Vice President - Engineering

Electronic Careers; Alaska; On-site; DKK 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Careers seeks a Vice President of Engineering to lead all product development for rugged high-speed interconnect solutions. The role partners with Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Operations to drive innovation, ensure operational excellence, and deliver high-quality products aligned with customer requirements.

The VP provides strategic direction and hands-on leadership, overseeing the engineering organization, processes, and lifecycle from concept to production, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience in connectivity solutions and ruggedized data transmission.
• Understanding of stage-gate, Agile, or similar product development processes.
• ITAR qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for all product development activities.
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on project management across engineering initiatives.
• Ensure optimal utilization of engineering resources to meet specs, timelines, and customer requirements.
• Oversee full product lifecycle with proper documentation, protection (trademarks/patents), and labeling compliance.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization.
• Establish formalized processes and best practices for scalable development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Quality, Finance, and Operations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Strategic thinking

ITAR compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Vice President, Engineering - rugged high-speed interconnect

Our company is seeking talented team players who are committed to pushing the boundaries of interconnect technology performance and innovation.

The Vice President of Engineering is a senior executive responsible for leading all product development activities. This role partners closely with cross-functional leaders in Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Materials Management to drive innovation, ensure operational excellence, and deliver high-quality products aligned with business and customer requirements.

The VP of Engineering provides both strategic direction and hands‑on leadership, ensuring the effective application of engineering resources, the successful execution of development initiatives, and the continuous improvement of processes and technologies.

This position is full-time, onsite, M-F.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategic vision, planning, and direction for all product development activities.
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on project management across engineering initiatives.
• Ensure optimal utilization of engineering resources to meet product specifications, timelines, and customer requirements.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle, ensuring products and processes are properly defined, documented, protected (trademarked/patented), and compliant with labeling standards.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing engineering organization, including senior leaders and directors.
• Establish and enforce formalized processes and best practices to support efficient and scalable product development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Quality, Finance, and Operations to align engineering efforts with business goals.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive product development experience within connectivity solutions, electronics manufacturing, high-speed ruggedized solutions, or related industries.
• Minimum of 12 years of engineering leadership experience, including managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams in the development of high-performance connectivity products such as interconnects or ruggedized data communication solutions.
• Strong understanding of structured cabling systems, signal integrity, high-speed data transmission, and related industry standards (e.g., TIA/EIA, IEEE).
• Proven ability to align engineering initiatives with manufacturing processes, supply chain considerations, and customer-driven requirements.
• Experience working in a vertically integrated or build-to-order manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on quality, scalability, and time-to-market.
• Strong operational and project management capabilities, including experience implementing formal product development processes (e.g., stage-gate, Agile, or similar methodologies).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product Management, Operations, and Supply Chain to deliver customer-centric solutions.
• ITAR qualifications