Sr Director, R&D Eng

Job Summary

Directs and coordinates the engineering activities of multiple related teams in support of business unit research and development programs
Ensures that quality levels, industry and business standards are maintained or improved in the development process through transition to production
Coordinates with program managers and business leadership to allocate resources in accordance with organizational priorities
Develops departmental plans, including budget, internal research and development, capital expenditure and training proposals
Develops subordinates for career progression towards advanced technical, leadership, and customer facing roles.

Essential Functions

• Directs and oversees the organization's engineering research, design, and development activities with the goal of developing new or improved products, processes, or services.
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety.
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize designs for manufacturability.
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
• Develops project plans, reviews research specifications, secures resources, monitors project progress, and provides regular reports to leadership teams.
• Ensures that all laboratory activities comply with regulatory guidelines, and quality and/or performance standards.
• Manages research activities and guides subordinates in the application of scientific or engineering principles to the product development process.
• Led and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel decisions with concurrence from HR & Senior Leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree and 10-12 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Discipline/Major: Science or Engineering degree preferred
• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Management skills. Foster teamwork. Analytical thinking. Detail oriented. Research. Project management.Strong computer skills, administrative data control, scheduling and team interfaceStrong written, digital and verbal communication skills in both an individual and team environmentLooks for ways to improve and promote qualityMasters degree in science or engineeringExperience in a DoD environmentProject Management Professional (PMP) certification