Director of Engineering

Samsung HME America Inc • Danvers, MA

1d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Engineering is responsible for leading a cross-functional team in the development of new products and the continuous improvement of existing products for the Mobile Computed Tomography business. The Director of Engineering works closely with cross-functional teams, including Service, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Applications and Product Management, to deliver innovative, reliable, and cost-effective solutions to fulfill the company’s Market, Product & Technology strategy. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing business that makes a difference in the quality of people’s lives. Mobile CT is a transformation of fixed imaging technologies into point-of-care platforms, bringing the power of innovative imaging to patients.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Biomedical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Other STEM degrees considered with adequate industrial experience.
• 10+ years of experience in design, manufacturing and service of Computed Tomography or analogous experience in another medical imaging modality required.
• 5+ years of experience of leading cross-functional teams in their daily execution, ensuring necessary skills and resources are effectively applied and delivering to plan.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering teams.
• Strong experience with performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Experience leading organizational change in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent with technology, be able to present using a laptop computer and be able demonstrate proficiency with MS Office package, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; as well as Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome.

Nice To Haves

• People leadership and coaching
• Talent development
• Emotional intelligence
• Strategic thinking
• Organizational design
• Change management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Executive communication
• Conflict resolution
• Decision-making
• Influencing without authority
• Inclusive leadership

Responsibilities

• Drive technology collaboration across business units to accelerate innovation and leverage enterprise capabilities.
• Collaborate with researchers, customers and product management to drive continuous improvement of our products and generate generational product plans to address unmet customer needs.
• Facilitate the technology and product roadmap necessary to achieve medium-to-long-term market strategy.
• Serve as process owner for New Product Introduction (NPI) and product improvement process.
• Establish, monitor and continuously improve Engineering metrics and operational performance to drive efficiency, scalability, and productivity.
• Own and advocate for the division’s intellectual property strategy; actively support invention disclosure, patent development, and IP portfolio growth.
• Promote agile methodologies, engineering best practices, and operational excellence.
• Enable technical leaders to make sound architectural and technical decisions.
• Monitor organizational health metrics such as retention, engagement, delivery, and quality.
• Remove organizational obstacles that impact engineering effectiveness.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources effectively across teams.
• Optimize team capacity, workload balancing, and staffing to maximize productivity and delivery outcomes.
• Evaluate current and future resource needs, including hiring, contractor utilization, and budget planning.
• Monitor resource utilization, team velocity, and organizational capacity to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive quarterly and annual planning processes, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives and engineering execution.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR, and executive leadership on headcount planning, forecasting, and budget management.
• Develop and manage the engineering organization's annual operating and capital budgets.
• Partner with Finance and executive leadership to create accurate budget forecasts, headcount plans, and long-range financial plans.
• Monitor budget performance, analyze variances, and implement corrective actions to ensure fiscal responsibility.
• Optimize engineering investments by balancing business priorities, staffing needs, technology investments, and operational costs.
• Evaluate the financial impact and return on investment (ROI) of engineering initiatives, tools, platforms, and strategic programs.
• Lead vendor selection, contract negotiations, and management of technology and service provider expenditures.
• Ensure efficient allocation of financial resources to maximize organizational value and delivery outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining product quality, reliability, and employee experience.
• Establish financial metrics and reporting to track budget performance, resource utilization, and investment effectiveness.
• Establish leadership practices that improve team productivity and delivery predictability.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Build a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and career development conversations.
• Coach managers on leadership, conflict resolution, feedback, and employee engagement.

Benefits

• Medical (Blue Benefit Administrators): 5 PPO Plans (with up to 95% employer contribution)
• Dental (Blue Cross Blue Shield): 2 PPO Plans (with up to 80% employer contribution)
• Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield): 100% company paid
• Short/Long Term Disability, Life & AD&D (The Standard): 100% company paid
• 401k Retirement (Fidelity): 100% company match up to 5%
• Tax Deferred Health Care Savings Programs
• Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Pet, Legal, ID Theft
• Generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more!

What This Job Offers

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