Director Of System Engineering

Company: Wi-Tronix, LLC
Location: Bolingbrook
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

What does this mean for your career?Every day, our teams embrace exciting opportunities with their unique skills and talents to pioneer advancing innovation and radically change how the rail industry navigates the future. At Wi-Tronix, we are inspiring and engineering the skills of tomorrow, today and we are looking for exceptional people who share our passion and are ready to break the rules and re-imagine rail. Big ideas happen here, ideas that keep people safe and an industry we love safely on track. Our culture is about agile collaboration and working here is not just a job-it's a calling to make a difference.What can you expect?We have a highly collaborative culture which involves continuous exchange and vetting of ideas, in person, with Executive Staff and subject matter experts throughout the organization. Our salary ranges, including performance based incentives, are commensurate with experience and we offer a comprehensive benefits package. We believe in supporting total health for our employees to include physical, financial, occupational, mental and social. At a high level, our benefits include:* A market leading solution provider with a customer base that includes all the major railroads in North America* A flexible office/remote work environment to help accommodate individual schedules* Casual dress and an array of health insurance and wellness programs to support total health* Professional development (training, certification)* Company sponsored social and community service opportunities* Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays* Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability (Short and Long Term)* Company funded 401k contribution on day 1* Wellness and Charitable giving programs* Company provided snacks and beverages* Passionate cultureWho are we looking for?The Director of Systems Engineering plans, directs and advises all aspects of hardware and systems engineering activities.Product Development * Create and--curate--a technology roadmap that is synchronized with and supports the onboard product roadmap* Mentor engineers to embrace critical thinking, solid engineering practices and high-quality processes--in order to create a pre-eminent systems engineering team * Provide--technological--leadership--to product managers and product owners to assist ART teams in the development of good requirements for features that contain hardware components* Champion the development of and adherence to processes such as ECN for the benefit of the business* Instigate, gain buy-in for, and implement ongoing hardware cost reduction programs* Drive--and manage--field issue resolution activities to completion including--leading closure--of 8Ds--and reducing RMA removals in order to drive the reliability of our Product to our MTBF goals * Create, administer, and control budgets* Collaborate with software organization to continuously evolve and improve our lab testing capabilities* Provide HR administrative role for staff--including professional and personal developmentOperations * Collaborate with the Director of Manufacturing to drive--resolution of--production throughput, yield, and quality issues--for hardware* Support manufacturing by developing and improving automated testing facilities* Provide next-level support to manufacturing when required to handle RMA repairs * Collaborate with and provide inputs for upskilling--Production--staff to become--a pre-eminent teamProduct Management * Support commercial team on new opportunity proposals and quotes--including providing the voice--toward larger customer account strategies* Define and maintain--epics and features in accordance with the portfolio management and feature creation process including lean business canvas, proposed pricing, ROI, continuous competitive analysis, requirements gathering--effort consulting w/ customers &--stakeholders, as well as financial--objectives* Collaborate with--Product Managers and--mentor--Product Owners--to create a pre-eminent teamWhat will you need?* Bachelor's degree required* Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred or equivalent experience* 10+ year's overall relevant engineering experience* 5+ years' experience managing an engineering team* Experience managing people managers* Experience creating and maintain budgets* Able to create and drive strategic initiativesWi-Tronix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Wi-Tronix is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Wi-Tronix are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact Mary Oster or hrhelp@wi-tronix.com for assistance.

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