Director NPD Engineering

Job Description

Director, New Product Development Engineering

Location: Chandler, AZ (Onsite)

Business: PacSci EMC (A Ralliant Company)

About PacSci EMC

PacSci EMC, a Ralliant company, is a global leader in advanced energetic materials and systems supporting aerospace, defense, and space applications. With over 70 years of innovation, we design and manufacture mission-critical energetic devices used in emergency egress, flight termination, and satellite systems where performance, precision, and safety are paramount.

Position Summary

The Director of New Product Development Engineering (M20) leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for development, qualification, and production transition of energetic systems. This role serves as both a technical authority and organizational leader, owning engineering execution, TRL decisions, and delivery against commitments in a fast-paced, multi-program environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering organization (~18 team members, including leaders)
• Serve as final technical authority for TRL/tollgate decisions
• Customer facing technical leader
• Drive full lifecycle product development (concept through production)
• Ensure performance, safety, and regulatory compliance
• Enforce tollgate discipline and technical readiness
• Oversee prototype lab / pilot plant operations
• Deliver against revenue-driven NPD commitments
• Drive data-driven engineering decisions
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve constraints
• Represent NPD in leadership and customer settings
• Ensure safe handling of energetic materials
• Oversee failure investigations and corrective actions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Chemistry, or related field required. MS or higher a plus
• Experience in energetics, propellants, munitions, or adjacent industries
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and leaders
• Strong ability to evaluate design outputs and compliance
• Experience supporting qualification and production transition
• Ability to operate in fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with initiators, detonators, CAD/PAD systems
• MIL-STD and explosive safety familiarity
• Aerospace/defense background
• Lean / Six Sigma experience

Key Competencies

• Technical leadership and energetics expertise
• Analytical decision-making
• Leadership of leaders
• Execution under pressure
• Systems thinking
• Strong communication

Success Metrics

• On-time TRL progression
• High first-pass qualification success
• Successful production transition
• Delivery against commitments
• Team development and bench strength

Scope & Impact

Leads critical NPD engineering organization supporting mission-critical systems. Owns engineering decisions impacting product performance, safety, and manufacturability with high visibility across leadership and customers.

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About Us

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life - faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

About the Team

About Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC)

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC), a Ralliant Corporation (NYSE: RAL) operating company, makes critical missions possible. From concept to demonstration to delivery, we provide leading-edge energetic materials, devices and subsystems for use in military and commercial applications. With engineering and manufacturing capability in Arizona and California, our associates work together to solve the toughest technical challenges with a dedication to Safety First, Quality Every TimeTM. We enable success for innumerable missions on a daily basis, impacting the lives of military personnel, law enforcement officers, commercial airline pilots, astronauts, and oil field operators. For nearly a century, PacSci EMC's experience and expertise has been relied upon in the times When Milliseconds MatterTM. For more information, go to


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