At Restaurant Technologies, we’re all in for each other, our customers, and the impact our work makes every day. As a Principal Engineer, you will help drive that impact by leading the design and integration of fleet, depot, and customer facing systems that must perform safely and reliably at scale. This role is critical to a growing organization focused on innovation—where engineering solutions directly improve operational efficiency, prevent spills, protect people, and reduce environmental impact. You’ll work cross-functionally to turn data and field insight into practical designs that make a measurable difference.
Location and Travel
This position is located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro area. The ideal candidate prefers to work onsite in Mendota Heights, MN, 4+ days per week. We offer flexible work arrangements including flexibility for occasional work from home. This position can expect domestic travel up to 10% travel.
Compensation
The base salary range for this position is $145,000 - $165,000 annually, plus a 15% bonus opportunity. Please note that the base salary will vary within this range and is based on candidate experience and qualifications and market conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own reliability and performance for fleet systems, depot load/unload equipment, and depot tank systems.
- Improve truck and depot loading equipment to increase loading efficiency.
- Improve truck equipment to speed up customer fills and removals.
- Lead integration of truck, depot, and store equipment into a single operating system.
- Ensure new fleet trucks are compatible with depot and store equipment.
- Design solutions to prevent customer tank overflows (tank design, sensors, and safeguards).
- Improve truck tank systems and coupling processes for depot/store loading.
- Troubleshoot depot tank level measurement systems and perform root-cause analysis.
- Use IT/operations data to identify trends and convert findings into engineering requirements and designs.
- Partner with leaders to set priorities and break work into actionable plans.
- Incorporates safety principles, risk analysis, and operational considerations into equipment design to protect customers, employees, and assets.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required; emphasis in mechanical engineering or related field preferred.
- Experience: 10+ years of engineering experience with some understanding or experience in the following: Solid modeling (i.e.CREO or SolidWorks); Manufacturing techniques such as metal forming, machining, plastic molding and forming, and fabrication; Basic electrical and electronic circuits; Basic fluid mechanics such as hydraulic circuits and flow equations.
- Experience managing teams (preferably engineering teams) OR Engineering skills widely recognized within or outside an organization as unique and proven to deliver business results.
- Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office products and CAD products.
- Hands-on Engineering: Experience building prototypes, testing setups, and vetting design concepts by participating in initial installations
- Leadership Abilities: Proven ability to mentor and influence peers and take initiative without direct authority
- Customer Service: Manages and responds promptly to internal and external customer needs; Solicits internal customer feedback to improve products and service
- Communication: Communicates clearly, actively listens; responds to questions in a timely and effective manner.
- Dependability: Takes responsibility for work and decisions; operates with appropriate autonomy while remaining open to feedback and direction; consistently meets commitments and collaborates effectively.
- Motivation: Sets and achieves goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Holds self to a high standard of excellence.
- Data Driven Decision Making: Synthesizes complex or diverse information and research data; leverages data to identify gaps and drive decisions.
- Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Travel: Ability to travel overnight required (up to 10%).
Inclusive Employer
At Restaurant Technologies, we celebrate diversity, believe in equity, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; we’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.”
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us by email at [email protected] or call 1-888-796-4997.
Restaurant Technologies is a Military & Veteran friendly company.
Culture & Benefits
Our employees are the foundation of our success and we take care of them! Our comprehensive benefits include professional development, competitive health care coverage, incentives and a healthy work and life balance. We’ve cultivated an award-winning workplace for driven team members who enjoy a fast pace and rapid growth balanced by a flexible and supportive environment. We’ve earned recognition as a “Best Place to Work,” by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal along with The Minnesota Work Life Champions Award while consistently earning a spot on Minnesota’s Fastest Growing Companies list. In addition, we’ve earned numerous awards from our customer base who consider Restaurant Technologies a valued strategic partner.
Who We Are
Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. Our solution is environmentally sound, highly efficient and creates a safer, more productive work environment for restaurant personnel. With over 35,000 existing customers we are an established, profitable mid-sized company poised for double-digit growth in the coming year. We are headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with a growing number of sites strategically located across the U.S. serving over 41 metropolitan markets.
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What We Do
Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of commercial kitchen solutions for nearly 40,000 customers nationwide. Since 1999, its Total Oil Management and AutoMist® solutions help “Control the Kitchen Chaos” for quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, and more. By automating the hardest tasks in the kitchen, Restaurant Technologies improves food quality, safety, and efficiency for its customers. Total Oil Management eliminates the manual handling of cooking oil through an automated solution that delivers, stores, filters, monitors, and removes oil. Restaurant Technologies also works with renewable energy partners to recycle used cooking oil into renewable fuels for a more sustainable business. AutoMist automates hood and flue cleaning to reduce fire risk and create a cleaner, safer work environment. Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Restaurant Technologies is privately held and operates 41 depots nationwide with more than 1,400 employees. For more information, visit www.rti-inc.com, or follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X @RTIoil.
