Engineering Manager - Northern California

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

Responsible for leading and developing a team of engineers to meet productivity targets while maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Provides engineering guidance and expertise to an engineering team composed of Component Designers, Engineering Interns, and possibly Professional Engineers.

• Effective leadership of an engineering team.
• Mentor team members and promote their professional growth.
• Discuss projects with other Supervisors or Engineers for compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Review customer and/ or Product Management Team’s specified parameters for building components.
• Create and review parameters against engineering standards.
• Discuss design modifications and review appropriate design methodologies with customers and/ or Product Management Team.
• Assist customers and/ or Product Management Team in troubleshooting issues and design problems.
• Resolve customer and/ or Product Management Team complaints.
• Maintain harmony among workers and resolve grievances.
• Help assigned customers to engineers and manage workload among engineers.
• Answer technical questions from customers and employees.
• Support development of procedures and methods to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.

• Professional development of team members, guiding, coaching, and providing constructive feedback to help them reach their full potential.
• Create a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages collaboration and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Empower team members to excel in their roles.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
• 4+ Years of related engineering experience required.
• Experience leading projects and/or initiatives required.
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may substitute on a year‑for‑year basis.
• Licensed Professional Engineer – any State Board preferred.

• Good understanding of statics and strengths of materials.
• Accuracy – ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Active listening – ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
• Technical skills – solid engineering/technical skills, including attention to detail.
• Safety – outstanding safety record and adherence to all safety policies and procedures.
• Quality – demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness, monitor own work to ensure quality, apply feedback to improve performance, and seek ways to improve and promote quality.
• Quantity – meet productivity standards without compromising quality of work, strive to increase productivity, keep waste down, and complete work in a timely manner.
• Dependability – take responsibility for own actions, follow instructions, and respond to management directions.
• Initiative – readily volunteer, undertake self‑development activities, seek increased responsibilities, take independent action, and ask for and offer assistance whenever needed.
• Attendance during regular work hours and overtime as required.
• Ability to interact professionally with others, including co‑workers, vendors, and customers.

• 5% of time traveling as needed.

This role is performed in an office environment where a computer, telephone, and other office equipment are used as needed to perform the duties of the role.

• Generous time off including Paid Time Off, 13 annual holidays, and volunteer time off.
• Day One Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Family‑friendly benefits including Paid Caregiver Leave, Paid Parental Leave, and Adoption Reimbursement.
• Performance/Incentive bonuses.
• Career advancement, training opportunities, Employee Resource Groups, and tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement programs including matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing.
• Employer‑paid short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• myFlexPay partner – allows you to track, manage, and access your pay anytime.

MiTek is an E‑Verify and Drug and Tobacco‑Free Workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer; and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or transgender status), age (40 and over), genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.