Engineering Director plans and directs all aspects of engineering activities and projects within an organization. Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives. Being an Engineering Director utilizes best practice engineering methods and provides expert technical guidance for engineering initiatives. Incorporates components, materials, and tools that result in cost-effective and quality output. Additionally, Engineering Director manages overall engineering budget and costs. Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline. Typically reports to top management. The Engineering Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. To be an Engineering Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Are you tired of the “same old, same old”? Do you want fast paced, exciting work in a great engineering environment? Presco is a 40-year-old design firm in New Haven, CT building teams for bio-medical electronics, scientific instruments, drop-on-demand printers, military power conversion, high power lasers and a host of other electronic product development cycles.
Prominent technology companies outsource their most difficult design cycles to us. That’s because these firms are incredibly risk averse. Fearing failure, they won’t try anything new or difficult, so they outsource the fun work to us. Presco’s staff is expanding and we’re seeking a high level manager with good technical, business and interpersonal skills. Our Director of Electrical Engineering must be comfortable in a fast paced technical environment focused on electronics, embedded software and mechanical/thermal design. We’re active in high speed digital circuits, low noise analog, precision A/D and D/A conversion, FPGA development, and power conversion circuitry.
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