Director, Engineering

IDEX Corporation; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Corporation, Advanced Flow Solutions, in Oklahoma City, seeks a Director of Engineering to set technical strategy and lead innovation across a diverse product portfolio. You will accelerate growth by shifting from standalone products to integrated, data-enabled systems, guiding software, hardware, and process improvements.

You will oversee NPD, sustaining engineering, and tech development across multiple teams, partnering with Product, Quality, and Sales to deliver reliable, cost-effective

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in NPD, sustaining engineering, and product cost out within electro mechanical organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading change, building technology roadmaps, and launching products that drive business growth.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others in a cross-functional, team environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate all engineering activities across NPD, sustaining, systems, and technology development.
• Partner with Product Management, Quality, Technical Support, Sales & Marketing, and Operations to define requirements.
• Define and execute the product and technology roadmap for AFS in collaboration with Business Unit General Manager and other department leaders.
• Lead technical due diligence and capability assessments for product acquisitions, partnerships, and internal development programs to support growth strategies across AFS.
• Drive engineering change management to transition NPD and sustaining teams to agile, growth-oriented development models.
• Establish and standardize engineering processes, governance, and development frameworks for rapid adaptation to market demands.
• Design engineering organizational structure, role definitions, and talent strategy, including succession planning and targeted hiring.
• Work with pre- and post-sales technical teams to translate customer requirements into engineering solutions and resolve issues affecting adoption and performance.
• Represent AFS as a senior technical authority in meetings with customers, suppliers, and industry partners.

Skills

NPD leadership

Change leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Role Summary:

The Director of Engineering for IDEX Advanced Flow Solutions (AFS) is a senior member of the AFS leadership team, responsible for setting technical strategy and leading innovation across a diverse product portfolio. This role drives the evolution from stand-alone mechanical and electrical products to integrated, data enabled systems that improve efficiency, reduce cost, and enhance customer value. The Director leverages engineering talent, processes, and technology to accelerate growth, strengthen differentiation, and reduce time to market.

Our $115M+ growth focused business unit operates across two distinct revenue streams. This role oversees multi-disciplinary engineering functions including software development, New Product Development, sustaining engineering, and project management.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Direct and coordinate all engineering activities, including new product development (NPD), sustaining engineering, systems engineering, and technology development (mechanical and software), ensuring alignment to business priorities, schedules, and resource plans.

• Partner closely with Product Management, Quality, Technical Support, Sales & Marketing, and Operations to define requirements, resolve technical tradeoffs, and ensure products meet performance, reliability, safety, cost, and manufacturability targets.

• Define, own, and execute the product and technology roadmap for AFS in collaboration with Business Unit General Manager and other department leaders.

• Lead technical due diligence and capability assessments for product acquisitions, partnerships, and internal development programs to support both organic growth and inorganic growth strategies across AFS.

• Drive engineering change management initiatives to transition NPD and sustaining engineering teams from cost out-driven, long development cycles to agile, growth oriented development models that accelerate time to market while meeting performance, safety, quality, and cost requirements.

• Establish and standardize engineering processes, governance, and development frameworks that enable a shift from component level products to integrated systems solutions capable of rapid adaptation to evolving market demands.

• Design and implement the engineering organizational structure, role definitions, and talent strategy, including capability assessments, succession planning, and targeted hiring, to ensure the organization can execute current and future strategic initiatives.

• Work cross functionally with pre sales and post sales technical teams to translate customer requirements into engineering solutions, support complex customer engagements, and resolve technical issues impacting product adoption and performance.

• Represent AFS as a senior technical authority in meetings with key customers, suppliers, industry partners, and trade organizations, providing technical leadership, credibility, and direction on product and system capabilities.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proven leadership in NPD, sustaining engineering, and product cost out within electro mechanical organizations

• Demonstrated success leading change, building technology roadmaps, and launching products that drive business growth

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others in a cross-functional, team environment

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Mechanical, Electrical or Software preferred)

• 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience in a growth focused manufacturing environment

• 5+ years serving as the technical leader for engineering teams

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Leads a multi-disciplinary engineering organization, including sustaining, NPD, software, and electrical engineering teams, with direct supervision of at least one Engineering Manager.

Physical Requirements:

• Primarily office-based with periodic presence in manufacturing and lab environments to support engineering, operations, and product development activities

• Regular use of computer systems and digital collaboration tools to review technical data, designs, and reports

• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders through in-person meetings, virtual platforms, and written correspondence

• Occasional travel and participation in customer, supplier, or industry meetings as required

Travel:

• Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer

IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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Job Family:

Engineering

Business Unit:

Advanced Flow Solutions