Vice President - Engineering & Product Development
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Description
Provide direction to the engineering team for in-house capital projects and customer service needs while supporting sales with a strong focus on the development and improvement of current and future products and processes.
Tasks
- Engineering
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance and performance feedback.
- Set and manage project priorities, ensuring that projects are delivered on time.
- Organize and Coordinate Customer Design Reviews
- Identify technical challenges and drive effective solutions to address them.
- Review equipment installation issues and drive improvements.
- Provide technical support to the field service group.
- Develop testing plans in conjunction with customers and support testing and data analysis.
- Product Development
- Develop Product Roadmap for all Press Products
- Review current products with an eye toward improving product alignment with business and customer needs.
- Drive standardization based on experience, market analysis, and voice of the customer.
- Drive product development based on experience, market analysis, and voice of the customer.
- Sales Support
- Capital project estimating and proposal review
- Develop concept designs for new capital opportunities as needed
- Provide technical support to sales and customers.
Qualifications / Education
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an engineering field with related experience.
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem Solving and Analytical Skills
- MS Office Products (MS Word, MS Excel; others are a plus)
- Motivated self-starter
- Some travel within the US required
- This job requires equal amounts of sitting, walking, standing, minimal lifting and other physical activities.
