** Technical Director - Pressure & Force
- Military veterans preferred
2025-08-14 DWYER INSTRUMENTS, LLC
Other
/yr
employee
contract
Michigan City Indiana 46360 United States
Description:
Position summary
The Senior Engineering Director leads the end-to-end technical lifecycle for DwyerOmega's Pressure & Force Product Portfolio. Owning R&D, New-Product Development and Introduction (NPD&I), and Sustaining Engineering technical execution. You will manage a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with Product Management, Operations, Quality, and Commercial teams to deliver roadmap commitments on time, at cost, while meeting or exceeding product performance requirements.
Current expected direct reports in the 4-5 range, with an overall team size of 10 direct members which will evolve over time. It is likely there will be adaptation and evolutions in the organizational structure based on Product Line Strategy, overall Engineering efficiencies/optimizations, as well as acquired businesses and their resources.
Key responsibilities
Partner with Pressure & Force Product Management Team to shape technology roadmaps, value propositions, and portfolio strategy; represent Engineering in customer, supplier and regulatory forums- be the single-point technical leader for the Product Line.
Own technical execution of Pressure & Force Sensing strategy– from concept through post-launch sustaining – ensuring milestones, cost targets, and gross-margin goals are met or exceeded.
Lead R&D and core-sensor innovation for the Pressure & Force Product Portfolio, embedding new technologies into commercially viable products at the appropriate investment levels to maintain a minimally acceptable business value.
Develop and coach a high-performing engineering organization: cascade Corporate, Product Line, and Personal objectives to drive career development, succession planning, and engagement with your team. This includes performance reviews and compensation management within budget and business objectives.
Manage Product Line Engineering budget and capital investments for R&D programs NPD&I, and Sustaining project needs (aligned to strategy), lab equipment, and any other investments to support the Product Line.
Provide technical assistance on directed work for potential business acquisitions as requested to understand how an acquired Company's business may fit into our existing product portfolio in addition to how we should integrate the targeted engineering resources into the broader DwyerOmega Engineering Operating System.
Act as a technology leader - interpret and articulate new and enhanced technological changes in the marketplace, providing updates and information on the most relevant and viable technologies for the company and, if known, any foreseeable use cases.
Collaborative member of the CTO Staff supporting Product, Process, Performance, and People management activities for the entire Engineering organization as needed.
Preferred / differentiators
Master's or PhD in a relevant engineering or physical-science field
Demonstrated delivery of at least 5 concept-to-commercial product launches
Demonstrated expertise in leading stage-gate or Agile hybrid product-development processes and management tools
Familiarity with lean/DFSS toolset (Kaizen, Six Sigma, Shainin) or other structured problem-solving methodologies
Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts
Track record of generating recognized intellectual property
Experience leading multi-site Teams
Strong financial acumen, able to translate design choices into BOM, margin, and ROI impacts
Demonstrated ability to forecast and manage budget- headcount, capital spend, outside spend
Executive-level communication and stakeholder-management skills
Requirements:
Required qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Physics, Chemistry or related discipline.
15+ years developing and supporting relevant pressure and or force sensing products for automotive, industrial, or other commercial applications
5+ years leading engineering teams
Expertise in core pressure and force transduction principles including piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, strain gauge, resonant, and MEMS-based sensors. Understanding of signal conditioning, temperature compensation, and long-term drift mitigation.
Knowledge of environmental sealing, media compatibility, and mechanical packaging for harsh industrial conditions including vibration, high pressure, temperature extremes, or corrosive media.
Demonstrated experience architecting calibration strategies and implementing metrology frameworks traceable to NIST or other national standards. Understanding of hysteresis, repeatability, and total error band measurement and control.
Work Conditions and Physical Requirements:
Ability to work in an office environment with reasonable accommodations as needed
Ability to navigate a test lab with moving equipment and people
Ability to navigate a production floor making volume product with moving equipment and people
Noise levels will be typical of office and manufacturing environments, with reasonable accommodations as needed
Travel expectations: max 20% for local US, 1-4 trips to outside US expected per year
Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
