Vice President of Engineering; via External Search – See Description

Vice President of Engineering (Apply via External Search – See Description for details)

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Position Summary:

The Vice President of Engineering provides enterprise leadership for Product Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering across Steffes’ core business platforms, including Electric Thermal Storage (ETS), Oil & Gas Equipment, and Contract Manufacturing. This role is responsible for integrating product innovation with manufacturing scalability, ensuring the development of differentiated technologies supported by efficient, reliable, and cost‑effective production systems. The VP of Engineering establishes the multi‑year engineering strategy, technology/automation roadmap, and operating model that aligns engineering innovation with business growth, while building a high‑performing, cross‑functional engineering organization.

• Trust: We promote growth and long‑term success by making wise decisions with trust as an essential component.
• Respect: We unleash creative talents of our diverse workforce by treating each other the way we would like to be treated.
• Teamwork: We believe people achieve much more by working together.
• Integrity: We follow through and keep our word while being open, honest, ethical, and fair.
• Safety: We view our co‑workers as family members of our business and strive to ensure safety for all.
• Humility: We recognize and appreciate strengths and contributions beyond oneself. We are modest, genuine, and authentic.

• Define and lead the enterprise engineering strategy aligned with Steffes’ long‑term corporate objectives
• Establish and execute a multi‑year engineering technology roadmap and investment priorities
• Develop and implement engineering standards, governance, and scalable operating processes
• Ensure alignment between product innovation, engineering execution, and operational capabilities
• Lead New Product Development (NPD) across all business units
• Establish product architecture standards and scalable product platforms
• Implement Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Cost principles
• Oversee full product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering execution
• Ensure product performance, reliability, and engineering rigor
• Lead manufacturing engineering strategy to support scalable and efficient production
• Drive development of advanced manufacturing processes, tooling, and automation
• Optimize production flow, industrial engineering, and throughput across facilities
• Support the Focus Factory operating model
• Partner closely with the Chief Manufacturing Officer on capacity planning and production strategy
• Support SIOP, production planning, and facility expansion initiatives
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts
• Ensure seamless transition of products from development into production
• Lead technology innovation strategy and identify emerging technologies and market opportunities
• Develop proprietary product platforms and expand intellectual property portfolio
• Advance innovation across energy systems, automation, and industrial technologies
• Build and lead a high‑performing engineering organization across multiple disciplines
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering leadership and technical talent
• Establish career development frameworks and capability‑building programs
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and execution
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating collaboratively with customers, suppliers, co‑workers, and management
• Help company meet its Strategic, Quality and Safety objectives
• Other duties may be assigned

The Vice President of Engineering owns the enterprise engineering strategy, including the development and execution of the technology roadmap and prioritization of engineering investments. This role is responsible for making key decisions related to product architecture, engineering standards, and development priorities to ensure alignment with business objectives.

The position leads organizational design and talent decisions…