Director Engineering

Overview:

Monday- Friday - ONSITE

Responsible for planning, managing, and leadership of the multi-disciplined product engineering team. Key responsibilities include: developing business and technology roadmaps that will lead to sustainable profitable growth, interfacing with shared services within the organization, and contributing to the overall financial performance of the business unit.

• Department leader for heavy-duty and light/medium duty diagnostics scan tools and supporting systems and infrastructure.

• Leadership role in management of business including the overall financial performance and long-term strategy.

• Lead a variety of hardware/firmware, Windows desktop applications, Android & Linux embedded applications, and Microsoft web-based services engineering teams.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering, Business Administration, or related, or equivalent experience.

• Advanced degree preferred.

Years of Experience:

• 15 Years previous engineering experience

• 10 Years previous managerial experience

Other Requirements:

• Team building skills with the ability to motivate associates.

• Experience in working with remote engineering sites, preferably within and outside the United States.

• Experience developing or managing development of hardware systems, hosted web-based systems, desktop application systems, and embedded systems.

• Experience with external hosting providers preferred.

• Continuous Improvement (Lean) experience with a proven track record of achievements.

• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills.

• Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Financial acumen and the ability to understand strategic financial opportunities.

• Required travel: 5-10%, including internationally.

Responsibilities:

• Develop key members of the team – job skill improvement, career development, and succession planning

• Develop engineering long range strategy, including management of quality, technical debt, and technical stack.

• Manage engineering processes and projects for products, manufacturing, distribution, and support.

• Collaborate on the end of life product strategies related to product and systems development.

• Manage and enhance key metrics to manage the performance of the engineering teams.

• Collaborate with other Snap-on Groups and Divisions to execute product, support, and financial goals.

• Oversee/sponsor Rapid Continuous Improvements (i.e. Lean Initiatives) within areas of responsibilty to drive cost out and improve the overall productivity and quality output of the team.

• Develop and manage the annual budget for engineering.

• Meet the financial/growth commitments set by the business unit strategic plan.

• Understand and exhibit the Snap-on Incorporated values.