Vice President, Engineering (Fremont, CA)

Elma Electronic is seeking a Vice President, Engineering to join our executive leadership team and lead engineering strategy, execution, and innovation across Elma Americas. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced engineering executive who can balance technical vision, operational discipline, customer needs, and business performance.

The VP, Engineering will provide strategic leadership across hardware, mechanical, electrical, software, systems, and test engineering teams, while driving a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop a multi-site engineering organization across multiple technical disciplines
• Translate business strategy into engineering objectives, technology roadmaps, and resource plans
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, PMO, and Finance to align engineering priorities with customer and business needs
• Establish a disciplined R&D and engineering portfolio management approach focused on high-value, market-relevant initiatives
• Drive simplification of engineering processes, tools, and decision paths to improve speed, quality, and execution
• Strengthen engineering resource planning, capacity management, and organizational structure
• Support executive-level customer engagements, global strategy discussions, and cross-functional initiatives
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, including ISO, ITAR, and related requirements
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams while identifying and developing key technical leadership talent

The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth, executive leadership experience, and the ability to drive organizational transformation in a complex engineering environment.

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering leadership experience, including executive-level responsibility
• Experience in aerospace, defense, embedded computing, or ruggedized hardware strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success leading complex engineering programs and cross-functional initiatives
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, ROI analysis, and resource planning
• Experience using data, metrics, digital tools, and KPIs to drive engineering performance and business outcomes
• Strong understanding of engineering compliance requirements, including ISO, ITAR, and related standards
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills across all levels of the organization

This is an opportunity to shape the future of engineering at Elma Electronic. You will play a critical role in advancing our engineering roadmap, improving execution, supporting innovation, and ensuring our technical capabilities continue to meet the needs of our customers and markets.

Elma Electronic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Company: Elma
This is a management position
This is a full time position