VP Engineering – Product + Engineering-to-Manufacturing Execution

VP Engineering – Product + Engineering-to-Manufacturing Execution (Modular Engineered Fabrication)

Confidential High Growth Company | Memphis Metro (On-site)

Why You Should Be Interested in this Role:

This is a rare opportunity to step into a VP-level Engineering leadership role inside a fast-growing, small, nimble manufacturer serving a broad set of customers with an engineered and fabricated product platform
.

The product architecture is modular by design
, but a meaningful portion of orders require customer-specific customization
. The mandate is to:

• Scale the modular platform and reduce avoidable “one-off” engineering
• Make customization faster, cleaner, and more profitable when it’s truly required
• Tighten engineering discipline so the factory builds from accurate drawings, BOMs, routings, and labor standards
• Strengthen the interface between Engineering and Operations to improve SQCD (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) + margin
• Lead Engineering + Maintenance with a practical, floor-present leadership style

This is a role for a leader who enjoys building structure without slowing the business down
.

Confidential

VP of Engineering

Memphis Metro –
On-site. Site-present leadership required

Senior Operations Leadership

Local candidate preferred but open to relocation for high-caliber candidates

What You Will Own in this Key Leadership Role (end-to-end):

• Own end-to-end engineering output:
  design/customization, drawing control, revision discipline, build package readiness
• Establish clear release gates and accountability for approvals, revisions, and production-ready packages
• Drive modular design strategy to reduce engineering churn and improve manufacturability

• Tighten BOM accuracy
  , routings, labor standards, and item master discipline in an ERP/MRP environment
• Improve quote-to-build handoffs so engineering inputs support accurate costing, lead times, and execution
• Install disciplined change control to prevent engineering changes from creating shop-floor disruption
• Standardize engineering work output so Production sees fewer surprises and more repeatability

• Strengthen engineering’s role in quality outcomes: error-proofing, documentation discipline, and root-cause closure
• Operate effectively in a certification-driven environment where documentation, traceability, and process discipline matter
• Champion safety-by-design practices and practical compliance partnership across functions

• Oversee preventive maintenance, reliability, and facility uptime to protect throughput and delivery performance
• Improve equipment reliability and responsiveness through basic TPM principles and clear accountability
• Evaluate and implement upgrades/automation where ROI is clear, and execution is disciplined

• Partner with Sales on fast, accurate engineering inputs for estimating, costing, and pricing—especially for custom requests
• Improve repeatability and speed of quoting by standardizing options, modules, and assumptions

• Partner closely with Operations to improve flow, capacity planning inputs, and manufacturing execution
• Translate engineering decisions into measurable improvements in delivery, quality, throughput, and cost
• Build a practical management cadence with clear metrics, escalation paths, and accountability

• Lead a small, highly competent engineering group with high expectations: clarity, standards, coaching, and accountability
• Build scalable systems while still being willing to handle real work when needed
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration with production, quality, supply chain, and maintenance

• Build ROI-based business cases for equipment/process investments tied to safety, quality, throughput, and margin
• Lead cross-functional projects from problem definition through…