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Summary:

The Vice President of Engineering and Technology is a key member of the executive leadership team responsible for developing and executing the company s engineering and technology strategy. This role builds the organizational structure, leadership capability, and culture needed to meet customer expectations, improve execution, advance innovation, and support profitable company growth. The Vice President of Engineering and Technology has enterprise-level accountability for engineering strategy, organizational capability, technical governance, resource deployment, and the performance of engineering, controls and robotic functions. The role establishes priorities, standards, and operating expectations and recommends investments needed to achieve business objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

Serve as a strategic advisor and active member of the company's executive leadership team. Translate business objectives into an engineering and technology strategy with clear priorities, investment requirements, resource plans, performance measures, and execution milestones. Lead research and development activities by evaluating emerging automation and engineering technologies and converting the most valuable innovations into scalable, executable processes. Actively participate in the proposal gate review process to assess technical feasibility, resource requirements, risk, schedule, and engineering cost before commercial commitments are approved. Build a culture where engineers are empowered to innovate while being accountable for results. Establish engineering as a strategic competitive advantage by improving technical quality, execution discipline, innovation, standardization, productivity, and responsiveness to customer needs. Ensure engineering and controls deliverables meet approved schedule, cost, quality, and technical performance expectations throughout the entire program life cycle, from proposal through launch and closeout. Provide executive leadership with clear visibility into engineering performance, capacity, risk, opportunities, and investment requirements. Establish a high-performing leadership team. Lead, coach and develop engineering leaders through effective communication, mentorship, training, and performance management. Partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Sales, Program Management, Finance, and other functional leaders to align technical solutions, commercial commitments, resource capacity, program execution, and business priorities. Identify organizational strengths and capability gaps. Create career development opportunities for technical and management professionals. Directs recruitment, placement, and evaluation of engineering staff. Establish a team culture to attract and retain high-caliber engineering talent. Success in this role is measured by engineering quality, schedule and budget performance, proposal accuracy, resource capacity, technology implementation, customer satisfaction, talent development, and the engineering organization s contribution to profitable growth.

Education & Skills Requirements:

Ten to fifteen years of progressively responsible engineering leadership experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry, including responsibility for multiple teams, functions, or business units. Bachelor s degree in engineering or a related technical field required; an advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related field is preferred. Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and enterprise resource planning systems, including Microsoft Dynamics AX or a comparable platform; ability to use operational and financial data to guide executive decisions. Knowledge of welding applications and assembly processes Expected hours of work: This position is for regular, full-time work and may require coming in early, working late, or working on weekends to meet the needs of the business.

Travel:

This position requires regular travel to customer, supplier and company locations. Travel may include day trips and regular overnight, out-of-state travel. The employee must possess a valid driver s license and maintain an acceptable driving record. Must be able to travel by automobile and commercial airline as required within USA, China, Canada and Mexico.

Direct Reports:

Provides direct leadership and supervision to a team of technical leaders and is responsible for managing their performance, development, and day-to-day activities.

Physical Demands:

This role is performed primarily in a professional office setting within a manufacturing site. Requires extended periods of sitting and working at a computer for up to two hours between breaks. Frequent use of standard office equipment including PC/Laptop, computer mouse and keyboard. Visual and mental focus is needed for reviewing detailed information. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.