Director, Engineering – North America

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $140k - $218k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Barnes Aerospace

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🚀 Aerospace

Manufacturing • Logistics • Aerospace

Barnes Aerospace is a global manufacturer and maintenance provider specializing in precision-machined and fabricated components and complex assemblies for aeroengines, airframes, and nacelles. The company also operates certified MRO repair stations (FAA, EASA and other authorities) offering component repair, overhaul, and modification services, and emphasizes strict compliance with industry standards (ISO, AS, Nadcap). With global facilities across the US, UK, Poland, Taiwan, and Singapore, Barnes serves commercial aviation, defense, industrial, and space customers and partners with OEMs on long-term manufacturing and aftermarket contracts.

📋 Description

• Oversee a multi-site engineering organization supporting OE production and component repair • Lead NPI, product engineering, process and manufacturing engineering, tooling, automation, and sustaining technical support • Deploy a scalable regional engineering organization and operating model with defined accountability • Provide technical leadership and coaching for new product lines • Review process plans, manufacturing sequences, CNC strategies, grinding methods, tooling, workholding, inspection plans, equipment selections, and production-readiness assumptions • Create and deploy regional engineering standards and common technical methods • Build, coach, and retain an inclusive, accountable engineering organization • Support resource planning, technical risk, program reviews, customer escalations, performance management, and talent decisions • Provide technical estimates, milestone plans, risk assessments, and customer-facing status with program management and commercial teams • Ensure NPI readiness across technical maturity, manufacturability, process qualification, tooling, materials, special-process controls, training, capacity, quality, and customer approvals • Own the regional engineering operating model, technology and capability roadmap, and investment governance • Manage manufacturing excellence, technology, and automation initiatives to improve yield, quality, throughput, cycle time, labor productivity, and cost • Create and manage engineering quality, compliance, and technical authority • Ensure engineering methods and technical data support AS9100, NADCAP, FAA, and EASA requirements where applicable • Lead regional technical escalations involving quality, yield, process stability, suppliers, repair performance, and customer risk • Represent regional engineering capability in customer, OEM, supplier, and strategic-partner discussions • Support regional growth through engineering-led customer solutions and manage technical strategic relationships and consortiums

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience within aerospace, gas turbine, precision manufacturing, or another highly engineered manufacturing environment • Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and leaders in multi-site operations • Record of developing people and delivering business results • Experience leading technical activities across multiple manufacturing facilities • Experience influencing teams in a matrix organization • Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical-writing, and executive/customer communication skills • Ability to travel routinely within the region and internationally as needed • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, metallurgical, or related engineering discipline • Access to controlled information or technology may require meeting the definition of a “U.S. Person” or obtaining an export control license

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions for eligible medical plan participants • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions • Life and disability insurance • Paid vacation and holidays • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Wellness programs • Tuition reimbursement • Employee discounts • Voluntary accident and critical illness coverage • Pet insurance • Work-life support resources