Develop usable, tangible products, using knowledge of biology, chemistry, or engineering. Solve problems related to materials, systems, or processes that interact with humans, plants, animals, microorganisms, or biological materials.
Director of Engineering Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Director of Engineering to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a globally distributed team of engineers;
- Support / Create environment for continuous learning to cater team’s agility for current and future needs;
- Product Engineering: Sustainability and Production Support;
- Manage software projects for your teams;
- Determine the optimal overall software design and roll out strategy;
- Execute IRAD projects outlined in the tech roadmap;
- Lead architectural discussions and create the technical direction for the product;
- Improve the efficiency of your product engineering team;
- Overall responsibility for the implementation of a high-quality software product with a great user experience that performs and scales;
- Ensure team success by leading our onboarding and performance management processes;
- Maintain status, identify and resolve roadblocks, and communicate status both inside and outside your teams;
- DFM (Design for Manufacturing);
- Work with the software engineering team to create a culture of continuous improvement;
- Ensure that the engineering team deliveries are timely, high quality, measurable, and maintainable;
- Emphasize code and unit test reviews.
Requirements:
- Must be bilingual English and French (spoken and written);
- Engineering degree, preferably Mechanical Engineer or Chemical Engineer;
- Able to manage priorities;
- Must have good organizational skills;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
- Strong analytical ability, good judgment, strong operational focus;
- Strong technical knowledge and high troubleshooting skills;
- Registered Professional Engineer member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec;
- Knowledge of gas processes is essential to assist the teams with the development of projects/ products and to understand the business cases;
- Must be available for occasional travelling;
- Experience in leading various projects and supervising professionals;
- Ten (10) years of Engineering Management experience and equivalent years in years industrial experience;
- Good workload management skills; must be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously;
- Must have a high level of understanding of the project development methodology.