VP of Engineering
Chagrin Falls, OH
Competitive Pay and Benefits
The VP of Engineering is accountable for developing and executing company strategic technical roadmap and product development plans to meet company objectives. The individual will also be accountable to lead all the company’s agile product development activities, sustaining engineering initiatives, product technical certifications and be technical lead on companywide innovation programs. This role reports directly to our President and is a member of the senior leadership team of the company.
VP of Engineering Responsibilities
- Drive process and execution improvements throughout the engineering organization
- Build, develop, and lead the Engineering department to ensure that company goals and objectives are achieved
- Conducts research to improve the technological assets of a company
- Identifies competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of a company
- Direct and lead a formal testing lab and product testing strategy
- Develop, implement and execute the engineering business plan in concert with the corporate-wide business planning process including the annual engineering budget
- Oversee and lead the execution of all new product development projects in accordance with Agile Methodology and New Product Introduction processes
- Review product designs for feasibility, technical capabilities and manufacturability
- Develop the company’s strategy for using technological resources
- Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, profitably and securely
- Establish the annual engineering budget and performance measures
- Evaluating and implementing new systems and infrastructure
- Develop and support a culture of continuous improvement and best practices within the department and across the Company with time limitations and funding.
- Develops a climate within the department to foster a high level of employee motivation, performance, and commitment. Oversees staffing plans and reviews work plans and schedules for each phase of a project in accordance with time limitations and funding.
- Represents organization with major customers and stakeholders.
- Investigate and provide technical and business analysis to support joint ventures, technical acquisitions and business acquisitions.
- Develop an environment of continual improvement through the use of Lean tools
VP of Engineering Requirements
- MS in Electrical Engineering preferred, BS in Electrical Engineering required
- Minimum of 10 years in a leadership role
- Experience in strategic planning and implementation required
- Experience developing, launching and supporting an innovation pipeline alongside existing product upgrades required
- Demonstrated ability to lead an agile new product development team, build cross-functional relationships and deliver results
- Experience working with offshore vendors, suppliers and engineering resources
- Strong computer skills required; proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Microsoft Outlook
