Director of Product and Process Engineering

Job Juncture; Long Beach (CA); Sur place; USD 200 000 - 236 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Job Juncture in Long Beach, CA, seeks a seasoned Director of Product and Process Engineering to lead product design, process development, and engineering innovation. You will guide advanced products, materials, and manufacturing methods to meet customer and industry expectations while driving new business growth.

The role oversees a team of engineers, collaborates with Business Development, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, and NPI to enhance manufacturability and ensure smooth transition

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, product design, or engineering, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.

Responsabilités

• Lead the development of innovative products, materials, and manufacturing processes to support customer requirements, new business opportunities, and organizational growth.
• Drive the creation and development of intellectual property, including trade secrets and patents, related to new products, materials, and processes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in product and process technology, sharing technical knowledge and best practices across the organization.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing environment.
• Development, process improvements, and structured problem-solving.
• Partner with Business Development to support new business opportunities, first-time bookings, and technical customer engagements.
• Lead the preparation and review of Critical Design Reviews (CDRs) for advanced rubber and silicone products used in aerospace, defense, space, and energy applications.
• Mentor engineers in developing technical documentation, engineering analyses, and customer design presentations.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to evaluate production processes, improve manufacturability, and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate with NPI teams to ensure new products, processes, and tooling are production-ready and successfully transitioned from development to full-scale manufacturing.
• Ensure timely completion of technical customer meeting reports and related documentation in Edge.

Connaissances

Leadership

Product design

Process engineering

Mentoring

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Description du poste

Director of Product and Process Engineering

Salary: $200,000 - $236,000 per year

Location: Long Beach, CA

Posted: November 04 2026

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

DirectorofProductandProcessEngineering Development

Our client in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced Director of Product and Process Engineering Development to lead product design, process development, and engineering innovation. This role is responsible for developing advanced products, materials, and manufacturing processes that meet or exceed customer and industry expectations while supporting new business growth.

The Director will lead a team of engineers and collaborate closely with Business Development, Operations,ManufacturingEngineering,ProgramManagement,andNewProductIntroduction(NPI) to drive innovation, improve manufacturability, and support the successful transition of new products into production.

Responsibilities

• Lead thedevelopmentofinnovativeproducts, materials,and manufacturingprocessesto support customer requirements, new business opportunities, and organizational growth.
• Drivethecreationanddevelopmentofintellectualproperty,includingtradesecretsand patents, related to new products, materials, and processes.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in product and process technology,sharing technical knowledge and best practices across the organization.
• Lead,mentor,anddevelopateamofengineers,fosteringacollaborative,innovative,and high-performingenvironment.
• development,processimprovements,andstructuredproblem- solving.
• PartnerwithBusinessDevelopmenttosupportnewbusinessopportunities,first-time bookings, and technical customer engagements.
• LeadthepreparationandreviewofCriticalDesignReviews(CDRs)foradvancedrubberand siliconeproductsusedinaerospace,defense,space,andenergyapplications.
• Mentorengineersindevelopingtechnicaldocumentation,engineeringanalyses,and customer design presentations.
• PartnerwithManufacturingEngineeringtoevaluateproductionprocesses,improve manufacturability, and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Collaborate withNPI teams to ensure newproducts, processes,and tooling areproduction- ready and successfully transitioned from development to full-scale manufacturing.
• Ensuretimelycompletionoftechnicalcustomermeetingreportsandrelated documentation in Edge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor'sdegreeinAerospaceEngineering,MechanicalEngineering,orarelated technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimumof15yearsofexperienceinaerospacemanufacturing,productdesign,or engineering, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.