Director of Design Engineering

The Director of Product Engineering is responsible for leading the design, development, launch, and lifecycle support of Steffes products across multiple business units. This role establishes engineering strategy, standards, and processes that align with Steffes’ corporate strategy and enable scalable, high-quality, and innovative product solutions. The Director provides enterprise-level leadership for engineering effectiveness, including talent development, capacity planning, performance metrics, and continuous improvement.

This role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Sales teams to ensure engineering delivers reliable, on-time, and customer-aligned outcomes.

• Trust: We promote growth and long-term success by making wise decisions with trust as an essential component.
• Respect: We unleash creative talents of our diverse workforce by treating each other the way we would like to be treated.
• Teamwork: We believe people achieve much more by working together.
• Integrity: We follow through and keep our word while being open, honest, ethical, and fair.
• Safety: We view our co-workers as family members of our business and strive to ensure safety for all.
• Humility: We recognize and appreciate strengths and contributions beyond oneself. We are modest, genuine, and authentic.

• Develop and execute an engineering strategy that is integral to and aligned with Steffes’ corporate strategy and business objectives.
• Lead engineering strategy and execution across multiple Steffes business units, ensuring consistent standards while allowing for business-specific requirements.
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent to support current operations and future growth, including coaching, performance management, succession planning, and capability development.
• Establish and lead high-performance engineering standards, processes, and governance in alignment with the Quality Management System; support internal and external audits related to engineering management.
• Provide leadership for innovation in product and design engineering, including new product development, platform evolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Define, monitor, and drive key engineering performance metrics, including engineering capacity, on-time and on-budget project delivery, time to market, and product performance in the market.
• Lead enterprise-wide engineering resource planning and prioritization to ensure alignment with business priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a key cross-functional leader, partnering with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales teams, customers, and suppliers to deliver effective, manufacturable, and customer-focused engineering solutions.
• Continuously evaluate and integrate industry best practices to strengthen engineering effectiveness, scalability, and competitiveness.
• Lead enterprise excellence within engineering, including lean principles, continuous improvement, and change initiatives that support organizational growth and evolving business needs.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating collaboratively with customers, suppliers, co-workers, and management.
• Helps company meet its Strategic, Quality and Safety objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The Director of Product Engineering has decision-making authority over product engineering standards, design processes, and engineering resource allocation. The Director establishes priorities and direction for product engineering and provides input and recommendations on cross-functional initiatives, capital investments, and product strategy in partnership with executive leadership.

Success in this role is measured by engineering performance, including on-time and on-budget delivery, product quality and reliability, speed to market, talent development, and cross-functional effectiveness.

• Customer Service - Demonstrate excellent customer service and display a positive attitude and behavior consistent with the Steffes Code of Conduct and Core Values.
• Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS)…