Senior Vice President - Engineering Global

EnerSys; Bern Township (Berks County); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerSys, a global leader in stored energy solutions, seeks a Senior Vice President of Global Engineering to align engineering resources and standards across NIS and IMS. You will drive system-level solutions, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure on‑time, on‑budget product launches with quality and manufacturability in mind.

You will partner with product management, operations, manufacturing, quality, and sales to translate market needs into executable roadmaps, build a high-performing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; advanced degree or MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including global or multi-site teams.
• Experience leading operations/product/systems engineering in a complex technical environment.
• Proven track record delivering new product introductions from concept through commercialization.
• Strong understanding of integrated mechanical, electrical, software and controls.
• Ability to translate market needs into engineering roadmaps and budgets.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and engineering/project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead global specialty engineering to deliver system solutions and product platforms.
• Establish a global engineering strategy aligning with growth and quality goals.
• Own the engineering execution model for NPI with stage-gate governance and launch readiness.
• Partner with product management, operations, manufacturing, and sales to translate needs into roadmaps.
• Drive system-level engineering integrating hardware, software, controls, and connectivity.
• Develop budgets, resource plans, and performance metrics for predictable execution.
• Mentor and develop engineering leaders, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving on critical issues and share lessons learned.
• Support strategic customer engagements and executive reviews.
• Establish engineering KPIs for project delivery, cost reduction, and design reuse.

Skills

Global engineering leadership

Stage-gate governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic roadmaps

Budget & resource planning

Product & systems integration

Executive communication

Global program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA or advanced technical degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Engineering/project management tools

Job description

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.

Job Purpose

The Senior Vice President of Engineering Global is the senior global leader responsible for operational engineering execution, with direct leadership of NIS and IMS engineering and a strong emphasis on system solutions, disciplined new product introductions, and scalable engineering processes. This position will align global engineering resources, priorities, and standards to support business growth, operational excellence, product reliability, and customer-focused system-level solutions. The role will partner closely with product management, operations, manufacturing, quality, sales, and regional business leaders to translate market and customer requirements into executable engineering roadmaps, deliver new products from concept through launch, and ensure engineering programs are completed on time, within budget, and with the required quality, manufacturability, and compliance. The Senior Vice President of Global Engineering will also build and develop a high-performing global engineering organization capable of supporting current operations while accelerating innovation, standardization, and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the global Specialty Engineering organization, including NIS and IMS engineering, to deliver system solutions, product platforms, and engineering support aligned with business priorities.
• Establish and execute a global engineering strategy that supports growth, operational excellence, customer requirements, manufacturability, quality, cost, and lifecycle performance.
• Own the engineering execution model for new product introductions, ensuring disciplined stage-gate governance, clear resource allocation, risk management, validation planning, launch readiness, and post-launch performance tracking.
• Partner with product management, operations, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and regional commercial teams to translate market needs into engineering requirements and executable product roadmaps.
• Drive system-level engineering solutions that integrate hardware, software, controls, power electronics, connectivity, safety, and serviceability to meet customer and market needs.
• Provide leadership for engineering standards, design practices, technical reviews, documentation, configuration control, and global design consistency across NIS and IMS engineering teams.
• Develop and manage global engineering budgets, resource plans, project priorities, capital needs, and performance metrics to ensure predictable execution and responsible use of resources.
• Build, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and technical talent, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Lead cross-functional problem solving on critical product, customer, field, quality, manufacturing, and operational engineering issues, ensuring timely resolution and lessons learned.
• Support strategic customer engagements, executive reviews, technical presentations, product planning sessions, and major program reviews as the senior engineering representative
• Establish engineering performance indicators for project delivery, product quality, productivity, technical risk, cost reduction, design reuse, and operational effectiveness.
• Other duties may be assigned.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Up to 35% of domestic and international travel required to support global engineering teams, manufacturing sites, customer engagements, technical reviews, and new product introduction activities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required; advanced technical degree or MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including leadership of global or multi-site engineering teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading operations engineering, product engineering, systems engineering, or related functions in a complex technical environment.
• Proven track record delivering new product introductions from concept through commercialization, including stage-gate governance, validation, launch readiness, and post-launch support.
• Strong understanding of engineered system solutions, including the integration of mechanical, electrical, controls, software, manufacturing, quality, and service requirements.
• Experience developing engineering roadmaps, managing complex project portfolios, prioritizing resources, and ensuring delivery against schedule, cost, quality, and performance commitments.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align engineering decisions to customer needs, operational priorities, financial targets, and enterprise strategy.
• Proficient with Microsoft suite of software and engineering/project management tools used for analysis, reporting, presentations, collaboration, and program tracking.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with executive leadership, customers, field sales, operations, manufacturing sites, and global engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in battery, energy storage, power electronics, industrial systems, aerospace and defense, motive power, or related engineered product environments.
• Experience leading global engineering standardization, design reuse, platform development, cost reduction, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience supporting customer-facing technical discussions, major program reviews, and executive-level product or technology roadmap presentations.

General Job Requirements

• Generic

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