Director of Engineering

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Carrolton, VA

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Carrolton, VA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Title: Director of Engineering 

Location: Carrolton, VA 

Overview:
Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: Lucrative Annual Bonus and relocation assistance 
Pay: $160,000-$195,000 depending on relevant experience 

Job Summary:
  • A leading manufacturing organization is seeking a Director of Engineering to oversee engineering strategy and execution across multiple facilities. This role is responsible for driving operational performance, optimizing asset reliability, and leading large-scale capital initiatives aligned with business growth objectives.

    The Director will partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Safety, and HR to implement engineering strategies that improve uptime, modernize infrastructure, and deliver measurable efficiency gains. This position oversees significant capital investment programs, with portfolio responsibility potentially exceeding $500M+.

Job Duties:
  • Lead multi-site engineering teams across maintenance, reliability, and capital project functions.
  • Develop and execute engineering strategies that improve operational performance and asset utilization.
  • Manage large-scale capital programs and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
  • Analyze asset lifecycle data to optimize replacement timing and extend equipment longevity.
  • Establish engineering standards, processes, and best practices across facilities.
  • Build, coach, and develop high-performing technical teams.
  • Partner cross-functionally to support safety, quality, and production goals.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
  • 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years in leadership roles.
  • Experience managing large capital portfolios (ideally $500M+).
  • Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, maintenance strategy, and capital planning.
  • Experience with ERP systems such as SAP preferred.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
  • Willingness to travel 50–75% across multiple locations.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. 

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com