HVAC Vice President of Engineering

(If you do not have experience with management of and development and design of HVAC equipment then this is not an appropriate position.)

     Unique opportunity for an engineering director or manager engineer to come aboard with a financially stable and growing HVAC company and lead them as they add new products to their capabilities. Will be responsible for development and design of air conditioning units.  Will have responsibility for development and design of air conditioning  units (including sheet metal cabinets), oversee prototyping and testing including agency certification.  The VP has a staff of 20-25 personnel including 5 managers.  Activities vary from development, actual design, prototype, test and agency submittals and approvals.  Responsibilities range from budget development and monitoring, hiring and evaluation of staff, establishing time lines for projects and participate in design reviews.   Will work closely with product managers in the definition of product specifications based on market requirements.  Will interface with major customers at times.

         The HVAC product lines you will be responsible enjoy an excellent reputation in the market place.    The company has been making many innovative changes within the organization and can respond to the needs of applied commercial HVAC customers much faster than competitors especially the very large major HVAC/R companies who often will not or cannot offer a customer a customized ‘special need’ product. Thus, their operation is growing and one of the few companies I know adding several different types of direct/permanent professionals to their staff to pick up the increased workload.

      The fact that this company is a small to mid sized operation creates the best of both worlds- you do not get treated like a number and yet have excellent resources to do your job and good benefits. The Parent Corporation has fewer than 2,000 employees (including this division/operation) in Oklahoma City. The Company has been named one of Business Week’s Hot Growth companies for the second year in a row!  That is great news and puts them into a rather unique group of corporations. Company has repeatedly won major accolades for business successes and innovation.

     This fifty-year-old company in whose history you will find several “first of a kind" breakthroughs. Has had a reputation on quality and excellent service. 
But with growth comes a challenge to insure quality stands high and thus they need a solid, talented, hands-on quality director.  The president of the company is not a wall street wonder manager but rather a long time employee of the company who has been promoted many times and who places his priority on the long term success of the company and not a one or two year spike of achievement.  

Company has a full benefits package including 401k and relocation assistance.

         Located in Edmond, Oklahoma that is a city of 70,000 and adjacent to Oklahoma City is a real pleasant surprise to someone not from Oklahoma. Oklahoma City is a city of over a million with several universities and overall good education system at all levels.  Univ of OK in Norman (15 miles away) offers advance degrees in eng and business, along with big time college sports.  Major airline service, a very low cost of living, good school systems, a great place to live!  A location from where you can get to many places within a 3-5 hour drive on the interstate.

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 SALARY: $110,000 to $135,000 plus bonus to 15%

REQUIREMENTS:

BS degree in engineering. 

Minimum of 12 years in product development/design engineering with good hands-on engineering development and design of HVAC products. 

MUST have HVAC development and design experience, prefer applied commercial HVAC equipment but they will consider residential HVAC product design experience.

Minimum 5 years of management experience in development & design of HVAC equipment 

Ability to interact with mfg, sales & marketing and customers to solve problems and for new product introductions. 

U S citizen or perm resident.

Stable employment history not more than 2 jobs in last 6 years

Great communication skills and ability to represent the company with a high level of professionalism and confidence.

BS degree in engineering. 

Minimum of 12 years in product development/design engineering with good hands-on engineering development and design of HVAC products. 

MUST have HVAC development and design experience, prefer applied commercial HVAC equipment but they will consider residential HVAC product design experience.

Minimum 5 years of management experience in development & design of HVAC equipment 

Ability to interact with mfg, sales & marketing and customers to solve problems and for new product introductions. 

U S citizen or perm resident.

Stable employment history not more than 2 jobs in last 6 years

Great communication skills and ability to represent the company with a high level of professionalism and confidence.