Vice President of Engineering

Provide strategic leadership, technical direction, and operational excellence for a growing engineering organization. This is a senior leadership role for a hands-on engineering leader who can build scalable processes, develop talent, and consistently deliver high-quality designs and engineered products on tight timelines and budgets. Essential job functions:

• Lead and scale an engineering department of multiple designers, drafters, and engineers.
• Drive end-to-end product development: concept * design * analysis * manufacturing readiness * release.
• Own engineering delivery for large-scale projects-scope, schedule, cost, and quality.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, review cadences, and change-control discipline.
• Design, calculate, and certify load designs and ensure compliance with applicable state/local codes.
• Strengthen PLM and configuration practices using Creo and Windchill.
• Partner with manufacturing/operations to optimize designs for fabrication and execution., Vice President, Engineering Location: Tucson, AZ; Houston, TX; Denver, CO Reports To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paragon Space Development Corp. is a rapidly growing aeros…

• 19 days ago
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• B.S. in Mechanical, Civil, or Structural Engineering
• Active PE license (required)
• 10-15 years total experience; 5-10 years leading engineering teams (Manager/Director level)
• Experience delivering large projects from conception to completion while managing schedule and budget
• Required: Creo + Windchill proficiency
• Preferred: steel modular design and multi-state code experience

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