Engineering Director plans and directs all aspects of engineering activities and projects within an organization. Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives. Being an Engineering Director utilizes best practice engineering methods and provides expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives. Incorporates components, materials, and tools that result in cost-effective and quality output. Additionally, Engineering Director manages overall engineering budget and costs. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline. Typically reports to top management. The Engineering Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be an Engineering Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Description
Position Title: Director of Engineering
Pay Status: Exempt
Department: Engineering
Position Relationships:
Supervised By: CEO, with indirect by COO
Supervises: Design Engineer, Engineering Technician, Industrial Designer, Documentation Specialist, Configuration Specialist
Essential Functions:
· Responsible for the below for all locations.
· Provide leadership for all engineering aspects including priority, projects, processes, schedules design practices.
· Perform and oversee the following:
· For specified component, or subassembly, complete concept design, obtain and ensure issuance of preliminary drawings.
· Build and test prototypes and develop test protocols and plans.
· Participate in review meetings with all functional groups, preproduction and design reviews.
· Interface with other functional groups (including end-users and customers) regarding testing, purchasing, marketing and manufacturing activities.
· Take responsibility for coordinating release of preliminary prints in a manner (accuracy, completeness, and timeliness) that supports the project timeline.
· Take responsibility for design including test methods, reliability and risk assessment.
· Interface with third party supplier’s design team to ensure compliance with company expectations.
· Take overall responsibility for project timing (including creation and control of development schedule) and successful product completion.
· Maintain RFE process and be point contact for issuing RFE’s and distributing work assignments
· Document control to include prints, BOM, Gerber
· Review and release ECN’s, First Articles, Deviations and Specials
· Develop new product and product improvement ideas.
· Provide sustaining support to existing products helping on-going cost reduction and product improvement.
· Active leadership and team support on contract manufacturing programs.
· Work closely with production/quality team.
· Additional responsibilities as requested or required.
Requirements
Qualifications:
· Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Design or related field
· At least five 5 years of successful experience focused on product design preferred and preferably medical equipment design, bonus if medical seating.
· Experience working with engineering change process and manufacturing Bill of Materials system preferred
· Ability to utilize CAD to do layouts and detail drawings sufficient to build prototypes and convey design concepts to other functional departments.
· Solid Modeling experience required. (Solidworks preferred).
· Thorough knowledge of mechanical drafting, dimensioning and tolerance methods preferred
· Experience designing and analyzing components and subassemblies.
· Proven ability with single and multiple components manufacturing techniques including sheet metal bending, metal stamping, fabrication, extruding, injection molding, and blow molding.
· Intermediate PC knowledge including Windows applications (Word/Excel/Access/Projects).
· Proven attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
· Ability to establish working relationships within cross-functional teams.
· Must have effective communication skills.
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