Vice President of Engineering

Vice President of Engineering

The Vice President of Engineering is a key member of the executive leadership team and a peer to the Vice President of Manufacturing. This role provides strategic and technical leadership for engineering functions across JTS, ensuring design excellence, product innovation, and execution discipline. The VP of Engineering will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization (mechanical, electrical, controls, and project engineering) responsible for developing and sustaining complex power packaging and integration solutions.

This leader will partner closely with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to ensure engineering strategies align with business goals, customer requirements, and financial outcomes. The VP of Engineering combines a strong technical foundation with a proven ability to build high-performing teams, drive innovation, and lead through change in a growing and complex manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities include :

• Define and own the long-term and short-term engineering strategy, aligning design and innovation with customer needs, market growth, and operational scalability.
• Serve as a peer and strategic partner to the VPs of Sales, Manufacturing, and Quality, ensuring engineering and production are fully integrated to support customer-obsessed delivery.
• Execute the MCG Way by applying strategy deployment, process discipline, and continuous improvement within engineering functions.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and performance standards.
• Champion innovation, introducing advanced engineering tools, methodologies, and technologies (CAD, modeling, simulation, Industry 4.0 integration).
• Drive digital transformation by leveraging AI, IoT, and automation to enhance product development, operational efficiency, and customer solutions.
• Partner with sales and product management to translate customer requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Establish clear career pathways and development programs to attract, retain, and grow top engineering talent.
• Create a collaborative and knowledge-sharing culture across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Develop and monitor engineering KPIs that directly correlate with customer satisfaction, product reliability, and time-to-market. Use KPIs to coach leaders and teams not only on results but on the behaviors that drive results.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Finance to align capacity, resources, and technology with business demands.
• Engage directly with customers as a technical leader to support innovation, problem-solving, and relationship-building.
• Establish standardized engineering processes to drive efficiency, quality, and repeatability.
• Deploy Lean and Six Sigma principles within the engineering workflow to reduce waste, improve time-to-market, and increase reliability.
• Ensure thorough root cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventative solutions for customer issues and product performance.

Qualifications and experience include :

At JTS, we take pride in producing high-quality, American-made products while providing a workplace where employees can thrive. With locations in Caldwell and Nampa, ID, and Abilene, TX, we offer a supportive, fast-paced environment with excellent benefits and career growth opportunities.

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