Director of Engineering

External • Hamilton, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Janicki Industries is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a team of design engineers and technicians. This role involves providing leadership and vision to ensure the team can support a wide range of design and engineering projects. The Director will focus on developing individuals, teams, and company procedures to support continuous improvement and growth. The position requires execution of essential job functions such as providing leadership, establishing and monitoring key metrics, maintaining focus on employee development and morale, ensuring adherence to design processes for AS9100 requirements, managing team capacity and resources, overseeing risk management, fostering stakeholder communication, developing offload resources, delegating assignments, and promoting excellent customer service. The role also requires oversight and review of designs and engineering plans. The incumbent must work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and demonstrate cooperative behavior.

Requirements

• Applicants must be a US Citizen or of Legal Permanent Resident Status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b (a) (3).
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required).
• Candidate must agree to enter a Continuous Evaluation program.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field is required
• 7-10+ years' experience as a Program Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Senior Design Engineer or equivalent position required
• Must have strong communication skills through written, verbal, and graphical mediums in the English language
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CATIA, and NX CAD software is required

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and vision to the Design and Engineering team to inspire the continuous improvement of JI products, processes, individuals, and teams
• Ensures the establishment, monitoring, and reporting of key metrics that support the vision for continuous improvement and growth
• Maintains a focus on employee communication, mentorship, growth, and morale
• Ensures the establishment and adherence to design process and workflow that support AS9100 requirements
• Provides management and oversight to the Design and Engineering team in the areas of capacity planning, resources management, delegation, efficiency, and design schedule execution to support Janicki’s commitment to on-time product delivery
• Ensures effective risk management in the areas of delegation, design workflow, and offload management
• Ensures Design and Engineering team engages in effective stakeholder communication
• Develops and maintains relationships with a well-rounded group of offload resources capable of supporting Janicki’s wide range of design requirements
• Provides management support to lead designers for underperforming projects and offload resources
• Delegates project assignments to Design manager, lead design engineers and other staff
• Promotes effective communication between the design and engineering team and their customers
• Ensures the Design and Engineering team maintains a commitment and focus on excellent customer service both internally and externally
• Ensures there is proper oversight and review of designs and engineering plans

Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• 401(k) matching
• vacation
• health benefits
• additional pay for off-shifts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution
• Disability insurance as well as Life/AD&D insurance
• HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer contribution and FSA (Flexible Savings Account)
• 401k with employer matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays (including two floating holidays)
• Education reimbursement program
• Several shift options
• Premium pay for off-shifts

What This Job Offers

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