Overview
On Site
USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Embedded Systems
New Product Introduction
Product Development
Firmware
Manufacturing Support
Roadmaps
Innovation
NPI
Research and Development
Mentorship
Accountability
Continuous Improvement
Prototyping
Manufacturing
Project Planning
Resource Allocation
Design Review
Quality Assurance
Collaboration
Manufacturing Operations
Supply Chain Management
Product Management
Performance Metrics
Documentation
Regulatory Compliance
ISO 9000
Management
Root Cause Analysis
Leadership
Power Supply
Aerospace
Computer Hardware
Design For Manufacturability
Quality Management
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Systems Engineering
Filing
Insurance
Job Details
Our client is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering organization. This role includes direct oversight of the New Product Introduction (NPI) team, working closely with R&D, which reports directly to the CTO. The VP of Engineering will drive product development and process excellence across hardware, firmware, manufacturing support, and sustaining engineering. This role will be 5x a week in office in Irvine, California.
The ideal candidate brings experience from power supply or aerospace industries, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has a proven record of building strong engineering teams and delivering high-quality products.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
This job operates in an administrative office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
The Offer:
The ideal candidate brings experience from power supply or aerospace industries, thrives in fast-paced environments, and has a proven record of building strong engineering teams and delivering high-quality products.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Partner with the CTO to define and execute an engineering roadmap that supports innovation, quality, and scale.
- Lead the NPI team to ensure seamless transition of products from R&D into production.
- Build, develop, and mentor a high-performing engineering team with clear ownership and accountability.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee full product lifecycles from concept to prototyping, pilot production, full-scale manufacturing, and sustaining engineering.
- Implement best practices in project planning, resource allocation, design reviews, and quality assurance.
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Product Management to ensure on-time, cost-effective, and high-quality product launches.
- Monitor and improve engineering performance metrics including cycle time, yield, defect rates, and time-to-production.
- Maintain engineering documentation standards and ensure compliance with relevant safety and quality standards (UL, ISO, IEC, or similar).
- Oversee resolution of technical issues and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- 15+ years of progressive engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams in power supply, aerospace, or similar hardware-intensive industries.
- Expertise in design for manufacturability, quality systems, and production scaling.
- Strong track record of building teams and processes to deliver innovative and reliable products.
- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering required.
This job operates in an administrative office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
The Offer:
- 250-350K Base Salary
- Benefits
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Vacation and Sick time off
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and AD&D Insurance
- Company Match up to 4%, 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Opportunity to grow and develop & build your experience
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