Vice President, Engineering

Job Description

Posted Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Standex International is a global industrial growth company operating through our market-leading brands in electronics, cutting-edge forming technologies, engraving and scientific refrigeration. We work with our customers to advance progress through innovation. From inventing and producing parts for next‑generation space vehicles, to evolving vaccine refrigeration, designing functional textures for everyday products, improving renewable energy technology and much more, we are focused on making what’s next possible.

For over 100 years, Spincraft has been utilizing metal spinning and forming to solve its customers’ greatest manufacturing challenges. Leading in metal forming solutions partnered for Aerospace, Defense, Energy, and more, Spincraft’s mission has formed a division, Engineering Technologies Group (ETG), a part of the global Standex International team, with four locations worldwide.

Reporting to the Business President, the VP of Engineering serves as the strategic engineering leader for the business. This executive will sit on the executive leadership team alongside the President, VP of Sales, and division VP General Managers, acting as the central point for advancing engineering capabilities across the organization. Overseeing four Principal Engineers, each at one of the company’s sites, the VPE will unify engineering strategy and execution across all business units.

The role encompasses both strategic leadership and functional oversight, ensuring new processes are aligned with manufacturability, customer requirements, and long‑term business objectives.

• Create and own Standex Engineering Technologies’ engineering strategy roadmap, aligning it with the company’s growth objectives and market direction
• Assess current engineering capabilities, market trends, and competitive processes within Standex’s core markets
• Align engineering initiatives with in-house process capabilities and capital investment planning (Cap Ex) to support future development.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction for all engineering activities across multiple manufacturing sites or business units
• Develop and execute the global project engineering strategy aligned with corporate objectives
• Unify the four geographically distributed engineering teams through structured collaboration frameworks, ensuring consistent processes and communication across sites
• Develop and implement a company-wide skills matrix to identify technical expertise, highlight capability gaps, and guide cross-site resource deployment.
• Establish mechanisms for structured problem‑solving, knowledge transfer, and best‑practice sharing to maximize engineering capacity and technical depth
• Ensure the organizational design supports both current execution needs and long‑term capability growth, balancing site‑specific requirements with enterprise‑wide priorities
• Support long‑term capital planning, capacity expansion, modernization, and sustainability initiatives
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of efficient, scalable, and cost‑effective manufacturing processes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and other methodologies to enhance productivity, quality, and safety
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including process engineering, quality, maintenance, and production to support new product introductions and process transfers
• Oversee stage‑gate approval processes and ensure compliance with internal governance standards
• Oversee the evaluation and integration of new technologies, automation, and digital manufacturing tools
• Establish and maintain process standards, documentation, and performance metrics
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, resource planning, and capital project execution Support the development and improvement of engineering departmental procedures
• Participate in the maintenance of engineering drawings and standards
• Analyze technology and resource needs to plan and assess the feasibility of processes and associated equipment
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment while following all safety and quality procedures
• Atten…