Director of Concrete Engineering

Location

This position will be located in Chattanooga, TN.

The Engineering Director, Concrete will be a pivotal strategic and technical leader responsible for overseeing all global engineering operations supporting the concrete division of Astec, aligning design efforts with manufacturing capabilities across various international factories, and managing a dispersed engineering team, including directing work to the Astec CoE engineering office in India. This role requires a visionary leader to drive innovation in bespoke plant designs, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest design quality and safety standards, in close collaboration with Product Management.

• Global Engineering Strategy: Develop and implement an overarching engineering strategy that aligns with the company's "design anywhere, manufacture everywhere" vision and overall business objectives.
• Team Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse and high-performing engineering team across multiple locations, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Project Oversight & Execution: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of bespoke engineering projects, ensuring they meet customer specifications, budget, and timeline constraints.
• International Office Coordination: Direct and optimize the workflow with the India CoE office, ensuring seamless integration of overflow engineering tasks and effective collaboration across global teams.
• Design & Manufacturing Integration: Collaborate closely with manufacturing and supply chain stakeholders to ensure designs are optimized for manufacturability (DFM) across different factories, improving productivity and reducing costs.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Establish and enforce engineering standards, best practices, and design quality control measures, ensuring all designs comply with relevant international industry standards, safety regulations, and quality requirements.
• Technical Guidance & Innovation: Act as a technical expert, guiding teams on complex design challenges. Evaluate and implement new technologies and methodologies to enhance engineering processes and product performance.
• Budget & Resource Management: Plan, develop, and manage the engineering department's budget and resource allocation, including capital expenditures, to meet project priorities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university required. Master’s Degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of related experience required with demonstrated results.
• 4+ years of supervisory experience of a significant department in an organization.
• A proven ability to manage and lead technical personnel is mandatory.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers, and management.
• Willingness to utilize lean knowledge tools to identify and assist with continuous improvement.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in several of the following areas including structural design, complex bespoke plant designs, gated NPD processes, 3D drawing packages and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel & Outlook).

Directly supervises department managers within the department. Provide mentoring for team members and develop a high-performance team.

• Continuous devotion to meeting the needs of our customers.
• Honesty and integrity in all aspects of business.
• Respect for all individuals.

Seniority level:
Director.

Employment type:

Full-time.
Industry: Machinery Manufacturing.