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Oak Creek, WI | United States
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Company Description
At Fortune Brands Innovations, we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams. Together, we work to fulfill dreams of home by aligning around common goals, being agile in the face of change, holding ourselves accountable, and acting with integrity and transparency. We succeed when everyone belongs and strive to build a Home for All where all associates can be their true, authentic selves at work. Learn more about our culture here
Job Description
The Director of Advanced Engineering is a member of the Product Development Strategy leadership team and is responsible for leading the technology development process, managing the finishing and packaging COE’s, and providing advanced technical services for the FBIN organization. The role requires broad experience in product development and life cycle management as well as the capability to develop and execute strategic plans.
Responsibilities
- Lead a multi-group organization consisting of advanced design, packaging, finishing, material, and analytical engineers. Responsibilities include performance and workload management, career development and engagement on employee feedback
- Lead Technology Development process and projects, including managing technology roadmaps, resource identification, delivering projects and continuous process improvements.
- Deliver revenue, margin and share growth by partnering with FBIN business units to execute top projects. This includes project prioritization, deployment of resources and driving accountability to deliver projects on time / budget.
- Develop strategic vision and framework for various functions within the group that includes goals, future state, tools needed and resourcing.
- Build an FBIN-wide technical community around advanced problem solving, analytics, methods and tools. This includes driving organizational awareness and utilization of critical processes, tools and methods such as FEA, CFD, TRIZ and internally developed design tools.
- Interface with key stakeholders of various FBIN functions and BUs to clearly define expected interactions and outcomes between groups.
- Create plans for interaction between the team and newly acquired companies to ensure appropriate adoption of standards, methods best practices.
- Communicate technical information and project status to senior leadership.
- Connect subject matter experts across the organization to deliver robust solutions.
- Evolve and create processes that help utilize and streamline resources and capabilities.
- Conduct organization assessments of future needs and gaps in skillsets and tools.
Qualifications - 10+ years managing engineering teams in design-for-manufacturing environments, global experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field, Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred.
- Experience in the full spectrum of product development (definition, development, launch and life cycle management).
- Experience in defining, implementing and managing technical development processes.
- Proven ability to manage an engineering team with the entire corporation in mind (incorporating finance, manufacturing, sourcing, product management, etc).
- Proven ability to make data driven decisions.
- Proven ability to develop high performing teams.
- Desire to think creativity and innovate; comfortable with ambiguity.
- Ability to work cross functionally at varying organizational levels.
- Proven ability to communicate (verbal and written) at a Senior Leadership level.
- Brings a positive, problem solving, collaborative approach to work everyday.
Competencies - Strategic mindset
- Manages ambiguity
- Active learning
- Action oriented
- Builds effective teams
Additional Information At Fortune Brands Innovations, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work. Fortune Brands Innovation (FBIN) is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within our operating segments: water, outdoors and security. We have an impressive track record of strong financial results, market outperformance and growth, which translates into career and professional growth opportunities for associates. Please visit our website at fbin.com to learn more
Equal Employment Opportunity FBIN is an equal opportunity employer. FBIN evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at
[email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.
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