Director of Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director of Engineering, Electrical Controls & OT Cybersecurity based in United States.

• Capital Project Leadership: Manage capital engineering projects from concept development through commissioning and startup, establishing scopes, budgets, schedules, business justifications, execution strategies, and risk management plans.
• Project Execution: Coordinate with plant operations, maintenance, quality, safety, procurement, IT, engineering partners, and external suppliers to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with engineering standards.
• Manufacturing Modernization: Lead initiatives involving factory modernization, equipment replacement, capacity expansion, controls upgrades, and reliability improvements while driving standardization and engineering best practices across facilities.
• Automation and Controls: Lead industrial automation and control system projects involving PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, instrumentation, drives, motion control, and process control technologies.
• Controls Modernization: Support control system lifecycle management, obsolescence replacement, equipment upgrades, and process improvements while identifying opportunities to improve productivity, reliability, asset utilization, and operational performance.
• Systems Integration: Integrate manufacturing control systems with data historians, reporting platforms, MES, and enterprise systems, working closely with plant teams, IT/OT resources, and system integrators.
• Testing and Commissioning: Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), commissioning, startup, and operational handoff activities to ensure systems meet technical, operational, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Digital Manufacturing: Support connected-factory and Industry 4.0 initiatives by applying manufacturing data, analytics, visualization, automation, and integrated technologies to improve operational decision-making and process performance.
• Technology Roadmaps: Contribute to automation and manufacturing technology roadmaps that support long-term facility modernization, equipment reliability, operational visibility, and continuous improvement.
• OT Cybersecurity: Partner with OT cybersecurity, IT, and plant engineering teams to incorporate secure system design and cybersecurity requirements into capital projects, commissioning, and industrial architecture decisions.
• Industrial Resilience: Evaluate network segmentation, remote access, backup strategies, disaster recovery, system resiliency, and lifecycle risks for industrial control systems, networking infrastructure, and manufacturing technology assets.
• Governance and Risk: Support compliance with OT cybersecurity frameworks, internal governance requirements, and relevant industrial cybersecurity standards while participating in cybersecurity assessments and remediation initiatives.
• Technical Influence: Shape engineering standards, control system architectures, technology adoption, and scalable automation practices across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with plant leadership, supply chain engineering, controls specialists, cybersecurity and IT teams, maintenance and reliability organizations, external engineering firms, system integrators, equipment suppliers, and corporate technology teams.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Engineering Experience: 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, controls, systems integration, or project engineering, with demonstrated success leading capital projects in manufacturing environments.
• Capital Project Management: Strong capability in capital project planning and execution, including scopes, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, technical reviews, commissioning, and startup readiness.
• Industrial Automation: Hands-on knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial instrumentation, drives, process controls, and industrial automation technologies.
• Industrial Networking: Understanding of industrial network architecture and communications protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, and related technologies.
• Manufacturing Integration: Knowledge of manufacturing system integration concepts and experience connecting industrial control environments with enterprise, data, reporting, or MES platforms.
• OT Cybersecurity: Working knowledge of OT cybersecurity principles, secure industrial system design, and industrial control system risk management.
• Cybersecurity Standards: Familiarity with ISA/IEC 62443, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or related industrial cybersecurity standards is preferred.
• Digital Manufacturing: Experience with digital manufacturing initiatives and Industry 4.0 concepts is a plus.