Engineering Manager, HyService

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of € 4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Engineering Manager, HyService 
York, PA
 

 

 

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Reasons you’ll love working here: 
•    Flexibility with Work/Life Balance 
•    Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package 
•    401K with generous company match 
•    Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide 
•    Tuition reimbursement 

 

Summary – 

 

The Engineering Manager, HyService is responsible for leading the regional engineering organization and ensuring the delivery of technically sound, competitive, and customer-focused solutions across all service offerings. The role drives engineering excellence from opportunity development through execution support, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational efficiency.

 

Responsibilities – 

 

Engineering Leadership & Organization

• Lead and develop the HyService Engineering organization
• Provide functional leadership to engineers within the team
• Build a high-performing, collaborative engineering organization aligned with regional and global standards

Technical Scope & Solution Development

• Define technical scopes, objectives, and deliverables aligned with customer requirements and business goals.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet safety standards, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Support development of customer-focused and technically optimized service solutions.

Project & Offer Support (OTO / OTC)

• Estimate, plan, and execute engineering scopes for both Offer-to-Order (OTO) and Order-to-Cash (OTC) phases.
• Ensure efficient and standardized engineering processes during the offering phase.
• Support Service Managers and Tendering teams with technically sound and competitive proposals.

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive improvements in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Promote best practices and lessons learned, including feedback from NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports).
• Ensure high-quality, complete, and standard-compliant technical documentation.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Coordinate closely with Field Services, Project Management, Sales, Sourcing, and Service teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Build and maintain a strong internal network within the region.
• Support alignment with corporate engineering standards and regional service strategies.

Leadership Scope

• Regional HyService Engineering teams (multi-disciplinary – Turbine, Generator, Automation, BOP)
• Functional leadership across engineering interfaces

 

Candidate Requirements –

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (or comparable); hydropower service/modernization exposure is a strong asset.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in application/service engineering within an OEM or project‑driven environment, including several years in a leadership role.
• Strong people leadership: build, coach, and steer multi‑disciplinary teams (incl. functional leadership across engineering interfaces) with clear accountability and performance culture.
• Proven ability to translate customer needs into technically sound, competitive solutions across service offerings, supporting both OTO and OTC with accurate scope, effort, and risk assessment.
• Solid engineering governance skills: compliance with safety/regulatory requirements and contractual obligations, high-quality technical documentation, and structured lessons learned/NCR feedback loops.
• Excellent cross‑functional and customer-facing communication (Tendering, PM, Field Services, Sales), including prioritization and resource planning; business‑fluent English, strong MS Office; CAD/engineering tools and SAP exposure are a plus;