Director of Mechanical Engineering

What You'll Work On Build, lead, and scale a high-performing team of mechanical engineers focused on equipment design to support process improvement and automation.

Lead the design of equipment including: setting equipment requirements, managing budget, executing to design milestones, completion of test and final installation

Establish engineering standards, including design reviews, project milestones, and documentation practices to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.

Set clear team priorities and performance expectations, aligning engineering efforts with company goals and production needs to ensure that all engineers have clear direction and tasks.

Manage team and project budgets, taking into consideration speed, cost and long-term scalability.

Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, building a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence

What We're Looking For Be awesome! Be the kind of person you want to work with!

10+ years of experience as an engineer designing and building cool things with 3+ years' experience in a leadership position.

Strong background in equipment/machinery/system design and development, including taking ideas and requirements from concept through build, validation, and production deployment.

Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements individually and amongst a team.

Strong communicator and ability to partner with manufacturing, operations and executive team members.

Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels, from setting technical direction to diving into design reviews and problem-solving.

Comfortable moving fast and being a part of a quickly changing environment.

Be excited to motivate, mentor, and develop the mechanical engineering team.

Bonus Points Familiarity working in startups or small teams.