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# Vice President of Engineering

- **Company:** THE JUDGE GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $205,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Firmware, Systems Integration
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b2dd2bcc-03a0-4c11-9042-065a2769f158

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Master's degree preferred.
 * Minimum of 10 years of engineering leadership experience within aerospace, defense, power systems, or electromechanical product environments.
 * Proven experience leading engineering organizations in a manufacturing environment.
 * Strong understanding of system-level integration involving power modules, converters, filters, thermal systems, and mechanical packaging.
 * Experience working with regulatory and compliance standards including UL, MIL-STD, FCC, CE, and DO-160.
 * Demonstrated success managing projects and programs while delivering complex products on schedule.
 * Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
 * Ability to obtain access to information and technology subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants must qualify as U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR regulations., * Experience integrating modular power components.
 * Background in defense or aerospace product development and qualification programs.
 * Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and engineering change management processes.
 * Experience leading established engineering teams through periods of organizational growth and scale.

Industry Experience

Candidates with experience in aerospace, defense, power electronics, electromechanical systems, advanced manufacturing

## Description

Vice President of Engineering to lead engineering organization and directly manage project and program execution. This role is responsible for overseeing a fully staffed engineering team and driving product development, system integration, sustaining engineering, compliance, schedule management, risk management, and disciplined program execution, * Provide strategic and operational leadership for the engineering organization while directly managing project and program execution.

 * Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, including electrical, mechanical, software, firmware, test, and network engineering functions.
 * Oversee the complete product lifecycle, including concept development, design, prototyping, verification, qualification testing coordination, product release, and sustaining engineering.
 * Ensure compliance with AS9100 and ISO 9001 design and development processes.
 * Own and actively manage program schedules, budgets, risks, milestones, and cross-functional coordination activities.
 * Improve engineering processes, documentation, design controls, and execution methodologies.
 * Collaborate closely with Operations and Quality teams to ensure manufacturability, regulatory compliance, and product repeatability.
 * Support customer engagements and proposal development by providing technical leadership and expertise.


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