Engineering Director

Summary

As an APEX Team member reporting to the President, the Engineering Director is the technical and innovation leader of the company.  This hands-on role balances technical execution & vision with operational excellence and resource management. The Engineering Director is responsible for shaping strategic directives, staffing a skilled department, and fostering an innovative, creative design environment.  The Engineering Director is an experienced, self-directed leader that independently develops & executes a vision to create and maintain a top performing engineering organization.   This role is key in guiding Engineering towards Angelus’ future vision of being a leader in Aerospace and Defense interconnect solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of innovation aligned with the future vision of Angelus, while continually improving the efficiency and effectiveness of engineering best practices.
• Utilize best practice engineering methods and provide expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives. Incorporates components, materials, and tools that result in cost-effective, quality outputs.
• Define and implement long-term engineering strategies, yearly initiative objectives, and technical roadmaps that align with company goals.
• Collaborate with Finance to create and manage engineering department budgets.
• Create and manage Key Performance Indicators to effectively implement strategies, provide objective feedback on progress, and identify improvement initiatives/opportunities.
• Build strong cross functional relationships within Angelus’ Leadership Team to support their functions, to communicate strategies and support cross-functional goals.
• Consult with sales on technical matters, ensuring that proposed solutions can be integrated with current products, systems and equipment.
• Work with internal and external (3^rd party) engineers from various disciplines to resolve problems, grow internal knowledge and implement solutions.
• Establish, maintain, and ensure compliance with departmental processes and tools to support Angelus’ QMS and ISO/AS requirements.
• Champion improvement initiatives to enhance Engineering’s execution efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensure the PIC Wire value proposition is preserved focusing on delivery of innovative products, and outstanding customer service.
• Organize, lead, mentor, and build high-performing teams, including hiring and performance management.  Full range of managerial responsibilities including but not limited to talent acquisition and retention, performance management, talent coaching and development.  Establish, develop, and guide direct and indirect reports, ensuring an environment for rewarding personal opportunities while delivering strong business results.
• Champion the Angelus Guiding Principles: Understand and exceed customer expectations for value; communicate openly, honestly, and professionally; make and meet commitments with urgency; do what’s right even when you don’t feel like doing it; safety and quality everywhere and always; continually improve ourselves and the business; maintain work / life balance; sustain a vibrant, collaborative workplace; win / win: Angelus and employees; execute with structure and discipline; seek mutual alignment and fit; assist individuals in reaching their potential/ambitions. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Marginal Responsibilities

Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Requirements

This position has direct management responsibilities for Managers, Supervisors, and Individual Contributors.  This positions also has indirect management of individual contributors. 

Competencies

• All Employees: Accountability, Ethics and Integrity, Learning Mindset, Communication, Teamwork and Collaboration
• Sr. Level Employees: Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Innovation, Influence, Initiative
• Leadership: Leading Talent, Planning and Results Oriented, Business Acumen and Financial Literacy, Adaptability and Resilience
• Stratical: Ability to think & participate strategically and drive results via personal hands-on tactical execution.

Education, Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering;
  • Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Management preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of industry work experience in engineering.   Strong aerospace and defense interconnect engineering experience preferred.
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing/developing a team of leaders.
• Strong, professional English verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding leadership and motivational skills.  Experience in leading transformational change in Engineering and New Product Development (NPD).
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining department budgets and expenses, understanding business forecasting fundamentals, allocating resources efficiently, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Extensive experience facilitating and championing continual improvement initiatives using a structured, disciplined approach preferred.

Physical Demands

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk or hear; and use hands to handle or touch objects or controls.  The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.  On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Equipment Used

This position requires daily use of standard office equipment including, but not limited to computers, printers, copiers. 

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is primarily performed in an office environment with limited exposure to recognized health hazards including dust and noise. 

Other Considerations

Location: This position is located at the company headquarters in Waukesha, WI.

Travel: Up to 20% travel for customers and/or suppliers visits.  

EOE, including disability/veteran