Director of Engineering

Vogrinc Search Group; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vogrinc Search Group seeks a Director of Engineering to lead product management and engineering for a broad electromechanical portfolio serving the electric utility industry. This hands-on leader will manage the engineering team, drive the roadmap from concept to commercialization, and serve as the primary technical resource with customers.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, 10+ years in electromechanical engineering, and 4+ years in leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years electromechanical engineering experience.
• 4+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience developing products/equipment for electric utility industry.
• Medium-voltage and revenue metering experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and hold the engineering team accountable for priorities, standards, staffing, and execution.
• Own new and custom product development from concept through commercialization, including scope, schedules, budgets, risk, validation, and production launch.
• Serve as technical lead with electric utilities, standards groups, distributors, and OEM partners.
• Manage full product lifecycle including ECRs, deviations, quality, IP, portfolio simplification, pricing support, and sales enablement tools.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to improve manufacturability, cost, reliability, and production readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Product roadmap

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Client communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ERP systems

BOM management

Job description

Outstanding opportunity for a Director of Engineering to lead product management and engineering for a broad portfolio of electromechanical products serving the electric utility industry. This hands-on leader will manage the engineering team, drive the product roadmap from concept through commercialization, and serve as the company’s primary technical resource with customers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, develop, and hold the engineering team accountable for priorities, technical standards, staffing, performance, communication, and execution.
• Own new and custom product development from concept through commercialization, including scope, schedules, budgets, technical risk, validation, certification, and production launch.
• Serve as the technical lead with electric utilities, standards groups, distributors, and OEM partners, using Voice of Customer feedback to shape product strategy and the multi-year roadmap.
• Manage the full product lifecycle, including ECRs, deviations, quality, VAVE, intellectual property, portfolio simplification, pricing support, and sales enablement tools.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to improve manufacturability, cost, reliability, production readiness, root cause resolution, engineering documentation, lab capabilities, and performance KPIs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering preferred, with 10+ years of electromechanical engineering experience and at least 4 years leading engineering teams.
• Experience developing products or equipment for the electric utility industry required. Medium-voltage and revenue metering product experience are strongly preferred.
• Strong electromechanical product design and DFM experience and ability to own product strategy and roadmaps and drive innovation.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD, preferably SolidWorks, ERP systems, BOM management, and third-party standards including UL, ANSI, IEEE, and NEMA.
• Proven ability to manage multiple development programs, build customer relationships, develop engineers, present to technical and executive audiences, and travel up to 25%.