Director of Engineering & Quality Excellence

Worthington Enterprises, Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Worthington Enterprises, a Columbus, OH-based designer and manufacturer of market-leading consumer brands, seeks a Director of Quality & Engineering to lead the integration of engineering and quality across our NPD pipelines.

You will guide cross-functional teams through design, validation, and commercialization, ensuring products meet safety, regulatory, cost, and quality objectives, while driving continuous improvement and organizational capability.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering required.
• 20+ years’ experience in stage-gate product development and quality leadership.
• Proven track record from conceptualization through commercialization.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product design engineers and quality professionals.
• Drive the design, development, validation, and commercialization of new products and product enhancements across multiple categories.
• Establish technical strategies, roadmaps, and engineering standards that support innovation and long-term objectives.
• Champion engineering excellence in product design for market introduction through end-of-life, ensuring regulatory and cost requirements.
• Review and guide technical decision-making and risk assessment across development phases.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent acquisition.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional

Quality systems

Product development

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Worthington Enterprises, a Columbus, OH-based designer and manufacturer of market-leading consumer brands, seeks a Director of Quality & Engineering to lead the integration of engineering and quality across our NPD pipelines.

You will guide cross-functional teams through design, validation, and commercialization, ensuring products meet safety, regulatory, cost, and quality objectives, while driving continuous improvement and organizational capability.