Director of New Product Development at RIX INDUSTRIES in Fairfield, California

Job Description:

RIX Industries is a technology-focused company specializing in the design, development and manufacturing of gas generation systems, precision compressor solutions, and cryogenic cooling technologies for critical applications in Marine, Aerospace, Land, Energy, Industrial, Medical, and Critical Infrastructure markets. Founded in 1878, the company is headquartered in Benicia, CA, and operates additional facilities in Sparks, NV and Rockville, CA.

Position Summary

The Director of New Product Development is responsible for crafting and managing the product/technology portfolio strategy, leading short and long-range planning for the business, and optimizing operational execution for new product/technology development.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Director of Advanced Development plays a key leadership role in determining business, portfolio, and product strategy, setting direction, bringing in the voice of the customer into the organization, and delivering world-class products to support the corporate growth strategy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CTO and Business Development leadership to create and manage the new product pipeline and technology roadmap, to ensure successive annual rollouts of value-added profitable products, to achieve corporate growth targets.
• Provides leadership and support for the successful design, development, deployment, and refinement of new products.
• Develop, maintain, and update new product development process to ensure new concepts/products are available to be transitioned to production including:
• Ideation capture
• Technology assessment
• Ideation prioritization
• Proof of concept
• Market viability validation
• Champion prioritized new concepts/products through the development process to transition-to-production.
• Drive operational execution within the product development functions to meet key business outcomes across those areas
• Continuously evaluate the development process and associated resources to optimize and ensure key learnings and best practices are documented and shared institutionally.
• Maintain ongoing communication with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure a thorough understanding of critical new product parameters to ensure successful production.
• Serve in cross-functional roles & responsibilities in support of corporate objectives
• Participation in Sales & Operations Planning process
• Support for Strategic Planning
• Periodically present project updates to the leadership team.
• Other duties as assigned by CSO or Executive Team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Systems Engineering.
• 10 years relevant experience, including product development and team management
• Ability to communicate with others to exchange information both orally and in writing.
• Ability to read, interpret, drawings, codes, and specifications.
• Knowledge and skill with using 3D computer sided design software (CAD).
• Familiarity with the interpretation and application of the ASME Y14 series of drawing standards.
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or qualified U.S. Person in accordance with ALU 22CFR 120.15. May require the ability to obtain DOD security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Management or Engineering.
• 10 or more years Design Engineering experience.
• Three or more year's management experience

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

Must have the following physical abilities:

• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch, reach, and lift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods at a desk or table as well as machine tools or printers.

Equal Opportunity

RIX Industries is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with RIX Industries, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).

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