Consulting Director C&M Mechanical Engineering

Role Overview

As a Consulting Director you are a senior consulting leader with deep mechanical engineering expertise strong commercial acumen and a proven record of business growth. You lead complex multi-disciplinary programs shape client strategy and convert challenges into innovative high-impact solutions.

You champion technical excellence foster inclusive and high-performing teams and play a key role in setting strategic direction for both your craft and the broader business. Through transparent empathetic communication you build trust with clients and colleagues while confidently challenging assumptions to drive meaningful change.

What Youll Do

• Lead the technical and commercial delivery of PAs most complex programs by managing risk quality standards and multi-service teams to achieve strong client outcomes.
• Drive business development by identifying opportunities qualifying leads and winning large multi-capability engagements that grow PAs market presence.
• Set strategic direction for mechanical engineering in collaboration with capability leadership and align capability development with commercial priorities and PAs growth objectives across all three PA Design Engineering and Science US Studios San Francisco Boston and Concord.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of advanced mechanical and electromechanical solutionsfrom early ideation through implementationensuring quality safety and commercial value.
• Act as a trusted senior advisor to client leadership shaping strategy and defining solutions that elevate business and technical performance.
• Serve as Concord Studio place-lead collaborating with PA leadership and other place-leads to build an engaging inclusive local culture through events and initiatives.
• Recognize and celebrate individual and team achievements reinforcing PAs values and strengthening connections across the organization.
• Coach mentor and develop consultants and engineers building a strong pipeline of technical and leadership talent.
• Advance capability development through knowledge sharing process and quality standards and thought leadership that strengthens PAs reputation.
• Build and maintain senior external and internal relationships positioning PA as a trusted advisor and enabling cross-functional collaboration.
• Identify and manage commercial operational and reputational risks through clear decision-making and disciplined program delivery.

What You Bring

• Deep expertise in mechanical engineering and product development with a strong record delivering complex multi-disciplinary consulting engagements.
• Significant experience in commercial leadership business development and account management within consulting or adjacent environments.
• A collaborative inclusive leadership style that inspires high performance and continuous learning.
• Strategic thinking curiosity and creativity to shape market offerings and drive sustainable growth.
• Excellent communication skills able to engage effectively with executive leaders clients and technical teams.
• A strong coaching and mentoring mindset building technical commercial and leadership capability across teams.
• Integrity resilience and a results-oriented approach consistently upholding the highest professional standards.

Why Join Us

At PA youll shape the future of your craft while delivering ingenious solutions to clients toughest challenges. Youll influence business growth lead exceptional teams and help clients and colleagues progress further fastertogether.

Qualifications :

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field with 15 years of experience in product development and consulting.
• Proven leadership of expert cross-industry teams particularly in electromechanical systems and user-centered design.
• Demonstrated experience with ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 strongly preferred.
• Strong grounding in first-principles engineering including areas such as mechatronics structures dynamics thermal and fluid systems controls acoustics precision mechanisms or DFM.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred) and engineering analysis tools (e.g. Python MATLAB FEA).
• Extensive client-facing experience and strong communication skills.
• Portfolio or selected examples demonstrating impact and approach.

Additional Information :

PA operates a hybrid working model. For this role strong leadership presence is critical; therefore you should expect to be in the office or at a client site 45 days most weeks.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time