Senior Engineering Operations Leader

Essential Responsibilities

• Operational Clarity: Lead and track performance metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) across the Offshore Engineering organization to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Engineering Lifecycle Management: Oversee the integrity of engineering changes; manage the seamless integration of design updates into the product structure.
• Strategic Enablement: Develop and deploy best-in-class training, digital tools, and operational frameworks to improve team velocity and technical rigor.
• Budgeting & Resource Planning: Manage operational budgets to support cross-functional speed of execution.
• Cross-Functional Partnership:
  • Collaborate with Projects and Services to ensure engineering deliverables meet lifecycle and site requirements.
  • Partner with Manufacturing to provide robust, consistent technical support, ensuring design-for-manufacturability.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Transform complex data sets into clear, actionable visualizations that inform senior leadership decisions.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field from an accredited institution.
• 10+ years of professional experience in an industrial or high-tech engineering environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in Operations and Program Management.

Desired Characteristics

• Influence & Collaboration: Proven ability to influence across matrixed teams and stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strategic Vision: Ability to define a roadmap for operational improvement and execute it successfully.
• Lean Proficiency: Deep experience applying Lean principles to solve complex technical and process challenges.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication; ability to distill technical complexity into simple, executive-level insights.
• Resilience: A self-starter capable of thriving in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
• Travel: Ability to travel approximately 10–20% of the time.