Director, Engineering- North America

Barnes Group; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace seeks a Director of Engineering to lead the North America engineering teams focused on new-make and repair engineering. This role oversees NPI, product, process, tooling, automation, and sustaining technical support across multiple sites, partnering with regional leadership to deploy standardized methods and scalable practices.

Remote in the US with up to 50% travel expected. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in aerospace or highly engineered manufacturing, with proven

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership in aerospace or highly engineered manufacturing.
• Experience leading multi-site engineering teams and delivering results.
• Strong communication with executives and customers for strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Deploy regional engineering leadership and scalable structure across NPI, product, process, tooling, and automation.
• Provide technical leadership for new product introductions and manufacturing readiness.
• Coach and retain an inclusive, accountable engineering organization with clear career paths.
• Support resource planning, risk management, and program reviews for regional sites.
• Develop credible technical estimates and milestone plans with cross-functional partners.
• Own regional engineering roadmap and governance of investment priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Cross-site coordination

Executive communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical/aerospace/manufacturing/metallurgical engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Barnes Aerospace is seeking a Director, Engineering for our new-make and repair engineering teams in North America. This leader will oversee a multi-site engineering organization supporting OE production and component repair, including NPI, product engineering, process and manufacturing engineering, tooling, automation, and sustaining technical support. Working closely with the global engineering organization, the Engineering Director will deploy standardized processes, common technical methods, and scalable engineering practices while strengthening the regional skills and capabilities needed to position Barnes as an engineering-led solutions provider. In partnership with the Regional President, site leadership, operations, quality, commercial, and global engineering teams, this role will develop new capabilities, deepen existing technical expertise, improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance, and ensure clear role ownership and disciplined execution across the region.

This role is remote in the US, with up to 50% travel anticipated.

Core Responsibilities:

• Deploy regional engineering leadership and operating model which includes establishing a clear, scalable organization with defined accountability across NPI, product engineering, process engineering, tooling, special processes, automation, and technical support functions to meet customer and business demands.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching for the introduction of new product lines. Review and challenge process plans, manufacturing sequences, CNC strategies, grinding methods, tooling and workholding, inspection plans, equipment selections, and production-readiness assumptions. Create and deploy standards regionally.
• Partnering with central engineering and site leadership; build, coach, and retain an inclusive, accountable engineering organization with clear technical and managerial career paths, succession plans, and development experiences.
• Review and support regional resource planning, technical risk, program reviews, customer escalations, performance management, and talent decisions.
• Partner with program management and commercial teams to provide credible technical estimates, milestone plans, risk assessments, and customer-facing status. Ensure NPI readiness reviews address technical maturity, manufacturability, process qualification, tooling, materials, special-process controls, training, capacity, quality requirements, and customer approvals.
• Own regional engineering operating model, technology and capability roadmap, and executive governance of investment priorities with alignment to corporate engineering initiatives.
• Support and manage manufacturing excellence and technology and automation initiatives to improve yield, first-pass quality, throughput, cycle time, labor productivity, and cost through disciplined engineering, structured problem solving, and lean operating methods.
• Create and manage engineering quality, compliance and technical authority. Ensure engineering methods and technical data support applicable customer, regulatory, quality-system, and special-process requirements, including AS9100, NADCAP, and FAA or EASA requirements where applicable. Lead regional technical escalations involving chronic quality, yield, process stability, supplier issues, repair performance, or customer risk.
• Region technical lead for customer and commercial partnership. Represent regional engineering capability in customer, OEM, supplier and strategic-partner discussions. Support regional growth through engineering-led customer solutions.
• Represent corporate initiatives and manage technical strategic relationships and management of technical consortiums.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within aerospace, gas turbine, precision manufacturing, or another highly engineered manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and leaders in multi-site operations, with a record of developing people and delivering business results.
• Experience leading technical activities across multiple manufacturing facilities and influencing teams in a matrix organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical-writing, and executive/customer communication skills.
• Ability to travel routinely within the region and internationally as needed to support sites, customers, suppliers, program gates, and leadership reviews.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, metallurgical and related engineering discipline. Advanced degree in engineering or business preferred.

Barnes Aerospace offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions for eligible medical plan participants; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions; life and disability insurance; and paid vacation and holidays. Additional offerings include an employee assistance program (EAP), wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, voluntary accident and critical illness coverage, pet insurance, and work-life support resources. Benefits are subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements, which may vary based on employment status, position, and location.

This job position may include access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws. If an applicant does not meet the definition of a “U.S. Person” (which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, and those granted U.S. asylum or refugee status), the Company may be required to obtain an export control license. If the position for which you applied involves access to controlled information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws, then any offer is also contingent on verification of appropriate documentation for the Company to assess whether an export license will be required to employ you in that role, and if it is determined that an export license is required, the offer is also contingent on the Company’s determination, in its sole discretion, whether a license application and ongoing administration is prudent under the project’s contract parameters and whether an export license can be successfully obtained before you can start in that role. Export license applications may take several weeks to be processed.

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