Director of Engineering

REP Fitness•Westminster, CO

41d•$160,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Engineering – U.S. Operations serves as the senior technical authority for REP’s U.S.-based engineering organization. This leader is responsible for building, mentoring, and scaling a high-performance engineering team capable of delivering robust, manufacturable, serviceable, and safety-conscious products across both traditional strength equipment and complex electromechanical systems. This role leads domestic engineering execution while partnering closely with our China-based engineering organization, which is managed separately. The Director will ensure strong cross-regional collaboration, engineering standards alignment, and product quality consistency across global operations. This is an onsite leadership role based at REP’s Colorado headquarters.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field.
10+ years’ experience Managing or Directing a broad scope Engineering group within Product Development. Experience within the fitness space preferred.
Demonstrated experience leading both mechanical and electromechanical product development teams.
Direct experience working with Asia-based manufacturing and supply chains for mechanical and electrical commodities.
Experience managing hybrid teams (in-house and remote/international contributors).
Proven experience in design for manufacturability and cross-functional factory collaboration.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical decision-making across multiple engineering disciplines.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

Experience within the fitness space preferred.

Responsibilities

Engineering Process Excellence:
Champion and mentor teams on robust FMEA authoring and lifecycle management, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Serviceability (DFS), Human factors and ergonomics evaluation
Drive engineering documentation, validation protocols, and root cause analysis rigor.
Strengthen risk identification and mitigation processes throughout the product lifecycle.
Mentor team on product cost estimates and cBOM structures to design within stated cost targets.
Technical Authority & Engineering Governance:
Serve as the senior technical authority across mechanical and electromechanical product development.
Mentor and potentially author or revise format used for design reviews across mechanical, electrical, embedded systems, and firmware-integrated products.
Enforce and sometimes establish or revise enforce internal and external engineering standards, documentation rigor, and design validation processes.
Ensure product designs meet safety, regulatory, performance, durability, and reliability standards.
Global Engineering & Supply Chain Integration:
Partner closely with Asia-based Engineering and supply chain partners for both mechanical and electrical design elements.
Ensure manufacturability, cost control, quality, and scalability in partnership with global partners.
Ensure global compliance to company engineering design, change control, quality assurance, and sourcing protocols.
Implement systems and processes to streamline engineering document control in a global department footprint.
Navigate cross-cultural and time-zone collaboration effectively.
Product Liability & Risk Mitigation:
Lead engineering team through robust risk assessment exercises to objectively determine risk probability and devise design solutions to yield low product liability risk profiles.
Embed product safety and misuse evaluation into design processes.
Partner with Quality, Legal, and Compliance to reduce product liability exposure.
Ensure traceability and documentation support defensible product design decisions.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership & Talent Development:
Lead and mentor a hybrid team of in-house and remote engineering staff.
Develop engineering managers and high-potential contributors.
Partner with the Chief Product Officer on long-term product platform strategy and organizational scaling initiatives.
Provide guidance on operational and capital engineering budget drivers.
Maintain a positive culture of accountability, ownership, and technical excellence.
Identify future leaders and create succession pathways within engineering.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision (Competitive Benefits Packages Available)
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
LTD/STD, Life and AD&D (100% premiums covered by REP)
401k and Roth options with employer match up to 4%
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
4 weeks of PTO accrued during your first year
48 hours of sick leave annually
7 paid company holidays with an additional floating holiday
Paid Parental leave after 6 months of employment
Birthday - Paid day off
Unique bonus structure that rewards exceptional individual performance as well as company-wide performance
Full access to employee gym
Employee discount on REP equipment and apparel
Daily snacks and drinks provided by REP (for onsite employees)
'Fitness' casual attire
Company and team building events
Professional growth and development within the organization