Director of Engineering

Job Description

Job Title: Director of Engineering

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire opportunity for Director of Engineering with our client located in Lenexa, KS.

Job Description:

• Core areas of responsibility include team leadership of hardware and software engineering and collaborating and partnering with the Product, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams.
• This role is an opportunity to impact the leading product in the market and extend success in new fast growth sectors of sustainability and hazard monitoring.
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering leadership in all aspects of the hardware, software delivery cycle, including design, build, test, deploy, and scale up both in the US and Internationally (Brazil, EMEA, Australia).
• Lead a talented engineering team across Electrical, Mechanical, Embedded Software, Web Software and Test engineering disciplines and drive multiple initiatives to success
• Collaborate with other team leaders and peers in Manufacturing/Production, Product Management, CX, Install Operations and Sales
• Manage risk and help the team navigate challenges
• Continuously drive technical, process and financial improvements.
• Interact with vendors concerning OEM components
• Establish robust product lifecycle planning, refresh and replacement cycles across all our Digital product lines
• Drive improvements in how we build software – tools, communication, and architecture
• Able to provide an overview of product offerings to interested stakeholders such as clients, team members, vendors, and channel sales partners looking to know more about the technologies we create
• Lead organizational change through the adoption of strategic technologies, architectures, best practices, and tooling in support of hardware and software development
• Coach, develop, mentor and inspire a talented team of Engineers. Conduct performance evaluations and recruit and interview new team members as required.
• Verify project and product compliance with engineering best practices, risk management and certification needs
• Maintain and update engineering department policies and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as required.
  
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• Building Relationships: You're warm, friendly, and easy to talk to. You connect well with all kinds of people, respect diverse opinions, and make a great first impression. You genuinely try to understand others and their viewpoints, building solid relationships along the way.
• Developing Team Members: You provide challenging and engaging tasks, hold regular development discussions, and are aware of each team member's career goals. You create compelling development plans, encourage growth, and are dedicated to building people up.
• Managing and Measuring Work: You clearly assign responsibilities, set clear objectives and timelines, and monitor progress and results. You adjust activities as needed to ensure strong product performance and successful on-time product launches. You have a passion for getting things done!
• Motivating Others: You create an environment where people want to do their best. You understand what motivates each person and use that to inspire them. You empower others, invite input, share ownership and accountability, and make everyone feel their work is essential. People enjoy working for and with you.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, Masters degree or equivalent preferred
• 10 years of related work experience, 5 years managerial experience
• Exposure to a wide variety of web technologies and frameworks for Enterprise – Full Stack, React, JavaScript, etc.
• Experience building scalable, cloud-based platforms – AWS, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with engineering tools like Solidworks, AutoCAD, Altium, Eagle, GIT, Bitbucket, PostMan, Fusion 360, Arena
• Experience hiring and developing a high-performing team Engineering team
• Ability to take a holistic view of product lifecycle development for large and small scale brands
• Proficient with: Word, Excel, Outlook and other typical business software packages.
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Direct Hire
• Salary Range: $200K - $225K
• Location: Lenexa, KS (Onsite – 5 days a week).
  
  
  

About Protingent: Protingent is a niche provider of top Engineering and IT talent to Software, Electronics, Medical Device, Telecom, and Aerospace companies nationwide. Protingent exists to make a positive impact and contribution to the lives of others as well as our community by providing relevant, rewarding, and exciting work opportunities for our candidates.