CONFIDENTIAL: Division Vice President, Engineering

Company: AMETEK, Inc.
Location: Mount Prospect
Posted on: March 1, 2025

Job Description:

Ametek, Inc.

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Job description: Rauland is looking for a Vice President, Engineering who has the proven ability to lead a cohesive department while possessing the ability to have a strong technical vision. This role will plan, implement and oversee engineering strategies to support product roadmap and efficient product architecture (hardware and software). This position reports to the Division Vice President & Business Unit Manager as a member of Rauland's leadership team, partnering with business leadership to create and execute strategy.


Key Responsibilities:

Leadership: The Vice President - Engineering will be able to inspire and motivate department. He/She will also identify and remove organizational bottlenecks and have a strong ability to communicate across the department, as well as, communicate with customers.
Program Management: The Vice President - Engineering will ensure that our product vision is realized through excellence in execution.
Technical Leadership: The Vice President - Engineering will foster and encourage innovation in his/her Team Members. He/She will also guide development of technical strategies and roadmaps and is highly knowledgeable in technical matters.
Strategy Development: The Vice President - Engineering will be a member of the Executive Management Team and will play a role in guiding the direction of the company. He/She will also work collaboratively with other departments to develop corporate and product strategy.
People Development: The Vice President - Engineering will develop an organizational strategy, including succession plans for key positions, to support long-term growth, and provide career opportunities and development support for employees.
Customer Engagement: The Vice President-Engineering will interact with customers and distributors to gather product feedback, engage early adopters on new products, and present technical roadmaps. The Vice President-Engineering will also oversee the technical support organization ensuring effective and efficient issue resolution and product supportability.
Productively work with peers in other departments to support and contribute to overall profitable growth of the Rauland BU and leverage projects to apply to all divisions and markets.



Requirements:

Four year degree in Electrical, Electronic or Software Engineering required; MBA preferred
Minimum of 15 years' experience in technology engineering.
Strong background with integrated solutions consisting of both hardware and application software components.
Experience in a Medical Device development environment or similar regulated environment
Knowledgeable in Quality Systems Regulations (QSR) and experience working with a Quality Assurance team to develop quality standards and processes.
Experience with product development methodologies (Agile, Lean, test automation).
Experience managing multiple simultaneous development projects.
Has the ability to improve the "project estimation" and timeliness of release execution capabilities of the team.
Has worked in the development of corporate strategic plans.
Experience with M&A and technical due diligence processes
Experience managing a department budget.
Excellent communication, training and presentation skills
Strong collaboration skills both internally and externally

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