Fieldpiece Instruments
Engineering Manager - Hybrid
Fieldpiece Instruments, Orange, California, United States, 92613
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Fieldpiece Instruments Fieldpiece Instruments is hiring an
Engineering Manager
to provide strategic direction, oversee R&D policies and workflows, manage a cross-functional and matrixed engineering team, build organizational capabilities and capacity, and manage the engineering budget. The Manager fosters a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-centric innovation while mentoring talent and managing strategic supplier relationships to support corporate growth objectives.
The ideal candidate brings over 10 years of R&D product development experience with a strong technical / engineering background. You excel at developing engineers and ensuring the team is efficiently resourced on various product development projects to bring maximum results. Youve created and managed budgets and worked effectively with ODMs and other strategic suppliers. Finally, you bring decisive, empathic leadership to a people-first, collaborative environment. This position requires up to 25% travel.
Fieldpiece is a thriving team of innovators - committed to pushing boundaries and celebrating curiosity. Weve been providing HVACR professionals with rugged, feature-rich tools like meters, manifolds, leak detectors, and more since 1990. Fieldpiece leads the industry in the way we think, work, collaborate, and remain laser-focused on creating products that empower HVACR professionals today and tomorrow. If you thrive in an environment where challenges are embraced, ambiguity fuels innovation, and relationships are built on trust and transparencythis is your opportunity.
As one of the
Best Places to Work in SoCal (2023 & 2024),
were proud of our people-first culture and Hire to Retire philosophy. We offer a hybrid (3 days onsite), flexible work schedule, a kitchen full of snacks to keep you charged throughout the day and a unique, onsite music room with complimentary guitar and piano lessons.
What Youll Do
Promote a productive, growth-oriented R&D culture focused on innovation, quality, user experience, and customer needs. Develop engineering capabilities and capacity aligned with company strategy. Manage and mentor matrixed engineering teams embedded in cross-functional product development, ensure resource alignment, utilization, and accountability. Demonstrate empathetic, decisive leadership that supports employee growth and well-being and organizational effectiveness. Optimize R&D operations and apply Lean tools to enhance productivity and execution. Implement efficient, cost-effective workflows that support high-quality, timely product delivery. Resolve engineering, customer, supplier, and quality issues with urgency and effectiveness. Develop and manage the R&D budget to ensure optimal resource allocation across multiple simultaneous projects. Build and maintain strong ODM and strategic supplier relationships to expand development capabilities. Be a talent magnet. Cultivate and retain a high-performing team that demonstrates grit and resilience to meet commitments despite roadblocks and consistently delivers outstanding results.
What You Bring
Bachelors degree in STEM or related field; Masters or MBA preferred. 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including managing cross-functional and matrixed teams in an R&D environment. Proven experience leading NPD initiatives and managing ODM/strategic supplier relationships. Expertise in budgeting, resource planning, and performance management. Strategic mindset with strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills across technical and business functions. Proficient in MS Office and project management tools; experienced with Lean product development practices. Ability to travel up to 25% nationally and internationally.
Excellent benefits!
Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting. Healthcare premiums are subsidized 80% for you and your family with HSA and FSA options. Supplemental Term Life, Employee Assistance Programs (EAD), and more. Hire to Retire philosophy that includes personal career development plans. Onsite music program with lessons from guitar, piano and voice coaches. And more!
The California base annual salary range for this role is currently $160,000-190,000 plus bonus. Pay scales are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. We can share more information about our bonus program and benefits during the hiring process.
EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability
Our values drive everything we do and our culture.
We are a TRIBE.
Our collective growth starts with individual growth.
We are fully engaged and empowered, collaborating to achieve our common mission.
Our people are central in making Fieldpiece the best place we will work, ever.
We do the UPFRONT HOMEWORK.
We are prepared before coming together to move forward effectively.
We begin with the end in mind by understanding The Why upfront, visualizing, researching, and acting.
We address obstacles head-on with creativity, grit and tenacity, while having fun along the way.
We deliver the RIGHT STUFF.
We deliver innovative solutions by seeing the world through the eyes of our customers.
Our culture of purposeful critical thinking leads to greatness now, rather than perfection never.
We earn TRUST.
We prove our credibility, reliability, and genuine interest in others to build lasting relationships.
Our tribe, partners, end users, suppliers and channel partners can rely on us to listen, act with integrity, and deliver quality.
We are LEAN.
We never stop searching for a better way.
We get started, fail fast, and move forward.
Our actions deliver valuable results.
We leave our EGO at the door.
We are unconcerned to be judged by the questions we ask.
With humility, we value and pursue ideas and feedback from everyone.
Our personal success is derived from the tribes success.
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Engineering Manager
role at
Fieldpiece Instruments Join to apply for the
Engineering Manager
role at
Fieldpiece Instruments Fieldpiece Instruments is hiring an
Engineering Manager
to provide strategic direction, oversee R&D policies and workflows, manage a cross-functional and matrixed engineering team, build organizational capabilities and capacity, and manage the engineering budget. The Manager fosters a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-centric innovation while mentoring talent and managing strategic supplier relationships to support corporate growth objectives.
The ideal candidate brings over 10 years of R&D product development experience with a strong technical / engineering background. You excel at developing engineers and ensuring the team is efficiently resourced on various product development projects to bring maximum results. Youve created and managed budgets and worked effectively with ODMs and other strategic suppliers. Finally, you bring decisive, empathic leadership to a people-first, collaborative environment. This position requires up to 25% travel.
