Director of Engineering

Description

Want a fulfilling job while working for a Great Place to Work certified company? Looking for opportunities to grow in your position and enhance your craft? Do you enjoy working with a team, where your opinions and ideas are strongly valued? Lift your life by joining Harmar Mobility, where our purpose is to lift lives within our team, among our network of dealers, and in our communities across the nation. We manufacture mobility device lifts for vehicles and accessibility products to help those with mobility difficulties enjoy their independence and continue to make meaningful memories, whether they’re at home or on the road.

It’s official! Thanks to our people, we’re proud to have earned Great Place to Work® Certification™ five years in a row! Our company culture is our top priority!

We are looking for a Director of Engineering to join our growing Team. The Director of Engineering is the key leader of design and new product innovation, the cornerstone of Harmar’s accelerated growth plans. The Director is an integral member of the team in seeking, understanding and responding to the Voice of the Customer with a compelling product portfolio. The Director must bring an operating discipline to align business goals with creativity, commercial potential, and assurance of manufacturability.

The Director of Engineering is responsible for all design engineering activities including new product introductions, cost reduction, technology/research, and lifecycle product support. The position requires excellent technical engineering knowledge coupled with superior people leadership skills, proficiency in quality systems, and business planning expertise. This position works closely with the product management team and other functional leaders in the company while effectively communicating with the executive leadership team. Responsible for devising and effectively implementing a development methodology that ensures superior mobility products while also fostering and rewarding innovation and creativity within the engineering department.

Responsibilities

• Establishes the vision and strategy to drive world-class excellence within the engineering team. Drive results that are specifically targeted to the mobility market.
• Designs and directs the work of the engineering team. Selects, coaches, and develops the team, setting objectives that align with company strategy to inspire and motivate the team. Drives and manages organizational talent through performance management, succession planning and development. Directs processes by which team and individual performance are recognized, feedback is consistently delivered, and performance is systematically improved.
• Create and maintain an organizational culture which encourages innovation, collaboration, excitement/commitment and a sense of urgency toward goals, and continuous improvement. Challenges team members to questions the status quo and ensure that all aspects of the design, development and support process are optimal for the mobility market.
• Provide guidance of the product development life cycle which includes interaction from the various business segments throughout design, manufacturability, and serviceability providing our customers the very best in innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Provide engineering leadership and design oversight functions for new product development projects including creating and maintaining development schedules, executing product development plans (schedule, product cost, resources to complete project, quality targets, product specification adherence development and prove out of product validation test plans, etc.), interfacing with internal company personnel
• Ensure the optimal application of technology and engineering resources to meet industrial/commercial product development requirements, per the sales/marketing plan.
• Oversee collaboration with the leadership team in developing a global product development roadmap that targets specific customers’ needs. Work with leaders to realize significant growth opportunities in the marketplace.
• Responsible for benchmarking and maintaining information on competitive products, capabilities, and monitor emerging technologies

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related degree;
• 10 years of engineering experience, preferably in a medical or industrial products environment
• 7 years of management experience leading new product development and ongoing sustaining engineering functions.

Harmar Mobility is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, orientation, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.