Directs and coordinates activities of engineering department to design, manufacture, and test components, products, and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Essential Functions: • Directs department activities to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and develop test procedures. • Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts. • Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects. • Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products. • Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests. • Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations. • Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities. • Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly. • Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
Qualification and Education requirements: • Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university. • Must have 10 years of related experience.
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Computer Skills: • Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) • Experience with website Development and networking concepts
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here 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.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.