Chief Engineer - Software

About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

The Chief Engineer – Software leads and manages the engineering team. Responsible for driving continuous improvement efforts across different engineering disciplines. Responsible for making critical decisions that have a large impact on projects and engineering initiatives. Develop and foster engineers to think innovatively, hold accountability, and process improvement on a daily basis. Provides advanced technical leadership in high level specialty research and development in accordance with engineering standards and project scope.

YOUR IMPACT:

• Lead a large engineering team consisting of Managers, Engineers, Designers, and Technicians across multiple engineering disciplines.

• Plan, direct, and coordinate business and product strategy to ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• Provide coaching and development for leaders including exposure to workforce planning, succession planning, resource allocation, horizon planning, conflict resolution, people first leadership.

• Prepare and control department budget(s), forecast operating costs of department, and direct preparation of budget requests.

• Has high level P&L responsibility.

• Understand market share and P&L for their product line - strong business acumen.

• Collaborate with functional leaders to achieve strategic initiatives.

• Ability to present and defend technical engineering decisions to Engineering leadership, Oshkosh leadership, and external customers.

• Develop engineering goals and strategic plans for their platform team or product line.

• Conduct the research the necessary to be an advocate for new technologies/products that will enable the business.

• Identify and provide potential innovative solutions to complex issues.

• Act as a key influencer in technical decisions regarding new technology.

• Collaborate in establishment of the technical base line and technical engineering vision.

• Help lead the transformation of the organization into modern approaches to development, integration, and test.

• Interface with customers/suppliers to resolve complex technical issues to provide the business with innovative, industry leading solutions.

• Provide technical mentorship to all levels of the engineering organization.

• Supply technical inspiration and leadership consultation to other engineers.

• Act as a technical advisor to Engineering leaders.

• Participate in the budgeting process to include recommending capital improvements and preparing justification data as required.

• Research, study, and proposes use of new technologies to be used in the development of new and improved products.

• Maintain effective communication with suppliers, internal and external customers, and outside resources concerning technical issues.

• Communicate project objectives to team members.

• Enforce the proper use of engineering criteria and drawing standards.

• Ensure that technical issues are resolved within the framework of company policies and procedures.

• Evaluate designs for performance, safety, and reliability.

• Create and maintain project documentation for analysis, research, and historical records.

• Perform engineering analysis to support the selection of parts, components, and materials that meet requirements.

• Perform job duties in an ethical, professional manner which is consistent with the Oshkosh Way.

• Conduct duties consistent with the Company’s mission statement, quality objectives, and defined policies and procedures.

• Provide technical assistance for prototype, pilot, and production support.

• Provide guidance to team members to ensure the appropriate engineering analysis is performed and documented.

• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, reports, and presentations.

• Able to obtain a secret security clearance as required by job duties.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Regular attendance is required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with ten (10) or more years of related experience.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS:

• Accredited Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering.

• Published articles, familiarity with JavaScript, JSON, Python, and SQL database in addition to embedded C/C .

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.

• External Contacts: Limited external contact to gather information, answer queries, or ask assistance.

• Communication Skills: Read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; Read and interpret safety rules, operating/maintenance instructions and procedure manuals; Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups; Read, analyze and interpret business manuals, technical procedures and/or government regulations: Read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.

• Decision-Making: Significant responsibility for decisions and final results, affecting more than one function or a function with multiple unites. Substantial analysis is required and many factors must be weighted before a decision can be reached.

• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Work requires the ability to plan and perform work in light of new or constantly changing problems, work from broad instruction, and deal with complex factors not easily evaluated. Decisions require considerable judgment, initiative and ingenuity in areas there is little precedent.

• Supervisory/Managerial: Recommends personnel actions (hiring, termination, pay changes). Involves scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of employees who perform similar work assignments.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Physical Demands: Frequent: Standing, Walking/Running, Sitting, Reaching, Hearing, Talking, Visual, Typing; Occasional: Driving, Fine Dexterity, Manual Dexterity; Upper Extremity Repetitive Motion; Seldom: Lifting/Carrying 25lbs., Pushing/Pulling 25llbs.

• Non-Physical Demands: Frequent: Analysis/Reasoning, Communication/Interpretation, Math/Mental Computation, Reading, Sustained Mental Activity (i.e. auditing, problem solving, grant writing, composing reports), Writing.

• Environmental Demands: Frequent: Work Alone, Frequent Task Changes, Tedious/Exacting Work; Occasional: High Volume Public Contact.

• Work Schedule: Routine shift hours. Infrequent overtime, weekend, or shift rotation.

• Demands/Deadlines: High volume and variable work demands and deadlines impose strain on routine basis or considerable stress intermittently; OR regular direct contacts with distressed individuals within the immediate work environment; and/or exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor.

Pay Range:

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Oshkosh Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Information collected regarding categories as provided by law will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

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