Design Manager | Everett, WA

Design Manager

Build your future with Dogwood Industries! Dogwood Industries is at the forefront of designing and manufacturing Pre-engineered Panelized Relocatable Metal Buildings, delivering industry leading solutions for mission-critical projects across industrial and DoD markets. Through a precise blend of manufacturing and construction, we build high-performance, rapidly deployable structures that keep critical missions moving forward. Our team provides leadership in the design process that transforms the way our clients work by delivering buildings as equipment solutions in harsh environments around the world. If you are motivated by innovation, thrive in a fast-paced setting, and want to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the building industry, we'd love to speak with you!

Dogwood Industries is seeking a hands-on Design Manager to lead our growing Design and Engineering teams. This is a critical leadership position responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of our engineered-to-order solutions, from initial design concepts through release to manufacturing. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of strong technical aptitude, team leadership, and project execution experience in a fast-paced, custom manufacturing environment. As Dogwood continues to scale, this role will be central to building standardized processes, developing our design and engineering talent, and ensuring successful delivery of structures for Dogwood's customers.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Development
• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team of Design Engineers and CAD Designers
• Set clear expectations, coach and develop team members, and conduct performance reviews
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and solutions-oriented culture across the team
• Allocate resources and prioritize tasks to balance production and engineering needs
• Design & Engineering
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in engineering and detailing output across all product lines
• Standardize modeling practices, BOM development, drawing packages, and metadata management using systems and tools
• Drive the development and enforcement of SOPs, modeling libraries, and best practices for engineering documentation
• Support ERP integration by ensuring designs and BOMs are structured for clean data flow and repeatability
• Project Execution
• Partner with the Master Project Scheduler and Project Managers to coordinate drawing release schedules and technical deliverables
• Ensure engineering and design deliverables align with project milestones and factory production timelines
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues during design, manufacturing, and field installation phases
• Maintain visibility on all active projects to reduce delays, drawing changes, and production bottlenecks
• Process & Systems Improvement
• Accountable for the engineering exceptions, design revisions, and continuous improvement pipeline
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders (Production, Projects, Procurement, Quality) to eliminate waste and improve handoffs
• Champion initiatives to improve training, onboarding, and standardization across the team
• Oversee the implementation and ongoing development of design/engineering metrics to drive data-driven decisions

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in design engineering or detailing in an engineered-to-order or custom manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing technical or design teams
• Proficiency with SolidWorks, PDM/Vault, and/or AutoCAD; experience managing drawing standards an