Director of Engineering

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Bensalem Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks an experienced engineering leader to mentor and grow the team from concept through production release.

You will translate business and product objectives into structured plans, manage multiple projects, and drive cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Operations, and Technical Support. The role requires 5–10 years in engineering/product development and 3–5 years in leadership, with strong communication and project management skills to meet

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of engineering or product development experience.
• 3–5 years of engineering leadership, project leadership, or supervisory experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and resolving production-related engineering issues.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical product development.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver multiple projects.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience using project tracking tools, project management software, or engineering workflow systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team through coaching, performance management, and regular feedback.
• Establish priorities, assign work, and ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development.
• Participate in design reviews, technical problem-solving, and engineering decision-making.
• Translate business and product objectives into structured engineering plans with defined milestones and deliverables.
• Manage multiple engineering projects using a practical stage-gate or hybrid project management approach.
• Facilitate planning meetings, status reviews, and project tracking.
• Develop and monitor engineering KPIs, including project milestone completion, manufacturing support response times, engineering backlog, and cross-functional project status.
• Provide regular project updates, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with Manufacturing, Operations, Technical Support, and other internal teams.
• Coordinate engineering resources to resolve production issues and support ongoing business needs.
• Escalate project risks and resource needs proactively to leadership.
• Lead engineering efforts from concept through production release.
• Support new product development while ensuring manufacturability, quality, cost, and schedule objectives are achieved.
• Drive timely resolution of production, quality, tooling, BOM, drawing, and process-related issues.
• Lead engineering support for customer-driven product improvements and corrective actions.
• Improve engineering processes, documentation, change management, revision control, and verification practices.
• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve communication, and eliminate bottlenecks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collab

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Project management software

Job description

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team through coaching, performance management, and regular feedback.
• Establish priorities, assign work, and ensure projects remain on schedule.
• Conduct performance reviews and support employee development.
• Participate in design reviews, technical problem-solving, and engineering decision-making.

Project Planning & Execution

• Translate business and product objectives into structured engineering plans with defined milestones and deliverables.
• Manage multiple engineering projects using a practical stage-gate or hybrid project management approach.
• Facilitate planning meetings, status reviews, and project tracking.

Performance Metrics & Reporting

• Develop and monitor engineering KPIs, including:
  • Project milestone completion
  • Manufacturing support response times
  • Engineering request backlog
  • Cross-functional project status
• Provide regular project updates, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the primary engineering liaison with Manufacturing, Operations, Technical Support, and other internal teams.
• Coordinate engineering resources to resolve production issues and support ongoing business needs.
• Escalate project risks and resource needs proactively to leadership.

Product Development & Manufacturing Support

• Lead engineering efforts from concept through production release.
• Support new product development while ensuring manufacturability, quality, cost, and schedule objectives are achieved.
• Drive timely resolution of production, quality, tooling, BOM, drawing, and process-related issues.
• Lead engineering support for customer-driven product improvements and corrective actions.
• Improve engineering processes, documentation, change management, revision control, and verification practices.
• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency, improve communication, and eliminate bottlenecks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of engineering or product development experience.
• 3–5 years of engineering leadership, project leadership, or supervisory experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing and resolving production-related engineering issues.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical product development.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage priorities, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience using project tracking tools, project management software, or engineering workflow systems.

Preferred

• Experience with electrical products, lighting, power electronics, safety-related products, or industrial equipment.
• Familiarity with industry standards such as UL, NFPA, IEC, or similar regulatory requirements.
• Experience working in hardware and embedded firmware product environments.
• Experience presenting project status and performance metrics to executive leadership.