
• Access and exposure to senior leaders and experts for learning in the role, plus mentorship for the future.
• A highly collaborative, supportive, and social team culture.

Company Overview