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GTI Fabrication

Builds custom enclosures and modular systems

Engineering Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$141.8k - $182.3k/yr
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Buffalo, NY, USA
In Person
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • At least 8 years of progressive engineering experience with demonstrated technical depth.
  • Experience leading and developing engineers in a product design or equipment engineering environment.
  • Experience taking engineered products or equipment from design through manufacturing or production.
  • Strong understanding of design for manufacturing and ability to work directly with fabrication or production teams.
  • Ability to review technical work, troubleshoot problems, and mentor engineers.
  • Cross-functional and customer communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers.
  • Provide hands-on technical guidance and support engineers through complex design challenges.
  • Lead design reviews and ensure designs meet customer requirements, engineering standards, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
  • Support development of custom power generation, energy storage, and industrial equipment.
  • Partner with Manufacturing to resolve design, fabrication, assembly, and production issues.
  • Drive projects from concept and design through prototype, validation, release, and production.
  • Establish engineering priorities, allocate resources, and remove technical roadblocks.
  • Strengthen engineering standards, processes, documentation, and design practices.
  • Partner with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to resolve technical issues.
  • Recruit, coach, and develop engineering talent while building a high-accountability, collaborative team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with power generation, BESS (battery energy storage systems) or energy storage, packaged power equipment, generators, transformers, switchgear, turbomachinery, process equipment, modular or skid systems, or similar complex industrial equipment.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary Mechanical and Electrical Engineering teams.
  • Experience with fabricated steel structures, enclosures, piping, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) or thermal systems, controls, or electrical integration.
  • Experience in an ETO (engineer-to-order), CTO (configure-to-order), NPI (new product introduction), or high-mix/low-volume manufacturing environment.
  • Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, FEA (finite element analysis), or other relevant engineering tools.

About the company

GTI Fabrication builds custom metal enclosures and modular systems for businesses developing energy storage, data center, defense and industrial equipment. Its structures house customers' batteries, electrical controls and mechanical equipment, with designs tailored to each product's operating requirements. Customers contract with GTI to turn their designs into finished hardware, combining engineering, metal fabrication and coatings with mechanical and electrical assembly. The company fits equipment into these structures and tests the completed systems before they leave its manufacturing facilities. Founded in 2015, GTI is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

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Headquarters

Buffalo, NY

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • Customer relationships extend beyond delivery: GTI sells equipment maintenance, repairs and retrofits after manufacturing.
  • Employees get development pathways: GTI advertises training programs and routes into leadership roles on its careers page.
  • Launch work includes trial runs: GTI uses pilot production to identify manufacturing problems before full-scale output.

What critics are saying

  • International sourcing adds coordination: GTI manages customs and regional regulations across a manufacturing network spanning Asia, Europe and Mexico.
  • Goodyear inspection work is physical: GTI's second-shift quality technician posting requires occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Engineering teams answer to client specifications: GTI involves customers at every stage through final design approval.

What makes GTI Fabrication unique

  • Domestic procurement is built in: GTI manufactures U.S.-made shipping containers compliant with the Trade Agreements Act.
  • Production sites have distinct jobs: GTI's Phoenix facility integrates systems without fabrication, while Goodyear builds steel battery enclosures.
  • Quality processes carry certification: GTI identifies its organization as certified to the ISO 9001 quality management standard.

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