Global Mechanical Engineering Leader — Drive Standards

Dover Corporation; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 520,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Imaging & Identification (DII), a segment of Dover Corporation, seeks a Global Mechanical Engineering Discipline Leader to drive standards, processes, and performance across the global R&D organization. You will lead a distributed engineering community, influence product development across sites, and ensure high-performance, cost-effective, and reliable mechanical solutions.

You will define global standards, lead hiring and succession, and advance engineering methods and tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s or PhD preferred.
• 15+ years in mechanical engineering R&D in global industrial environments.
• 10+ years in leadership across multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mechanical Engineering Discipline worldwide, collaborating with engineers globally, and ensuring alignment with business strategy and product roadmaps.
• Define and deploy global standards, methodologies, training, and tools for mechanical design and development.
• Act as a technical authority and advisor to engineering leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with product development teams at all sites to support program execution, design reviews, and readiness for project gates.
• Promote cross-team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with business leaders, other engineering disciplines, and all company functions to meet business needs throughout the entire product life cycle.
• Ensure successful delivery of quality mechanical engineering work packages across a portfolio of global projects.
• Support global resource planning and capacity management for central and regional engineering teams.
• Identify risks, drive mitigation plans, lead problem solving, and escalate issues impacting delivery or quality.
• Develop and continuously improve a high-performing, collaborative global mechanical engineering community.
• Attract, develop, and retain the best talent to ensure the highest standard of excellence.
• Lead hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
• Drive skills development, training programs, and career pathways across the discipline.
• Ensure consistent application of engineering design processes from requirements through validation and production.
• Promote adoption of advanced tools, methods, and engineering practices.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, efficiency, and time-to-market.
• Enable a Platform Strategy to drive reuse and efficiency in product development.

Skills

Global leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic mindset

Communication

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Resource planning

Talent development

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

Creo

Windchill

JIRA

SharePoint

SAP

Job description

Dover Imaging & Identification (DII), a segment of Dover Corporation, seeks a Global Mechanical Engineering Discipline Leader to drive standards, processes, and performance across the global R&D organization. You will lead a distributed engineering community, influence product development across sites, and ensure high-performance, cost-effective, and reliable mechanical solutions.

You will define global standards, lead hiring and succession, and advance engineering methods and tools.