Our partner is seeking a Senior Director Value Engineering to lead our Product Development Engineering team and provide vision and technical leadership for product, packaging and reliability engineering. The selected candidate will drive the development of market-leading products from concept through structural packaging design and execution that are on quality, on budget, on strategy, and provide a best-in-class consumer experience.

Responsibilities to include:

• Execute detailed cost engineering analysis to identify possible cost-saving opportunities and conduct cost-benefit analyses. Work with cross-functional partners (i.e. Sourcing, Finance, Project Management, Brand) to gain business alignment.
• Manage the implementation process across all paths to market – in-house design, contract manufacturing and OEM.
• Develop frameworks, tools, and capabilities and drive enhanced processes as necessary across engineering, quality, cost management and execution.
• Optimize processes for cross-functional team dependencies and successful hand-offs.
• Understand and enforce quality and regulatory requirements to ensure all products meet or exceed established specs and substantiate marketing claims.
• Manage product testing requirements and standards to ensure product performance, quality and compliance and provide direction to the team based on test results.
• Work closely with the production team and suppliers to manage and resolve issues that arise in capacity, quality, manufacturing and delivery.
• Scale the function by defining organization build-out over time, and skill sets to bring in.
• Additional projects as assigned.

What You Will Need 

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Mechanical Engineering; Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related area preferred.
• 10+ years of experience leading product engineering and proficiency in the development of products across multiple categories (CPG, durables, consumables, and/ or electronics and/or soft goods) with companies known for excellence in innovative design + product development.
• CAD experience/proficiency (Solidworks preferred).
• Experience in development of Class I and Class II medical devices.
• Experience leading product development for a global market with a global supply chain.
• Strong negotiation skills to deliver premium quality within our gross margin parameters.
• Excellent project management, communication, and people/organizational skills.
• A strong bias to action and ability to lead and excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and culture that celebrates the art of the opportunistic pivot.
• Ability to execute in a tight deadline driven environment in which informed tradeoffs and speed-to-market is key. Commitment to making things faster and less expensive, without compromising on quality and customer experience.
• The ability to identify and apply new trends and technologies to improve existing products and inspire new ones.

Who You Will Work With

Our partner is an organization that values collaboration and community. As the Senior Director Value Engineering, you will work closely with Operations, Sourcing, Finance, Brand Management, and Project Management teams.

Posted On: Friday, April 25, 2025