What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Director position at Phillips & Temro?
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 :
- Directly develops and executes annual product development plans and identifies annual initiatives and programs to support business strategies.
- Oversees all product design, testing and validation and makes professional judgments with respect to results.
- Keeps informed as to developments in competitive product offerings, and in material and technical advancements as they apply to the company.
- Responsible for maintaining and advancing technical relationships with customers and technical service suppliers. Provides technical assistance, with respect to product application, to internal and external marketing representatives and customers.
- Establishes standards, policies, processes and benchmarks for the engineering team.
- Evaluates technical information infrastructure and makes recommendations to improve and optimize. Provides leadership for Product Development in making decisions on and setting priorities for new products or changes to existing products.
- Responsible for the design of new products that satisfy all performance requirements and meet or exceed the required financial performance of PTI. In addition, responsible for the modification and improvement of existing products.
- Oversees the project engineering team as they lead cross-functional teams through all phases of product development and release. Ensures that product design meets expectations (i.e. reliability, aesthetics, customer requirements, regulatory requirements etc.).
- Owns and completes continuous improvements to the Engineering Change Notice release process.
- Establishes annual operating budget and manages against that budget.
- Responsible for the ongoing management and development of assigned employees through coaching and training to produce a high-performing organization. Determines staffing and skill requirements to meet organization needs and implements plans to satisfy those requirements.
COMPETENCIES :
QUALIFICATIONS :
Experience
Required :
Preferred :
Education
Required :
Preferred :
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred :
Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.
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