Sr. Director, Network Engineering
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Job Location:
Dearborn, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
29-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Director of Network Engineering to lead the design deployment and operational excellence of our enterprise network across global automotive manufacturing facilities. This role will manage a global team of six Directors of Platform Engineers (Direct reports) and an organization of 300 people focusing on modernization and platform-based network strategies to ensure robust secure and scalable LAN WAN wireless and 5G networks that support mission-critical manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with leadership experience in complex industrial and operational technology environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the network engineering organization responsible for LAN WAN wireless and 5G-enabled networks across automotive manufacturing facilities globally.
- Define and execute a strategic network platform roadmap aligned with manufacturing digitalization Industry 4.0 IIoT and edge computing initiatives.
- Ensure network reliability resiliency and performance to support manufacturing operations including OT/IT convergence.
- Oversee network security and compliance across all sites in partnership with cybersecurity teams.
- Implement network automation monitoring and observability frameworks to reduce operational toil and improve service quality.
- Collaborate with manufacturing IT and supply chain leaders to translate business needs into network requirements.
- Drive vendor and partner management including evaluation selection and performance oversight of network service providers and technology vendors.
- Mentor grow and lead a high-performing network engineering team fostering innovation accountability and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 15 years of network engineering experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing large global networks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in automotive manufacturing or other industrial sectors with complex multi-site networks.
- Knowledge of Industry 4.0 IIoT edge computing and 5G-enabled manufacturing.
- Experience implementing network as code frameworks or automation platforms in large-scale environments
- Proven experience in network modernization and platform-based approaches in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Strong expertise across LAN WAN wireless (Wi-Fi 6/6E) SD-WAN 5G and network security.
- Familiarity with industrial networking protocols (Ethernet/IP etc.) and OT/IT convergence.
- Experience with network automation and observability tools (Ansible Terraform NetOps frameworks monitoring platforms).
- Strong vendor management experience with Cisco Palo Alto or equivalent enterprise networking technologies.
- Excellent strategic thinking problem-solving and leadership skills.
- Strong communication skills capable of influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
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