Director of Engineering

Seolta Holdings, LLC seeks a versatile Sr Manager of Engineering to work in conjunction with the CEO to develop and implement an engineering strategy which is crucial to our continued growth and success. This position requires a visionary mindset and bold design experience in luxury boat building. Must lead a high performing team to be effective, efficient, and productive.

This position is responsible for the management of the engineering department with build efficiency and design manufacturing in the forefront. In addition, this position is responsible for designing our next generation of yacht models.

Role and Responsibilities

• Designing and Implementing plans for marine vessels, structures, and components
• Creating and developing design sketches and digital models using CAD software
• Conducting feasibility studies and risk assessments on proposed designs
• Ensuring that designs comply with marine regulations and safety standards
• Working closely with engineers to ensure optimal functionality and efficiency of designs
• Evaluating the performance of marine vessels and structures, identifying problems, and making necessary modifications
• Performing physical testing on models and prototypes to verify design
• Documenting design process, specifications, and test results for future reference and maintenance

• Collaborating with construction teams to oversee the building process
• Continually updating knowledge on latest marine technology, trends, and regulations
• Ensure effective professional development, performance management, and retention.
• Adhere to company, federal, state, and local business requirements, enforcing compliance and acting when necessary.
• Analyze internal operations and identify areas of process enhancement.
• Develop actionable business strategies and plans that ensure alignment with short-term and long-term objectives developed in tandem with the CEO.
• Directly oversee Production and Engineering and partner with the CEO on sales management to budget for sufficient investment capital to achieve growth targets over the near term.
• Aggressively manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the company achieves investor targets relative to growth and profitability.
• Monitor performance with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting.
• Maintain and build trusted relationships with key customers, clients, partners, stakeholders, management team, and employees.

• Bachelors degree in engineering or related field.
• Five (5) plus years experience in leadership positions.
• Must have excellent leadership skills, business acumen and ability to effectively manage, lead and supervise a team.
• Understanding of advanced business planning and regulatory issues.
• A solid grasp of data analysis and performance metrics.
• Executive-level communication and influencing skills with the ability to resolve issues, build consensus among groups of diverse internal/external stakeholders, and have proven skill in negotiating and mediating conflict.
• Must be able to excel at strategic thinking, be open to new perspectives and better ways to do things; and be creative, a visionary, and manage innovation well.