Director of Engineering

Nordson•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead global engineering across all OSM sites, driving accelerated innovation to meet market demands, particularly in semiconductor and optical domains. Oversee R&D across Optical, Sensors & Acoustic, and AI/ML, ensuring rapid, high-quality product development and delivery. Align engineering strategy with business priorities, applying strong business acumen to balance speed, cost, and impact. Define long term technical, customer and industrial trends, and align engineering efforts accordingly. Build, mentor, and retain top engineering talent through structured development, training, and career progression. Promote a high-performance culture that is innovative, accountable, and collaborative.

Requirements

Extensive experience leading large, multidisciplinary engineering teams
Advanced degree (MS/PhD preferred) in physics, engineering, or a related field with minimum 8 years of experience managing engineering teams
Proven track record delivering complex system development programs at scale
Strong understanding of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, organizational design, leadership, and operational execution
Industry experience in electronics manufacturing equipment
Experience with optics or acoustic imaging systems
Familiarity with phase-gate engineering project management methodologies

Nice To Haves

Strong strategic leadership with the ability to think creatively, solve complex problems, and align engineering execution with business goals

Responsibilities

Accelerate Innovation & Execution: Drive faster development cycles from concept to launch, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-spec delivery. Align roadmaps with market trends and customer needs, enabling rapid response to industry changes.
Engineering Leadership & Execution: Manage a large, global engineering organization through managers and supervisors, ensuring strong alignment, communication, and cross-functional collaboration. Oversee complex, multi-disciplinary development programs, ensuring delivery on schedule, within budget, and to performance targets.
Technical Strategy & Roadmaps: Develop and execute integrated technology roadmaps across semiconductor, optical, and acoustic sensing domains aligned with market trends and customer requirements. Ensure alignment between R&D investments and business priorities, driving ROI-focused innovation.
Domain Expertise (Acoustic & Optical): Leverage deep experience in acoustic and optical systems to guide architecture decisions, technology selection, and product differentiation. Ensure engineering solutions meet the precision, reliability, and scalability demands of advanced inspection and test applications.
Talent Development: Build and develop high-performing teams through coaching, training, and career progression. Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
Process Excellence: Establish and continuously improve engineering processes from concept through commercial launch, aligned with the NBS Next Product Innovation Playbook. Implement best-in-class tools, methodologies, and governance to improve development efficiency, quality, and scalability.