Director, Engineering

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The worlds dreams peoples dreams our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the worlds and peoples tomorrows; the worlds first the worlds best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Nidec is the worlds No.1 comprehensive motor and drive manufacturer handling everything that spins and moves miniature to gigantic. Nidec is a global enterprise comprised of over 300 subsidiaries/affiliates. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial motors industrial motors appliance motors and controls. Nidec motors can be found in products that range from cell phones computers and home appliances to industrial and mining equipment and everything in between. Our product line features a full line of high efficiency motors for industrial applications in water treatment mining oil and gas and power generation and for commercial applications such as pool and spa condensers cooling towers and large refrigeration units.

From keeping us comfortable in our homes to pumping clean water to making our cars more safe electric motors are an indispensable part of our daily lives. At Nidec our employees are on the forefront of developing new motor technologies. As we move deeper into the age of robotics the impact of motors will only increase.

With over 140000 employees stationed worldwide Nidec continues to be a unique organization and each location maintains its individual personality.

Job Description

The Director Engineering is a senior management role responsible for defining and executing engineering strategy to support business objectives operational excellence and innovation. This role oversees engineering teams and programs to ensure delivery of safe reliable highquality and costeffective products systems or services.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute engineering strategy aligned with business goals product roadmaps and operational needs

• Establish engineering priorities roadmaps and investment plans

• Ensure alignment between engineering execution and enterprise standards safety and quality expectations

• Oversee delivery of engineering projects programs and initiatives

• Establish and enforce engineering standards design practices and review processes

• Ensure engineering outputs meet performance reliability regulatory and customer requirements

• Support development and optimization of products processes or systems across the lifecycle

• Partner with Product Manufacturing or Operations on new introductions scaleups and continuous improvement

• Evaluate and adopt new technologies tools or methodologies to enhance engineering effectiveness

• Lead mentor and develop engineering managers engineers and technical specialists

• Establish performance expectations capability models and succession plans

• Foster a culture of technical excellence accountability collaboration and innovation

• Collaborate with Product Management Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality EHS and IT

• Support enterprise initiatives such as growth transformation digitalization and M&A integration

• Ensure engineering activities comply with safety regulatory and quality requirements

• Identify and mitigate technical operational and execution risks

• Support investigations and corrective actions for significant technical or quality issues

• Establish KPIs to measure engineering performance quality delivery and efficiency

• Use data and analytics to drive decisions and continuous improvement

• Standardize processes and improve engineering productivity and scalability

• Own engineering budgets forecasts and resource planning

• Balance cost schedule and performance priorities across programs

• Ensure effective utilization of engineering talent and external partners

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Bachelors degree in engineering or a related field

• Requires 3 years of managerial experience.

• Typically 1015 years of progressive engineering experience

• Significant experience leading engineering teams managers and complex technical programs

• Broad knowledge of engineering principles systems and development methodologies

• Proven peopleleadership and organizationaldevelopment capability

• Strong strategic thinking problemsolving and decisionmaking skills

• Ability to influence executive leadership and crossfunctional stakeholders

• Experience managing complex projects tradeoffs and technical risk

• Executivelevel communication and presentation skills

• High integrity accountability and results orientation

Travel

• Both Domestic and International Travel up to 10%

Additional Job Details

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age gender gender identity sexual orientation race color genetic information religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant please visit the following website: Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.