Director - Strategic Engineering

Role Purpose

The Director – Strategic Engineering is responsible for establishing and leading a centralized Strategic Engineering division that consolidates engineering expertise across all technical domains within the organization. The role supports the organization’s centralization vision by creating a unified pool of engineering resources to drive efficiency, collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence across entities.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Centralization

• Establish and lead the Strategic Engineering division as a centralized hub for engineering capabilities across the organization.
• Define and execute a strategic roadmap aligned with the organization’s centralization and innovation objectives.
• Integrate engineering resources from all technical domains into a common talent pool to reduce duplication and improve utilization.
• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on engineering capability planning and deployment.
  
  

• Develop and implement governance models, operating frameworks, and standardized engineering practices across entities.
• Ensure optimal utilization of engineering resources through effective prioritization and deployment.
• Drive consistency in engineering methodologies, tools, quality standards, and delivery models.
  
  

• Provide flexible, on-demand engineering expertise to support development, innovation, and transformation initiatives across entities.
• Oversee the allocation of engineering resources based on organizational priorities and project requirements.
• Enable seamless collaboration between Strategic Engineering and entity-based engineering teams.
  
  

• Promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement across engineering disciplines.
• Strengthen engineering capability by developing critical technical skills, future-ready competencies, and leadership depth.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence across the organization.
  
  

• Partner closely with entity leadership, program owners, and functional heads to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
• Serve as the central point of contact for engineering capability management and cross-entity support.
  
  

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience in complex, multi-domain environments.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering centralization, shared services, or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, resource management, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience within aerospace, defense, advanced technology, or similarly regulated industries is preferred.
  
  

• Strategic and systems-level thinking
• Engineering governance and standardization
• Resource optimization and workforce planning
• Stakeholder management and executive communication
• Change management and organizational transformation
• Innovation leadership and technical excellence