Director of Engineering

States HR CO; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

States HR CO in Tampa, FL seeks a Director of Engineering to lead investment casting operations for aerospace components. The role oversees a 40-person engineering team, sets strategy, and drives automation and digital manufacturing initiatives to support growth and quality.

The candidate will guide capacity expansion, yield improvements, and customer commitments, collaborating across Operations, Quality, EHS, and regulatory interfaces while ensuring export-control compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in engineering leadership in aerospace or industrial gas turbine manufacturing.
• Hands-on aerospace investment casting of superalloy turbine components.
• Strong knowledge of equiaxed, directional solidification (DS), and single-crystal (SX) casting.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams of managers, engineers, and technicians.
• Demonstrated success delivering capital, automation, or manufacturing technology projects with measurable results.
• Must be a U.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) due to export-control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead site engineering across production and process engineering, tooling, dimensional/layout engineering, NPI, and PMA programs.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies supporting capacity growth, yield improvement, and customer commitments.
• Improve yield and reduce scrap and rework across core, wax, shell, casting, and post-cast operations.
• Lead automation and digital manufacturing initiatives, including robotics, CNC integration, and PLM/digital-thread implementation.
• Manage engineering priorities, resources, and capital projects.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization of approximately 40 employees.
• Mentor engineering managers and team members while supporting succession planning and leadership development.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, EHS, customers, and regulatory stakeholders on technical and compliance matters.
• Support compliance with applicable aerospace quality and export-control requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Aerospace experience

Capital projects

Automation

Digital manufacturing

NPI/PMAs

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree in Engineering Management

Tools

Teamcenter

Siemens NX

SPC

Job description

Job Description

Travel: 10–20%
Type: Full-time
Bonus: +25% annual performance bonus

A global aerospace engine component manufacturer is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead its investment casting operations in Tampa, Florida.

The organization produces critical turbine components for the aerospace, energy, and defense industries. The facility is experiencing continued growth driven by new product approvals, capacity expansion, automation, and digital manufacturing initiatives.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for the site's engineering organization and overall engineering strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Lead site engineering across production and process engineering, tooling, dimensional/layout engineering, NPI, and PMA programs.
• Develop and execute engineering strategies supporting capacity growth, yield improvement, and customer commitments.
• Improve yield and reduce scrap and rework across core, wax, shell, casting, and post-cast operations.
• Lead automation and digital manufacturing initiatives, including robotics, CNC integration, and PLM/digital-thread implementation.
• Manage engineering priorities, resources, and capital projects.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization of approximately 40 employees.
• Mentor engineering managers and team members while supporting succession planning and leadership development.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, EHS, customers, and regulatory stakeholders on technical and compliance matters.
• Support compliance with applicable aerospace quality and export-control requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of engineering leadership experience in aerospace or industrial gas turbine manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with aerospace investment casting of superalloy turbine components.
• Strong knowledge of equiaxed, directional solidification (DS), and single-crystal (SX) casting.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams of managers, engineers, and technicians.
• Demonstrated success delivering capital, automation, or manufacturing technology projects with measurable results.
• Must be a U.S. person (citizen, permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) due to export-control requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Teamcenter, Siemens NX, SPC, or similar digital manufacturing tools.
• Background in NPI, PMA programs, or production scale-ups.
• Advanced degree in Engineering or Engineering Management.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Senior engineering leadership role at a growing aerospace manufacturing facility.
• Direct influence over engineering strategy, manufacturing technology, and capacity expansion.
• Opportunity to lead automation, robotics, CNC integration, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Leadership responsibility across a large multidisciplinary engineering organization.
• Competitive base salary plus a 25% annual performance bonus.
• Benefits available from day one, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, PTO, parental leave, and wellness programs.
• Professional development through training, performance programs, and engineering development initiatives.
• Candidates from across the U.S. may be considered if willing to relocate to Tampa.
• Tampa offers year-round warm weather and no Florida state individual income tax.