Director of R&D & Multi-Site Engineering Leader

Knowles-Corporation; Liberty (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k with employer matching

Life and AD&D Insurance

Employee Referral Program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Knowles seeks a Director of R&D to lead a 30-person engineering team across Liberty, New Bedford and Mexicali. You will drive new product launches, custom part design and manufacturability, aligning with the CD roadmap and Operations needs.

You will oversee DFMA, IP management, fast prototyping and stage-gate processes while guiding cost improvements and production collaboration to meet customer commitments and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering from an accredited program.
• MBA preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in R&D, with 5 years in management is required.
• Multi-site engineering management experience is desired.
• Experience in capacitor design and manufacturing is desired.
• Experience with Stage Gate NPD processes and design for six sigma.
• Experience developing DFEMA analysis for risk mitigation of product designs.
• Prior involvement in implementing design for manufacturability at a cultural level.
• Passive component/circuits environmental, mechanical, and electrical testing experience.
• Working knowledge of processes for intellectual property management including writing and submitting patents.
• Experience with fast prototyping of new designs.
• Must have the ability to obtain a US security clearance.
• All applicants must be eligible to work in the US without restriction to ITAR documentation and materials.

Responsibilities

• Launch new products per the PLM roadmap and customer specs.
• Quote and design custom CD products for ease of build by Operations.
• Manage 30 engineers across Liberty, New Bedford and Mexicali plants.
• Ensure quotes meet market lead-times and designs meet CD specs and quality.
• Support Operations with DFMA, CAD accuracy, and weekly production meetings.
• Drive cost savings, scrap reduction, quality and labor productivity through DFMA.
• Lead IT resources for internal design tools like CD’s DesignBot.
• Project manage large orders to meet customer commitments.
• Collaborate with PLM for 3-year NPI roadmap and new product ideas.
• Ensure timely patent submissions for novel products and features.

Skills

R&D mgmt

Multi-site mgmt

Capacitor design

DFMA

Stage Gate NPD

IP management

Prototyping

Security clearance eligibility

CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

MBA (preferred)

Tools

CAD

Job description

Knowles seeks a Director of R&D to lead a 30-person engineering team across Liberty, New Bedford and Mexicali. You will drive new product launches, custom part design and manufacturability, aligning with the CD roadmap and Operations needs.

You will oversee DFMA, IP management, fast prototyping and stage-gate processes while guiding cost improvements and production collaboration to meet customer commitments and strategic goals.