vp of engineering.

site. The VP of Engineering is an executive level position and member of the Senior Management team with responsibility for contributing to the technology vision, engineering strategic direction, and operational oversight of the company. The position is to provide Technology Leadership in support of the achievement of the companies short and long term performance objectives, customer commitments, and employee development needs.

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain a technical vision and strategy for the company.
Work with stakeholders to gather technology requirements and identify technology gaps.
Evaluate and make recommendations on complementary businesses or technologies
Identify opportunities for intellectual property development and production.
Identify programmatic and/or technology related risks and mitigations.
Ensure all programs are resourced appropriately.
Ensure Company has the appropriate engineering resources, skills, processes, tools, and training.
Lead key engineering programs as required to ensure that time and cost performance requirements are met.
Dispenses advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures, consistent with established policies.
Works with new business development to discern competitiveness of new technologies.
Reviews operating results of the organization, compares them to best in class objectives, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct and/or improve results.
Creates technical budgets, allocates resources, and determines schedule of product releases or project deadlines.
Plans and directs all investigations and negotiations pertaining to technical aspects of mergers, joint ventures, acquisition of businesses, or sales of major assets.
Establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the organization.
Provide mentoring, guidance, and performance assessment of engineering leadership.

Working hours: 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Skills:
Excellent engineering/systems engineering background.
Knowledge of Model-Based Engineering
Tools/Process.
Experience in leading multi-disciplined engineering teams..
Experienced in utilizing business fundamentals and financial metrics to assist in decision-making and executing market driven decisions quickly with follow-up on action items.
Excellent written and verbal skills.
Demonstrated ability in developing briefings, whitepapers, analysis, and engineering basis of estimates to support business development teams.
Support trade studies, presentations, proposals and related activities

Education:
Bachelors

Experience:
10+ years

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (BS) in a technical field such as Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics. Advanced degree preferred.
15+ years of experience in technology development (hardware); understands the issues of a manufacturing environment.
Aerospace experience preferred.


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