Responsible for managing Engineering department activities with a focus on strong leadership. Manage managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians and other personnel involved in the design and development of engineering projects. Manage direct and indirect reports to ensure both internal and external customers are satisfied with the development and delivery of products and services. Monitor and support programs and projects to the extent needed to ensure the requirements, budgets and schedules are being met. Develop and promote a rigorous engineering discipline and a culture of following best practices. Manage multiple personnel-related activities including interviewing, employee relations, department relations, training, and performance development.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage product development activities and provide direction in coordination with other departments from Business Development, Quality and Process Engineering.
• Develop vision that aligns with company goals and targets. Manage Engineering resources with focus on vision, goals and targets. Develop tactical plans to ensure achievement of company goals and targets.
• Manage Engineering budgets for programs and projects. Provide resource planning for current workload period and future workload based on Strategic Growth Plans.
• Balance Engineering staff resources, within budget constraints, to provide optimized internal and external customers satisfaction.
• Participate and support failure analysis with the focus on structured problem solving.
• Develop strategic capital expenditure budgets to ensure sufficient engineering tools and assets to achieve maximum design effectiveness and minimize design cycle time.
• Monitor weekly labor activities to ensure sufficient utilization.
• Identify and clear obstacles for direct and indirect reports.
• Participate in gated internal and external design reviews.
• Foster an atmosphere of honesty, integrity, attitude and work ethic
• Comply with and support all company policies and procedures including, equal opportunity employment practices, OSHA safety requirements and the ethical business practices policy

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work the issues and not the emotions under high pressure situations.
• Demonstrated team building and very strong leadership skills.
• Strong understanding of engineering technical issues, problem solving abilities and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze the data and conduct structured problem solving.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and strong leadership skills. Work with other engineering disciplines, including a high level of customer interface.
• Strong time management skills. Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Strong computer skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to interface with customers and suppliers and lead in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Must have strong influencing skills.
• Actively pursues opportunities to expand job-related knowledge.
• Self-motivated and goal oriented.

Education and Experience:

Minimum 7+ Years Relevant Experience

Bachelors Degree in Electrical, Computer or Mechanical Engineering

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