Director Industrial Engineering

The Director of Engineering provides strategic leadership for all engineering functions across CLX Engineering. This role is responsible for developing engineering leaders, scaling engineering operations, establishing technical standards, and ensuring the organization can successfully deliver complex projects while supporting long-term company growth.

The ideal candidate is a proven engineering leader who can balance people development, operational excellence, technical governance, and business priorities in a fast-growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership
• Lead and develop Engineering Managers, technical leaders, and engineering teams.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive organizational planning, workforce development, succession planning, and leadership growth.
• Establish performance expectations, KPIs, and operational metrics for engineering functions.

Engineering Strategy & Execution

• Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned with company objectives.
• Standardize engineering processes, tools, and best practices across departments.
• Improve engineering scalability, efficiency, quality, and resource utilization.
• Evaluate and implement technologies and systems that enhance engineering performance.

Technical Governance & Quality

• Ensure engineering deliverables meet quality standards, customer expectations, and project requirements.
• Maintain engineering standards, documentation practices, review processes, and technical governance.
• Support critical projects, customer escalations, and complex technical challenges.
• Drive consistency, risk management, and operational readiness across engineering teams.

Business & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Operations, PMO, Manufacturing, Sales, and Executive Leadership to align priorities and resources.
• Participate in strategic planning related to staffing, capacity, forecasting, and company growth.
• Support customer engagements, technical reviews, and business development initiatives.
• Ensure engineering activities support operational, financial, and customer success objectives.

Talent Development & Continuous Improvement

• Lead recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and performance management for engineering leadership staff.
• Develop future engineering leaders and technical career paths.
• Champion continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and process optimization.
• Ensure critical engineering knowledge is documented and effectively transferred across the organization.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel as required to customer sites, operational facilities, and company locations.
• Perform other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role.

What We're Looking For

• A proven engineering leader who has successfully built and led high-performing teams.
• Someone who can balance technical excellence, operational execution, and people development.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations, processes, and standards in a growing business.
• Strong knowledge of industrial automation, controls systems, and engineering project delivery.
• A collaborative leader who builds trust, develops talent, and drives accountability.
• A strategic thinker who can align engineering priorities with business objectives.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience in airport systems, baggage handling, logistics, or large-scale automation projects.
• An advanced technical or business degree.
• Experience helping a growing organization scale engineering capabilities and leadership capacity.

You should be proficient in:

• Troubleshooting Skills
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Process Engineering
• Electrical / Electronic Systems
• High-level Operations Analysis
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Development

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• RFID Systems
• Industrial Controls (Allen Bradley, Omron, Siemens, Schneider Electric)
• SCADA
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• CAD Software (AutoCAD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Siemens, Beckoff, Modicon, Schneider Electric, Fanuc)
• HMI
• Servo Motors
• Industrial Robot