Engineering Director

Engineering Director

Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years, and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Director of Engineering. This position reports to the General Manager and will work in Pompano Beach, FL.

About the position

As Director of Engineering for Dometic Marine's Boat Living division, you will lead and coach the product development team for boat living. This role is responsible for all aspects of new product development, test engineering, and sustaining engineering activities.

This Director provides innovative and sustainable solutions and deliver product specifications with in-house manufacturing team that meet customer needs. They will apply human and capital resources efficiently to suit business requirements. The primary product areas for pleasure crafts and work boats are air conditioning and refrigeration.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead the product development team to plan and execute all product development activities.
• Control planning, scheduling, and resource allocations for multiple development projects.
• Lead Dometic Product Development Process assuring accurate, timely and profitable implementation.
• Serve as a key member of the management team that sets the company's strategic goals in boat living.
• Develop strategic planning, formulate long-term objectives and standards of performance for product development.
• Execute near term targets superbly on what's most important right now, within budget and timeframe.
• Maintain and expand company's technology leadership position in products and sustainability.
• Manage talent and provide technical direction and guidance, as well as hands-on project management.
• Adapt cutting-edge HVAC technologies from home and automotive applications for marine environments.
• Liaison within house manufacturing team and world-wide network of suppliers.
• Ensure that product is designed for specific customer needs, but with wider applications and competition in mind.
• Occasionally travels, such as to resolve quality concerns.
• Performs other projects and duties as assigned.

What do we offer?

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• 401 (k) with company match
• PTO
• Company defined holidays and two floating holidays for you to use as you choose
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition assistance
• Membership reimbursement (wholesale club and gym)
• Employee discounts on our incredible products
• Opportunities to make an impact

Skills & requirements

• Minimum four-year bachelor's degree in engineering. Master's degree is highly desirable.
• Minimum 8 or more years of experience in product development, or manufacturing engineering.
• Minimum 5 or more years of supervisory/management experience.

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• Excellent skills in staff management and mentoring.
• Exceptional skills in product development management.
• Solid skills in multi-functional project management in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong sense of urgency, enthusiasm, and a proven history of relentless execution.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate and lead diverse personalities across functions and sites.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Mature and supportive leadership abilities.
• Senior-level relationship management skills.
• Strong problem solving and judgement abilities to make balanced decisions.
• Solid business acumen and financial literacy.
• Expert agility in managing changing requirements and competing resources.
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks and projects.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office suite including: Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint.

Dometic's core values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We Build Our Future, We Play To Win, We Embrace Change and We Walk The Talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.