Director of Product Engineering

LeoForce

Irwindale (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 180,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation + 30% bonus

Fortune 500-level medical/dental/vison

401(k) + match

Generous PTO + 12 paid holidays

Disability insurance

Job summary

LeoForce in Irwindale, CA is seeking a Director of Product Engineering to lead multidisciplinary teams through concept, development, verification, manufacturing readiness, and production launches. This role demands deep manufacturing experience, strategic product leadership, and hands-on drive to deliver technically complex products.

You will partner with executive leadership to align engineering priorities with business goals while guiding the organization toward improved speed, quality, and

Qualifications

Proven experience leading product engineering, R&D, or multidisciplinary teams in a manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting development and industrialization of physical products manufactured at scale.
Strong understanding of complete product lifecycle from requirements to sustaining engineering.

Responsibilities

Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across embedded software, electronics, mechanicals, and test/verification.
Drive product development roadmap from concept through commercialization and sustaining engineering.
Collaborate with manufacturing and operations to ensure design for manufacturability, quality, and scalability.
Identify technologies and market opportunities to strengthen portfolio and competitive position.
Set priorities and allocate resources based on business objectives and technical considerations.
Establish external partnerships and manage relationships with suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing integration

Strategic planning

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related

Job description

Director of Product Engineering

Irwindale,CA, US

6913021

3 days ago

Job Description

Experience: Director

Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 per year

What You'll Do:

Lead and develop high-performing multidisciplinary engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, software, embedded systems, and test/verification disciplines.
Build a collaborative, innovative engineering culture focused on technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and speed to market.
Drive the strategic direction and execution of the product development roadmap from concept through commercialization and sustaining engineering.
Partner closely with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure products are designed for efficient production, quality, reliability, and scalability.
Identify emerging technologies, industry trends, and market opportunities that can strengthen the company's product portfolio and competitive position.
Partner with executive leadership to evaluate technical opportunities and risks affecting product performance, cost, profitability, timelines, manufacturability, and customer satisfaction.
Lead technology strategy, intellectual property development, and long-term engineering roadmap planning.
Establish priorities and allocate engineering resources based on business objectives, market opportunities, customer needs, manufacturing requirements, and technical considerations.
Develop and manage relationships with external engineering partners, technical suppliers, and development resources.
Strengthen engineering processes, standards, metrics, and best practices to improve product quality, development speed, cost efficiency, manufacturability, and execution.
Ensure products meet applicable safety, regulatory, design, manufacturing, and performance requirements.
Drive continuous improvement across product development, engineering operations, testing, verification, manufacturing readiness, and industrialization activities.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product management, commercial teams, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, and senior leadership.

What We're Looking For:

Leadership & Strategic Experience:

Proven experience leading product engineering, R&D, or multidisciplinary engineering organizations within a manufacturing environment is required.
Manufacturing experience is required. Candidates must have experience supporting the development and industrialization of physical products that are manufactured at scale.
Demonstrated success developing and executing product strategies and technology roadmaps.
Strong understanding of the complete product lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through development, validation, manufacturing, production launch, and sustaining engineering.
Experience building, developing, and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
Strong ability to connect engineering priorities with business strategy, market needs, customer requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and financial objectives.
Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to partner effectively across engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales, and executive leadership.
Strong business and financial acumen, including experience evaluating product investments, costs, margins, manufacturability, and business cases.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Technical Background:

Required: Demonstrated experience developing physical products within a manufacturing environment.
Strong technical understanding of industrial automation, process measurement, instrumentation, sensing technologies, or related industrial products.
Experience managing teams responsible for the development of products involving combinations of:
- Embedded software
- Electronics and electrical systems
- Mechanical engineering
- Sensors and instrumentation
- Controls and automation
- Test and verification engineering

Experience with embedded systems designed for demanding industrial environments.
Knowledge of the physical and chemical principles used in measuring process variables such as flow, conductivity, pH, pressure, temperature, or similar parameters.
Experience leading product development from initial requirements through architecture, hardware and software development, verification, manufacturing readiness, production launch, and sustaining support.
Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), verification, validation, product industrialization, and manufacturing transfer.
Strong understanding of the relationship between engineering design decisions and manufacturing cost, quality, throughput, reliability, and scalability.

Education & Experience:

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline with significant relevant engineering experience; or
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with extensive directly relevant experience.
Significant experience as an engineer, researcher, technical leader, or engineering manager in a manufacturing or industrial product environment.
Extensive experience leading project teams and managing engineering or R&D organizations.
Experience working closely with manufacturing operations and leading products through industrialization and production launch is required.
Experience leading engineering teams in a global or multi-site environment is highly preferred.

A bit about us:

A growing and innovative industrial technology manufacturer is seeking a Director of Product Engineering to lead the development and advancement of a sophisticated portfolio of industrial automation and measurement products.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an accomplished engineering executive who can combine deep technical expertise with strategic product leadership and a strong manufacturing background.

The Director of Product Engineering will lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for developing complex products spanning sensors, electronics, controls, embedded software, mechanical systems, and related technologies.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, forward-thinking engineering leader with significant experience working in a manufacturing environment and a proven track record of bringing technically complex products from concept through development, verification, manufacturing, launch, and ongoing product support.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a strategically important engineering organization and make a meaningful impact on the future of a sophisticated industrial technology portfolio.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

Lead the development of innovative, technically complex manufactured products.
Shape engineering strategy and long-term technology roadmaps.
Build and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams.
Influence product direction and major business decisions.
Work at the intersection of engineering innovation, industrial technology, and manufacturing.
Drive improvements in product development speed, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and operational excellence.

Key benefits include: