Director of Engineering

ASSA ABLOY • Kensington, CT

6d • $126,526 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Engineering will manage and schedule engineering teams across the U.S. and Romania to align and harmonize product development. This role oversees the full design and development lifecycle of the company’s proprietary locks and components. The Director will lead, hire, train, mentor, and prioritize engineers and designers within cross-functional project teams to deliver innovative new products, enhancements, VAVE initiatives, and cost savings. They will also coach staff for optimal performance and career growth and conduct formal and informal performance reviews. The position ensures projects meet department goals, budgets, and cost estimates, follow the ASSA ABLOY NPD process, and adhere to quality standards through rigorous design review, approval, and the promotion of best practices including FMEA, DFMA, and risk analysis. Additionally, the Director serves as a liaison between engineering, production, and suppliers by managing internal quality control, evaluating work quality, following up on production and supply activities in both regions, maintaining external supplier relationships, collaborating closely with peers, negotiating and resolving issues, implementing strategies to achieve objectives, and escalating matters appropriately when necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study.
• 4 years of managerial experience in any job title/occupation/position involving architectural hardware, mechanical and electromechanical locking devices and hardware.
• 4 years of experience with firmware development and electro-mechanical product development.
• 4 years of experience with E1 development tool set including Form Design Aid, Report Design Aid, Event Rules, Data Structures, Named Event Rules, Processing Options, Table Event Rules, Triggers, Business Functions, Debug tools and C Programming.
• 4 years of experience developing market-relevant products, providing leadership, optimizing production for cost efficiency, and fostering the professional growth of both peers and self.
• 4 years of experience designing and developing mechanical systems using tools such as FMEA, HALT, GD&T, DFM&A, DVP&R, Altium, PCAD, SolidWorks 3D, MS Project, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, or root cause analysis.
• 4 years of experience developing specialized tooling, including Stamping and Investment Casting dies.
• 4 years of experience executing production via precision Machining and industrial 3D Printing.
• 4 years of experience programming and troubleshooting automated systems using PLC and VHDL.
• 4 years of experience communicating and influencing stakeholders throughout the organization (inside and outside engineering) to drive goals to project completion.
• 4 years of experience working in a collaborative global organization specializing in door hardware.
• 4 years of experience taking new products from inception through development and commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and schedule engineering teams across the U.S. and Romania to align and harmonize product development.
• Oversee the full design and development lifecycle of the company’s proprietary locks and components.
• Lead, hire, train, mentor, and prioritize engineers and designers within cross-functional project teams.
• Deliver innovative new products, enhancements, VAVE initiatives, and cost savings.
• Coach staff for optimal performance and career growth and conduct formal and informal performance reviews.
• Ensure projects meet department goals, budgets, and cost estimates.
• Follow the ASSA ABLOY NPD process and adhere to quality standards through rigorous design review, approval, and the promotion of best practices including FMEA, DFMA, and risk analysis.
• Serve as a liaison between engineering, production, and suppliers.
• Manage internal quality control and evaluate work quality.
• Follow up on production and supply activities in both regions.
• Maintain external supplier relationships.
• Collaborate closely with peers, negotiate and resolve issues.
• Implement strategies to achieve objectives and escalate matters appropriately when necessary.

Benefits

• Eligibility for a discretionary bonus
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation days
• 13 paid holidays
• Job-protected leave benefits in accordance with applicable law
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Supplemental critical illness, hospital, accident, and indemnity available for purchase
• Health and flexible savings accounts subject to eligibility requirements
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions and matching subject to plan eligibility requirements
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director