Director, Hardware Engineering

Description

• Lead the integrated Engineering functions, ensuring alignment between market requirements, product strategy, and engineering execution across all equipment platforms.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the VWS leadership team, contributing to overall business direction, investment prioritization, and technology strategy, with an emphasis on integrated wash system solutions that combine equipment, chemistry, and connected controls.
• Execute the long-term product roadmap that balances innovation, cost competitiveness, and operational efficiency while advancing modular design, common component strategies, and standardization across the portfolio.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial, Software, Operations, Supply Chain, and Service leaders to translate customer insights and business objectives into product and engineering priorities that deliver measurable business impact.
• Lead and oversee development and investment into our product management capability and capacity in terms of people, processes, and tools aligned to the Company's objectives.
• Drive portfolio governance and lifecycle management, including new product introductions, value engineering, cost reduction, and end-of-life strategies to optimize financial performance and customer satisfaction.
• Represent the voice of the customer and market in product and technology decisions, leveraging market research, VOC insights, and competitive intelligence to guide development priorities and ensure commercial differentiation.
• Champion product quality, reliability, and manufacturability, ensuring engineering solutions meet performance standards, regulatory requirements, and Dover operational excellence principles.
• Build and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement; attract, retain, and develop talent within both product management and engineering disciplines.

Requirements

• Demonstrated success integrating engineering functions to deliver market-leading solutions, shorten development cycles, and strengthen customer value propositions.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in engineering, or related leadership roles within an industrial, equipment, or technology-driven manufacturing environment; at least 8 years in senior leadership positions managing cross-functional or multi-site teams.
• Collaborative, results-oriented, and hands-on leadership style, adept at influencing cross-functional partners and driving alignment in a matrixed organization.
• Experience leading product design and development from concept through commercialization, including value engineering, supplier collaboration, and lifecycle cost management.
• Strong technical understanding of mechanical, electrical, and control systems used in automated equipment manufacturing, with the ability to bridge commercial strategy and engineering execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, related technical discipline required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience within capital equipment, industrial automation, or connected systems industries preferred.
• Strong business acumen, analytical capability, and financial literacy; able to translate market opportunities and operational data into actionable strategy and measurable results.
• Exceptional leadership and team development skills, with a demonstrated ability to inspire, coach, and grow talent across product management and engineering disciplines.
• Proven track record of driving profitable growth through product strategy, portfolio optimization, and new product introduction within a complex, global organization.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance