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Vice President of Engineering

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.

Steffes Core Values:

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.

Key Responsibilities:

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

Helps company meet its Strategic, Quality and Safety objectives

Other duties may be assigned

Decision-Making Authority:

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 within the engineering function, ensuring the structure and capability of the team supports long-term growth. In addition, the VP of Engineering partners cross-functionally on capital investment decisions, capacity planning, and…