Director of Global Engineering & Innovation

GEA Group; York, Northern (York County, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage (

Paid holidays and floating holiday

136 hours of PTO

7% 401(k) employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness incentive program

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account

Job summary

GEA Group, headquartered in Germany, seeks a Director of Engineering to lead North American Engineering for GEA Compression Technologies in York, PA. This role drives strategic leadership, ensures safe, compliant, and innovative engineered solutions, and partners with Sales, Operations, Project Management, Service, Supply Chain, and Finance to deliver profitable growth.

As a member of the NA Senior Leadership Team, you will oversee Project Engineering and Application Engineering, manage budgets,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline required.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience within industrial refrigeration, compression technology, process systems, heat pumps, or related engineered equipment industries.
• Strong understanding of industrial refrigeration systems, compression technologies, thermodynamics, controls, and project execution practices.
• Experience working within global engineering organizations and cross-regional development programs.
• Proven track record of developing engineering talent and leading organizational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Project Engineering and Application Engineering activities throughout North America.
• Develop and maintain a high-performing engineering organization focused on customer satisfaction, innovation, quality, safety, and profitability.
• Establish engineering goals, performance measures, and resource plans aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure effective workload balancing, succession planning, talent development, and organizational capability growth.
• Oversee development of technical proposals, system selections, costing tools, and application engineering processes.
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and competitiveness of technical and commercial proposals.
• Support Sales teams in developing engineered solutions that meet customer requirements while achieving business margin objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement of proposal tools, configuration systems, engineering standards, and quotation processes.
• Provide governance and oversight for project engineering activities from order entry through project completion.
• Ensure designs meet applicable codes, regulatory requirements, customer specifications, quality standards, and GEA engineering practices.
• Establish standard engineering procedures, design guidelines, and technical review processes.
• Support project execution teams in resolving technical issues, managing engineering risks, and optimizing project outcomes.
• Lead North American participation in product development, product enhancement, and sustaining engineering initiatives.
• Manage engineering resources supporting new product introduction, technology development, cost reduction, and value engineering projects.
• Drive innovation initiatives in refrigeration, heat pump, and compression technologies.
• Support development and execution of the regional technology and product roadmap.
• Represent North American engineering interests in global development programs, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate engineering activities with European and other global engineering organizations to support common platforms, standards, and product strategies.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, best practice adoption, resource collaboration, and alignment of engineering processes across regions.
• Support global product development projects and technology transfer initiatives.
• Serve as an active member of the North American Senior Leadership Team.
• Participate in strategic planning, organizational development, capital planning, investment decisions, and growth initiatives.
• Provide engineering leadership in support of mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and major strategic projects.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to establish business objectives and operational priorities.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.
• Monitor engineering productivity, project performance, and cost management metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, standardization, automation, and quality.
• Ensure effective use of engineering resources to support business growth and profitability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project execution

Thermodynamics

Controls

Global collaboration

Multi-disciplinary teams

Technical proposals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or related

Master's degree in Engineering, MBA or related field (preferred)

Job description

GEA Group, headquartered in Germany, seeks a Director of Engineering to lead North American Engineering for GEA Compression Technologies in York, PA. This role drives strategic leadership, ensures safe, compliant, and innovative engineered solutions, and partners with Sales, Operations, Project Management, Service, Supply Chain, and Finance to deliver profitable growth.

As a member of the NA Senior Leadership Team, you will oversee Project Engineering and Application Engineering, manage budgets,