Director of Engineering

Ralliant

$120K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (MBA preferred)
  • 10+ years of engineering leadership experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
  • Proven experience leading global engineering teams
  • Strong background in new product development and sustaining/lifecycle engineering
  • Experience with Lean, continuous improvement, and structured development processes
  • Strong business acumen connecting engineering decisions to financial outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a global, multi-site engineering team
  • Drive new product development (NPD) from concept through launch
  • Oversee sustaining engineering, including product improvements and lifecycle management
  • Align engineering priorities with business strategy and customer needs
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Operations, and Sales
  • Improve product quality, cost, and time-to-market
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, etc.)

Benefits

  • Eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package
Full Job Description
Director, Global Engineering

Hengstler-Dynapar - Power & Industrial Technologies (P&IT)
Job Description

The Director of Global Engineering leads the worldwide engineering organization responsible for new product development and sustaining engineering across the Power & Industrial Technologies portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:
  • Lead and develop a global, multi-site engineering team
  • Drive new product development (NPD) from concept through launch
  • Oversee sustaining engineering, including product improvements, cost reduction, and lifecycle management
  • Align engineering priorities with business strategy, growth initiatives, and customer needs
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Operations, and Sales
  • Improve product quality, cost, and time-to-market
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, etc.)
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (MBA preferred)
  • 10+ years of engineering leadership experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
  • Proven experience leading global engineering teams
  • Strong background in both:
    • New product development
    • Sustaining / lifecycle engineering
  • Experience with Lean, continuous improvement, and structured development processes
  • Strong business acumen and ability to connect engineering decisions to financial outcomes

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About Hengstler

Hengstler is a leading European manufacturer of industrial components for counting and control applications. We supply customers from the most diverse industries, such as automation, mechanical engineering, medical technology and drive technology.For over 170 years we have been known worldwide for our many years of experience and competent service, broad application know-how and high flexibility resulting from a large number of product variants and solutions.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

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