Senior Director, Engineering

Position Summary

Join STERIS as a Senior Director of Engineering, where you will be responsible for leading and executing the product development for a portfolio of GI (gastrointestinal) reprocessing capital equipment. The team consists of multiple disciplines including mechanical, systems, electrical, software and systems integration. Your expertise will be crucial in promoting a culture of execution and quality using the adoption and implementation of technical methods within various teams, helping STERIS to stay ahead of customer value and technological advances. You will identify opportunities to leverage innovation and technology to deliver competitive advantage. This role is responsible for cross-functional collaboration across technical domains including marketing, manufacturing and commercial teams.

*This position is located in Plymouth, MN. 

What You'll do as a Sr. Director, Engineering

• Analyze strategic projects and prioritize accordingly.
• Lead, develop and implement technology and process improvements across departments to achieve STERIS technology objectives, accelerate software development and increase risk management effectiveness.
• Lead, develop and implement systems and embedded technologies to ensure usability, scalability, quality and reliability are achieved.
• Establish design concepts and architectures, criteria and engineering/scientific efforts for product research, development, integration and testing.
• Partner with other department leaders, management executives and R&D leaders to drive and improve our development process, prioritize projects and manage multiple products and projects.
• Responsible to build systems that adhere to highest engineering quality standards, applying your vision and expertise to set the bar on resiliency, scalability, efficiency, and performance while minimizing risk, maximizing output, and maintaining compliance with ISO and FDA standards.
• Represent the technical expertise in the perspective product lines and work with other functional units, electrical, mechanical, scientific, PMO, etc., to prioritize and deliver projects.
• Engage with customers and partners, and interface with Customer Support and Professional Services to ensure a high quality experience throughout the software and product development cycle. 
• Build a culture of rapid and agile development, innovation and collaboration, mentoring managers and individual contributors across the organization and build strong bridges with multiple internal and external stakeholders. 
• Lead mentor, recruit, develop and retain talented engineers and managers to launch new products on time and support our existing products and technologies. 

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Bachelor's in Mechanical, Electrical, or relevant Engineering degree.
• 15+ years working in and leading new product development teams, with at least 3 years at the Director level.
• Experience leading engineering teams developing complex, electro-mechanical equipment.  
• Experience developing engineering strategy, building high performing teams and executing projects through full life cycle development and market launch.
• Experience implementing process and rigor around design reviews.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry.

Preferred: 

• Master's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering strongly preferred. 
• Experience in Medical Device product development.
• Program Management experience.

Other: 

• Strong technical background with expertise in hardware and embedded design.
• Metrics driven mindset with a focus on achieving key performance indicators.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and tools.
• Strong business acumen that demonstrates a clear understanding of impact of innovation and technology has on business strategy.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels from senior executive to technology staff.
• Excellent leadership, team building, employee motivation, development, and coaching skills.
• Exemplary written and verbal communicator capable of high levels of collaboration with the ability to influence peers and executives.
• Deep knowledge of hardware and software development and systems integration.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being and financial future.

Here is a brief overview of what we offer: 

Market Competitive Pay
Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays
Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits
Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
401(k) with a company match
Maternity and Paternity Leave
Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement and continued education programs
Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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