Director of Engineering - Royal Switchgear

MacLean Power Systems•Bessemer, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Royal Switchgear, an MPS Company, is seeking a Director of Engineering to drive operational performance through planning, organizing, and directing the Engineering departments. The successful candidate will be a results-oriented team player with strong analytical skills, a process improvement mindset, detail orientation, and excellent verbal and written communication abilities. This role involves supervising an onsite engineering department and a 3rd party engineering team in India, communicating with other departments and vendors, providing support for Sales, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing Engineering, designing products based on specifications, supervising and developing engineering personnel, assisting in business planning, reviewing or developing BOMs, training personnel and sales agents, maintaining good working relationships, specifying and documenting requirements for materials, processes, and products, properly using and maintaining tools and equipment, and maintaining extensive internal and external contacts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering from an accredited school required.
5+ years of relevant business and 3+ years supervisory experience required.
Self-motivation with a positive, adaptive, and success-seeking mentality.
Working knowledge of Engineering principles, IEEE specifications and test methods.
Communication and interpersonal skills
Computer hardware and software experience in CAD and CNC programming.
Timely and well-organized communicator.
Comfortable with Microsoft Office.
Power and/or electrical system knowledge.
Strong computer skills in Excel, Word, MS Office suite
Strong analytical skills with a high-level of attention to detail and business process
Strong skills in developing and presenting performance metrics reports
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with others
Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data
Ability to prepare and present comprehensive reports
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including preparing and presenting information
Ability to work independently and be self-directed as needed

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering certification is desirable but not required.
MBA is desirable but not required.
Experience with ERP systems, INFOR SyteLine is a plus.
WMS experience and knowledge preferred
ERP system knowledge (JD Edwards preferred)

Responsibilities

Supervise and direct the actions of an onsite engineering department as well as a 3rd party engineering team in India.
Communicates with other departments and vendors on technical matters as required.
Providing support for Sales, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing Engineering.
Designing products based upon the interpretation of IEEE specifications, customer specifications, and acceptable manufacturing processes.
Providing supervision/development of Engineering personnel
Assisting in business planning.
Reviewing or developing BOMs to meet customer product requirements.
Training RSMC personnel and sales agents regarding product design.
Maintaining good working relationships with peers in all departments.
Specifying and documenting the requirements for materials, processes, and products including all Engineering documentation (drawings, certified test reports, computer work documentation, etc.).
Properly using, caring for, and maintaining acquisition of tools, instruments, factory equipment, test equipment, and office equipment required to perform job tasks.
Maintaining extensive internal contact with all departments, contact with agents, customers, vendors, and IEEE committees as directed including technical presentations.
Performing all other assigned duties.