Fieldpiece is a thriving team of innovators - committed to pushing boundaries and celebrating curiosity. Weve been providing HVACR professionals with rugged, feature-rich tools like meters, manifolds, leak detectors, and more since 1990. Fieldpiece leads the industry in the way we think, work, collaborate, and remain laser-focused on creating products that empower HVACR professionals today and tomorrow. If you thrive in an environment where challenges are embraced, ambiguity fuels innovation, and relationships are built on trust and transparencythis is your opportunity.
As one of the
Best Places to Work in SoCal (2023 & 2024),
were proud of our people-first culture and Hire to Retire philosophy. We offer a hybrid (3 days onsite), flexible work schedule, a kitchen full of snacks to keep you charged throughout the day and a unique, onsite music room with complimentary guitar and piano lessons.
What Youll Do
Promote a productive, growth-oriented R&D culture focused on innovation, quality, user experience, and customer needs. Develop engineering capabilities and capacity aligned with company strategy. Manage and mentor matrixed engineering teams embedded in cross-functional product development, ensure resource alignment, utilization, and accountability. Demonstrate empathetic, decisive leadership that supports employee growth and well-being and organizational effectiveness. Optimize R&D operations and apply Lean tools to enhance productivity and execution. Implement efficient, cost-effective workflows that support high-quality, timely product delivery. Resolve engineering, customer, supplier, and quality issues with urgency and effectiveness. Develop and manage the R&D budget to ensure optimal resource allocation across multiple simultaneous projects. Build and maintain strong ODM and strategic supplier relationships to expand development capabilities. Be a talent magnet. Cultivate and retain a high-performing team that demonstrates grit and resilience to meet commitments despite roadblocks and consistently delivers outstanding results.
What You Bring
Bachelors degree in STEM or related field; Masters or MBA preferred. 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including managing cross-functional and matrixed teams in an R&D environment. Proven experience leading NPD initiatives and managing ODM/strategic supplier relationships. Expertise in budgeting, resource planning, and performance management. Strategic mindset with strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills across technical and business functions. Proficient in MS Office and project management tools; experienced with Lean product development practices. Ability to travel up to 25% nationally and internationally.
Excellent benefits!
Matching 401k up to 4% with immediate vesting. Healthcare premiums are subsidized 80% for you and your family with HSA and FSA options. Supplemental Term Life, Employee Assistance Programs (EAD), and more. Hire to Retire philosophy that includes personal career development plans. Onsite music program with lessons from guitar, piano and voice coaches. And more!
The California base annual salary range for this role is currently $160,000-190,000 plus bonus. Pay scales are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members. We can share more information about our bonus program and benefits during the hiring process.
EOE AA M/F/Veteran/Disability
Our values drive everything we do and our culture.
We are a TRIBE.
Our collective growth starts with individual growth.
We are fully engaged and empowered, collaborating to achieve our common mission.
Our people are central in making Fieldpiece the best place we will work, ever.
We do the UPFRONT HOMEWORK.
We are prepared before coming together to move forward effectively.
We begin with the end in mind by understanding The Why upfront, visualizing, researching, and acting.
We address obstacles head-on with creativity, grit and tenacity, while having fun along the way.
We deliver the RIGHT STUFF.
We deliver innovative solutions by seeing the world through the eyes of our customers.
Our culture of purposeful critical thinking leads to greatness now, rather than perfection never.
We earn TRUST.
We prove our credibility, reliability, and genuine interest in others to build lasting relationships.
Our tribe, partners, end users, suppliers and channel partners can rely on us to listen, act with integrity, and deliver quality.
We are LEAN.
We never stop searching for a better way.
We get started, fail fast, and move forward.
Our actions deliver valuable results.
We leave our EGO at the door.
We are unconcerned to be judged by the questions we ask.
With humility, we value and pursue ideas and feedback from everyone.
Our personal success is derived from the tribes success.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Director Employment type
Employment type
Full-time Job function
Job function
Engineering and Management Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, Retail Appliances, Electrical, and Electronic Equipment, and HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Fieldpiece Instruments by 2x Inferred from the description for this job
Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Disability insurance Get notified when a new job is posted. Sign in to set job alerts for Engineering Manager roles.
Sr. Director, Mechanical Engineering - Automation & Robotics
Irvine, CA $200,000.00-$260,000.00 1 week ago Irvine, CA $175,000.00-$190,000.00 1 week ago Irvine, CA $180,000.00-$250,000.00 2 days ago Irvine, CA $166,600.00-$333,100.00 1 week ago Irvine, CA $180,000.00-$250,000.00 3 weeks ago Irvine, CA $166,600.00-$333,100.00 2 days ago Tustin, CA $163,070.00-$285,273.00 1 month ago Irvine, CA $178,400.00-$376,700.00 2 days ago Irvine, CA $187,000.00-$265,000.00 2 weeks ago Irvine, CA $111,014.00-$127,000.16 4 months ago Newport Beach, CA $147,000.00-$170,000.00 3 days ago Senior Manager of Engineering Operations
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Fountain Valley, CA $118,650.00-$182,710.00 3 days ago Engineering Manager (Assigned to Water Resources), Full-time
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