Global TEC Systems Director, Systems Engineering Leader

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

Job summary

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is seeking a Systems Engineering Director to lead TEC systems engineering across product families. The role requires broad systems knowledge, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive a global engineering organization.

The position reports to the TEC leadership and involves coordinating architecture, interfaces, verification, and roadmaps while guiding teams through the product lifecycle. Location options include Southern California.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical, or systems engineering.
• 12+ years progressive engineering experience with complex products.
• 5+ years multidisciplinary technical leadership.
• Experience with system architecture, requirements, interfaces, verification and validation.
• Experience leading products through engineering, manufacturing, testing or field support.
• Strong communication, facilitation and cross-functional influence.

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/FMEA reviews with process-safety specialists; define verification, validation and acceptance criteria.
• Provide Technical Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing and suppliers with requirements, technical evaluations and risk inputs; validate capacity and manufacturing assumptions.
• Plan systems-engineering work and coordinate TEC resources; delivery team leads retain baselines, budgets and schedules.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Requirements & interfaces

Architecture & verification

Technical decision-making

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, electrical or systems engineering

Job description

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is seeking a Systems Engineering Director to lead TEC systems engineering across product families. The role requires broad systems knowledge, strategic thinking, and the ability to drive a global engineering organization.

The position reports to the TEC leadership and involves coordinating architecture, interfaces, verification, and roadmaps while guiding teams through the product lifecycle. Location options include Southern California.