Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and organizational leadership for all engineering activities by setting the overall vision, strategies, and driving their implementation.
• Lead, staff, and develop high-performance engineering teams that effectively execute engineering activities to help grow, defend, and create business using cross-functional engagement to achieve long-term goals.
• Develop competitive differentiation by ensuring the team has best-in-class technical talent to innovate, help win business, and solve challenging problems.
• Set vision and strategy on technological opportunities, product, and technology roadmaps. Provide execution oversight for important research, development, test, and evaluation efforts.
• Drive the development, implementation, management, and maintenance of all aspects of internal and external quality and regulatory compliance systems in alignment with standards.
• Drive quality standards throughout the organization and serve as the advocate and voice of quality throughout the business.
• Support external customer design and system requirements through the Application Engineering team.
• Ensure renewal of product certifications, registrations, and listings; track and report on related costs.
• Collaborate with engineering to transform new or modified requirements affecting product certification into actionable items to ensure/maintain product compliance.
• Lead announced and unannounced certification inspections from third-party agencies and maintain required lab certifications.
• Set clear expectations with the teams around cradle-to-grave responsibility for product portfolio success. Drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Build high-performing teams with continuous coaching, mentoring, teaching, and talent development. Develop succession plans for key roles within the group.

Essential Skills

• New product development
• Mechanical engineering
• Engineering management
• Project management
• Quality management
• Compliance management
• Compliance regulations
• Engineering leadership experience (10+ years)
• Quality experience - analyzing data
• Business, technology, and market acumen

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• BS in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering required. MBA is ideal.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in leading high-performance teams
• Demonstrated experience in setting technology vision and strategy along with quality and compliance
• Expertise in a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
• Customer focus with the ability to deal with requests of sales, service, and outside customers
• Extremely strong leadership skills including presentation, project management, problem-solving, multi-tasking, influencing, and verbal/written communication skills
• Experience analyzing data using spreadsheet applications, Microsoft Access, and/or Minitab
• Leveraging data to drive fact-based decision-making and process improvement

Work Environment

This position will reside in either Concord, NC, or Sanford, NC, and requires up to 25% travel. It is an onsite role, 5 days a week. The organization offers a competitive salary, medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance, matching 401(k) contribution, health savings account, up to 3 weeks of vacation, 12 paid holidays, annual bonus eligibility, educational reimbursement, and a matching gift program.

Pay and Benefits

• The pay range for this position is $160000.00 - $200000.00/yr.
• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k) Contribution
• Health Savings Account
• Up to 3 Weeks Vacation
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Annual Bonus Eligibility
• Educational Reimbursement
• Matching Gift Program

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Cary, NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 7, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• At Actalent, Diversity And Inclusion Are a Bridge Towards The Equity And Success Of Our People. DE&I Are Embedded Into Our Culture Through
• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Equal Opportunity Employer

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation Request

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.