Sustaining and Value Engineering Lead

Hayward Industries•North Kingstown, RI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control, and energy solutions at our company-owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. Based in our North Kingstown, RI facility and Reporting to the Director of Global Hardware Engineering, the Sustaining & Value Engineering Lead will be responsible for VAVE, obsolescence, and new feature development for Hayward’s vast portfolio of pool products. This role owns prioritization, execution strategy, and delivery of sustaining initiatives, ensuring results are achieved through a combination of cross-functional collaboration, and external partners. In addition, this role is responsible for deploying AI-enabled engineering capabilities to enhance VAVE analysis, cost optimization, and engineering decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
10–15 years of experience in electronics product development
Experience in sustaining engineering, VAVE, quality resolution, and product lifecycle management
Demonstrated ability to lead engineering efforts and deliver results in cross-functional, resource-constrained environments
Experience working with external engineering vendors and manufacturing partners
Knowledge of Altium, PLM or similar EDA tools and engineering documentation practices
Experience or strong familiarity with data-driven or AI-assisted engineering analysis methods
Understanding of regulatory and compliance standards (UL, CE, IEC)
Strong interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-volume electro-mechanical product development (consumer or industrial)
Experience implementing engineering analytics, cost modeling, or data pipelines in product development environments
Understanding of gated product development processes
Broad system-level understanding across hardware, firmware, and mechanical domains

Responsibilities

Own and prioritize sustaining activities across PCBA, controls, and system-level products
Lead execution of VAVE, obsolescence mitigation, quality improvements, and feature enhancements
Define execution approach, including internal vs. external resource allocation, to meet timelines and VAVE targets
Ensure successful implementation and integration of sustaining changes into production
Support and lead sustaining efforts related to quality issues and field failures
Identify systemic issues and drive design or process improvements to prevent recurrence
Track and report status, risks, progress metrics for all sustaining engineering.
Lead and develop sustaining engineering team; define required skillsets, methods and resource needs
Provide technical guidance and support to team members
Ensure timely execution, communication, and alignment across all sustaining efforts
Manage workload, priorities, and execution tracking for sustaining initiatives
Collaborate with Hardware, Software, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and Quality teams
Incorporate cross-functional input into prioritization while maintaining ownership of execution and outcomes
Support resolution of production, field, and supply chain issues
Drive and participate in VAVE design reviews and provide guidance based on board-level electronics and systems experience
Identify cost, reliability, and obsolescence risks and define mitigation strategies
Participate in failure analysis and ensure sustaining solutions address root cause with robust fixes
Ensure sustaining changes meet quality, reliability, and compliance standards (UL, CE, IEC)
Identify capability gaps and utilize external engineering partners to accelerate execution and VAVE business assessments.
Define scope of work and ensure quality and timeliness of external deliverables
Propose new component strategies and circuit modernizations and drive new vendor integration.
Define and deploy AI-enabled VAVE analysis capabilities to identify cost reduction opportunities across schematics, BOMs, and designs
Establish scalable workflows and pipelines for engineering data analysis and cost optimization
Integrate AI-driven insights, automation into sustaining prioritization and decision-making processes
Partner with internal teams and external providers to implement practical, production-ready solutions
Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable impact on cost, speed, and engineering efficiency
Drive improvements in sustaining workflows, tools, and best practices
Standardize engineering documentation and PLM structures to support efficient outsourcing and bid package development
Establish repeatable, scalable execution models across sustaining activities