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Applied Composites (AC) is seeking a Director of Engineering will lead the engineering activities within a business unit or a group of businesses. Will ensures appropriate resources are allocated to achieve financial and business objectives. Influences, shapes, and integrates strategy for functional areas, and participates in setting a growth strategy for the business that is consistent with corporate goals. This position will also be responsible for recruiting, selection, training, development and supervision of staff, providing guidance and support.

About AC: Come and join the Applied Composites team. We are a leading provider of complex composite components, assemblies, engineering and tooling to the aerospace, defense and space system markets. Our employees are treated with respect and given the support, knowledge, and resources they need to thrive. If you are looking for a company that values and develops its employees while offering engaging work, Applied Composites may be the place for you.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads and directs the engineering team, and maintains alignment to business strategy
• Ensures appropriate resources to achieve financial and business objectives
• Provides managerial and technical solutions to a variety of complex issues
• Oversees the control of intellectual property per company guidelines
• Defines processes and procedures to drive the engineering units efficiently and effectively, while ensuring department budget is met
• Oversees technical and professional development of the engineering function
• Manages crisis resolution to ensure continuous flow of product development under designated budgets and time restraints.
• Able to utilize the latest technology to enhance the growth of an organization
• Manage staff selection, interviewing, selecting of qualified candidates, training and staff development to ensure team competencies and capabilities to reach the business goals and expectations.
• Responsible for hiring and terminating subordinate employees (or effectively recommending such decisions).
• Handling employee complaints and grievances; staff mentoring, coaching, counseling, disciplining employees; assigning work among employees; and providing for the safety and security of the employees.
• Directing employees’ work and establish and adjust hours of work as needed
• Establishes priorities and workflow within the department; identifies root cause, conducts analysis, and resolves issues with appropriate resources departments and/or action plans.
• Provides staff with standards of performance, job responsibilities and job expectations.
• Conducts staff meetings to ensure policies and procedures are adhered to and enforced, and when necessary, modified to address changing strategic objectives.
• Maintain production records for use in supervision; appraising employees’ productivity standards and efficiency for recommending promotions or other changes in status.
• Ensures appropriate management of department staff, including timely completion of performance appraisals and corrective counseling, when appropriate.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications:

Education: Post-secondary degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience that will allow successful performance of job expectations
Preferred Years' Experience: 10 (plus) years of relevant experience
Skills:

• Hands-on, walk around leader with the ability to motivate and empower others while offering focused leadership in ambiguous circumstances
• Ability to execute functional business plans and contribute to the development of functional strategy
• Able to utilize the latest technology to enhance the growth of an organization
• Capable of directing the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems, while applying advanced analytical thought and judgment
• Demonstrates a high level of ethical behavior in exercising judgment and discretion in matters of significance
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with the ability to negotiate and influence, while exercising sensitivity to the audience
• Interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization exercising sensitivity to the audience.
• Possesses a positive professional image and a high level of ethical behavior in exercising consistent judgment, discretion and confidentiality in all interactions and matters of significance.
• Possesses excellent judgement, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues in a timely manner.
• Possesses excellent leadership, team building and managerial skills with the ability to direct, energized, motivate, train, coach, assess, evaluate and develop teams.
• Possesses strong strategic/analytical, goal setting, budgetary management and financial measurement skills.
• Capable of driving change transformation and strategy execution to achieve specific business results.
• Possess superior organizational and time management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and negotiate and set priorities required.
• Ability to work efficiently under conditions of multiple and/or competing projects/deadlines prioritizing/reprioritizing as needed to meet departmental and/or business commitments and objectives.
• Possesses high degree of personal accountability
• Ability to travel to all Applied Composites locations and/or client locations as needed

Benefits:
At Applied Composites, we recognize how important your career and benefits are to you and your family. We offer a full suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability coverage, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, basic and supplemental life insurance, employee assistance plan, retirement savings and matching, tuition reimbursement and other developmental opportunities. We are committed to supporting the way you live and work.

AC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled - Affirmative Action Employer.

This position requires the use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.