Hydro Services Engineering Leader

Voith Hydro; East York (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility with Work/Life Balance

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

401K with generous company match

Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Voith Hydro in the United States seeks an Engineering Manager for HyService to lead regional engineering and deliver competitive, customer-focused service solutions.

You will drive engineering excellence from opportunity development through execution, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business goals; collaborate with Field Services, Project Management, Sales, and Sourcing, while guiding multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or comparable); hydropower service/modernization exposure is a strong asset.
• 8-12 years of relevant experience in application/service engineering within an OEM or project-driven environment, including several years in a leadership role.
• Strong people leadership: build, coach, and steer multidisciplinary teams with clear accountability and performance culture.
• Proven ability to translate customer needs into technically sound, competitive solutions across service offerings, supporting both OTO and OTC with accurate scope, effort, and risk assessment.
• Solid engineering governance: compliance with safety/regulatory requirements and contractual obligations, high-quality technical documentation, and NCR feedback loops.
• Excellent crossfunctional and customer-facing communication (Tendering, PM, Field Services, Sales), including prioritization and resource planning; business-fluent English, CAD/engineering tools; SAP exposure are a plus; travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the HyService Engineering organization.
• Provide functional leadership to engineers within the team.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative engineering organization aligned with regional and global standards.
• Define technical scopes, objectives, and deliverables aligned with customer requirements and business goals.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet safety standards, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Support Service Managers and Tendering teams with technically sound and competitive proposals.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Promote best practices and lessons learned, including feedback from NCRs.
• Ensure high-quality, complete, and standard-compliant technical documentation.
• Coordinate closely with Field Services, Project Management, Sales, Sourcing, and Service teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Build and maintain a strong internal network within the region.
• Support alignment with corporate engineering standards and regional service strategies.
• Regional HyService Engineering teams (multi-disciplinary - Turbine, Generator, Automation, BOP).

Skills

People leadership

Cross-functional communication

Resource planning

Tendering collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or comparable)

Tools

CAD tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Voith Hydro in the United States seeks an Engineering Manager for HyService to lead regional engineering and deliver competitive, customer-focused service solutions.

You will drive engineering excellence from opportunity development through execution, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and alignment with business goals; collaborate with Field Services, Project Management, Sales, and Sourcing, while guiding multi-disciplinary teams.