VP - Engineering

Maxi-Cosi; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading juvenile products company in Columbus, IN is seeking a VP - Engineering to lead their engineering team in developing cutting-edge juvenile safety products. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience in engineering management, focusing on product design and regulatory compliance. This role requires strong leadership skills and experience in managing product development lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Experience managing engineering resources focused on new product design.
• Experience managing the development of juvenile safety product engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering team in developing juvenile safety products.
• Implement engineering strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Oversee product development lifecycle and ensure quality assurance.

Skills

Leadership in engineering

Product development lifecycle management

Technical guidance and mentorship

Finite Element simulation

Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R)

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Education

U.S. Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Dorel Juvenile is the world's leading juvenile products company. Our well‑known products and strong brands are available in more than 100 countries. All our talented employees share the same mission: to Care for Precious Life. We help families live carefree lives by providing them with juvenile products with the highest safety and comfort standards.

Your mission

The VP - Engineering will lead Dorel Juvenile’s engineering team in the development of cutting‑edge juvenile safety products. The VP - Engineering position is located in Columbus, IN.

Key responsibilities

• Lead Dorel Juvenile’s engineering team in the development of cutting‑edge juvenile safety products.
• Formulate and implement engineering strategies that align with Dorel Juvenile’s objectives while providing mentorship and technical guidance to a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Oversee the full product development lifecycle, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, quality assurance protocols, and customer experience requirements throughout design, testing, and production phases.
• Provide leadership on optimizing product designs for performance and on product development practices and tools, including Finite Element simulation, GD&T, DVP&R, and FMEA.
• Develop and manage the engineering budget; lead efforts to enhance in‑house prototyping and testing capabilities.
• The position requires domestic and international travel up to 15% of the work schedule at various unanticipated locations based on business needs.

Your profile

• At a minimum, a U.S. Master’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Engineering field.
• 5 years’ experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 5 years’ experience managing engineering resources focused on new product design and existing product redesign in a safety focused, consumer products or automotive environment.
• 5 years’ experience managing the development of juvenile safety product engineering, development of juvenile product prototypes, and juvenile occupant ergonomics complying with FMVSS and CMVSS regulatory standards and safety certifications.
• 5 years’ experience managing Engineering CAD and maturing designs while working directly with CAE/FEA practices focused on product development.
• 5 years’ experience working with test procedures in internal and external crash (sled) labs focused on restraints and seating system development.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Dorel Juvenile provides people the invaluable opportunity to make a difference. To work on leading brands together with talented people across the globe, and to keep growing both personally and professionally. Take the next step in your career and join our quest to improve the parenting journey for millions of families around the world.