Engineering Manager

Synectics Inc.; Cornelius (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Synectics Inc. in North Carolina seeks a senior Structural Engineering Lead to mentor an engineering team, plan workloads and oversee design reviews for solar racking systems.

You will drive product and component improvements, ensure compliance with ASCE, AISC, and related codes, and collaborate with cross-functional partners including manufacturing and procurement. The role requires hands-on analysis using RISA or equivalent, proficiency with AutoCAD/SolidWorks, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in engineering with leadership experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers or technical staff.
• Strong fundamentals in wind, snow loading, connections and foundations.
• Experience with RISA or similar software and CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the engineering team with workload planning and performance expectations.
• Advance capabilities in structural analysis, member and connection design, and product ownership.
• Set goals for quality, throughput, and on-time delivery; build bench strength.
• Maintain design-review and QC practices; ensure drawings, calculations, and BOMs are release-ready.
• Provide technical direction for solar ground-mount and roof-mount racking systems.
• Perform and review structural analysis using RISA; verify deflections and foundation reactions.
• Ensure compliance with ASCE 7, AISC, AISI S100, ASTM, IBC, UL and other codes.
• Drive product and component improvements to optimize performance and cost.
• Lead engineering improvements from concept to release with feedback incorporation.
• Maintain and improve engineering standards, calculators, load tables, and libraries.

Skills

Leadership, team

Structural analysis

RISA

AutoCAD

Communication

Excel

Education

B.S. Structural Eng

Tools

RISA

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the engineering team, including workload planning, performance expectations, technical development and design review.
• Build team capability beyond drafting by developing engineers in structural analysis, member and connection design, engineering judgment and product ownership.
• Establish goals and metrics for quality, throughput, on-time delivery and rework while building bench strength across critical engineering capabilities.
• Maintain strong design-review and quality-control practices and ensure drawings, calculations, Bills of Materials and permitting packages are accurate and ready for release.
• Provide technical direction for Solar's ground-mount and roof-mount racking systems, including array configuration, spans, bracing, member selection, connections and foundations.
• Perform and review structural analysis using RISA or equivalent software, including loading, member capacity, connections, deflection and foundation reactions.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable ASCE 7, AISC, AISI S100, ASTM, IBC, UL and other relevant codes and standards.
• Lead product and component improvements that optimize structural performance, steel usage, part count, manufacturability, installation efficiency and total installed cost.
• Drive engineering improvements from concept through analysis, validation, documentation and release, incorporating feedback from installers, vendors and customers.
• Maintain and improve engineering standards, calculators, load tables, span charts, section libraries and other technical tools.

Engineering Leadership & Technical Oversight

• Lead, coach and develop the engineering team, including workload planning, performance expectations, technical development and design review.
• Build team capability beyond drafting by developing engineers in structural analysis, member and connection design, engineering judgment and product ownership.
• Establish goals and metrics for quality, throughput, on-time delivery and rework while building bench strength across critical engineering capabilities.
• Maintain strong design-review and quality-control practices and ensure drawings, calculations, Bills of Materials and permitting packages are accurate and ready for release.

Structural Design & Product Innovation

• Provide technical direction for Solar's ground-mount and roof-mount racking systems, including array configuration, spans, bracing, member selection, connections and foundations.
• Perform and review structural analysis using RISA or equivalent software, including loading, member capacity, connections, deflection and foundation reactions.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable ASCE 7, AISC, AISI S100, ASTM, IBC, UL and other relevant codes and standards.
• Lead product and component improvements that optimize structural performance, steel usage, part count, manufacturability, installation efficiency and total installed cost.
• Drive engineering improvements from concept through analysis, validation, documentation and release, incorporating feedback from installers, vendors and customers.
• Maintain and improve engineering standards, calculators, load tables, span charts, section libraries and other technical tools.

Cross-Functional & Manufacturing Support

• Serve as a senior technical partner to Sales, Project Management, Procurement and Operations, supporting feasibility reviews, technical solutions, RFIs and field issues.
• Work directly with customers, AHJs, inspectors, Professional Engineers of Record and third-party engineers to resolve technical questions and support project approvals.
• Partner with manufacturing and fabrication vendors on design for manufacturability, material selection, tolerances, forming, fabrication and coating requirements.
• Evaluate material, sourcing and design alternatives based on structural performance, cost, availability, compliance and durability.
• Develop scalable engineering processes, identify opportunities for automation and use field issues, quality data and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience with demonstrated technical, project, and people leadership.
• Experience leading, mentoring or developing engineers or technical professionals.
• Strong structural engineering fundamentals, including wind and snow loading, member and connection design, deflection criteria and foundation reactions.
• Experience with RISA or comparable structural analysis software and AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks or similar design tools.
• Ability to balance hands-on technical work with team leadership and business considerations such as cost, schedule, risk and customer needs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain and defend technical decisions across engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to improve products, designs or engineering processes.
• Experience with solar racking, renewable energy, structural steel, cold-formed steel or other engineered-product environment.
• Commercial and/or utility-scale solar experience.
• Product development, value engineering and design-for-manufacturing experience.
• Experience with ground-mount foundations, roll-formed steel, fabrication processes and/or coating systems.
• Engineering automation experience using advanced Excel, VBA, iLogic, parametric modeling or similar tools.
• EIT or PE licensure.