Global TEC Systems Director - Engineering Leadership

Nikkiso; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases seeks a seasoned Systems Engineering Director to lead TEC Systems across product lifecycles in a global setting. You will shape architecture, requirements and verification, aligning with discipline engineering and product roadmaps.

Responsibilities include directing systems engineering processes, reviews, risk analyses and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on scalable platforms, qualification, and delivery excellence at multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Systems or a related engineering discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive engineering experience with complex products, process systems or industrial equipment, including 5+ years providing multidisciplinary technical leadership.
• Experience with system architecture, requirements, interfaces, configuration management, verification, validation and technical risk.
• Experience leading products through engineering, manufacturing, testing, commissioning or field support.
• Broad understanding of process, mechanical, piping, electrical and controls engineering and complex project execution.
• Strong communication, facilitation, technical decision-making and ability to influence across functions and develop engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own systems engineering processes, requirements management, architectures and controlled interface documentation across product families.
• Lead multidisciplinary design reviews and engineering changes; resolve interfaces with Process, System and Engineering Leads.
• Evaluate technical alternatives for performance, safety, reliability, manufacturability, maintenance, transport, cost and lifecycle value.
• Coordinate HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA and FMEA reviews with process-safety specialists; define verification, validation and acceptance criteria.
• Provide Technical Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing and suppliers with requirements, technical evaluations, exceptions, engineering effort and risk inputs; validate capacity.
• Plan systems-engineering work and coordinate qualified TEC resources; delivery team leads retain project baselines, budgets, schedules, customer interfaces and contract variations.
• Coordinate approved product development, technical roadmaps and modular platforms with Product Directors; releases require engineering approval and Applications’ commercial readiness.
• Approve multidisciplinary standards with System Leads and final Head of TEC signoff; maintain rolling two-year plans, incorporate lessons learned and release approved versions in Product Center.
• Directly supervise assigned systems engineering personnel and provide functional leadership to System Leads.
• Recruit, develop, mentor and retain engineering talent; establish competency expectations, career pathways and global training and knowledge-transfer programs.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Facilitation

Technical decision-making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Systems or a related engineering discipline

Job description

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases seeks a seasoned Systems Engineering Director to lead TEC Systems across product lifecycles in a global setting. You will shape architecture, requirements and verification, aligning with discipline engineering and product roadmaps.

Responsibilities include directing systems engineering processes, reviews, risk analyses and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on scalable platforms, qualification, and delivery excellence at multiple sites.