Engineering Director

Phillips Temro Inc Engineering Director Eden Prairie, Minnesota Apply Now

Description

SUMMARY: Under the direction of the VP Engineering and Operations, the Engineering Director is responsible for the planning, organizing and directing the engineering and project management functions.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Directly develops and executes annual product development plans and identifies annual initiatives and programs to support business strategies.
2. Oversees all product design, testing and validation and makes professional judgments with respect to results.
3. Keeps informed as to developments in competitive product offerings and in material and technical advancements as they apply to the company.
4. Responsible for maintaining and advancing technical relationships with customers and technical service suppliers.
5. Provides technical assistance, with respect to product application, to internal and external marketing representatives and customers.
6. Establishes standards, policies, processes and benchmarks for the engineering team.
7. Evaluates technical information infrastructure and makes recommendations to improve and optimize.
8. Provides leadership for Product Development in making decisions on and setting priorities for new products or changes to existing products.
9. Responsible for the design of new products that satisfy all performance requirements and meet or exceed the required financial performance of PTI.
10. Responsible for the modification and improvement of existing products.
11. Oversees the project engineering team as they lead cross-functional teams through all phases of product development and release.
12. Ensures that product design meets expectations (i.e., reliability, aesthetics, customer requirements, regulatory requirements, etc.).
13. Owns and completes continuous improvements to the Engineering Change Notice release process.
14. Establishes annual operating budget and manages against that budget.
15. Responsible for the ongoing management and development of assigned employees through coaching and training to produce a high-performing organization.
16. Determines staffing and skill requirements to meet organization needs and implements plans to satisfy those requirements.

COMPETENCIES:

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
2. Excellent organizational skills and interpersonal skills, including ability to resolve disputes and observe confidentiality.
3. Ability to use PC and widely used software packages, e.g., spreadsheets (Excel), word processing (MS Word), SharePoint.
4. Ability to recruit, retain, coach and build a high performing technical team.
5. Ability to meet deadlines; accomplish work in order of priority; professionally maintain composure and effectiveness under pressure and changing conditions.
6. Ability to learn new duties and adjust to new situations encountered on the job within a reasonable amount of time.
7. Ability to negotiate conflict and maintain constructive working relationships with people at all levels of an organization (both inside and outside the company).

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. B.S. Engineering; advanced degree preferred.
2. Minimum 10 years experience in product development and/or project management.
3. Seven years supervisory or management experience.
4. Background in Diesel Engine Technology preferred.

Education: Masters (preferred), Bachelors of Engineering (required)

Experience: 10 years: Product development and/or project management (required), 7 years: Technical supervisory or management experience (required), Background in Diesel Engine Technology preferred. (preferred)

Licenses & Certifications: Project Mgmt Prof Cert (preferred)

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.