Job Description Summary

The Engineering Director leads Advanced Technology Development & New Product Introduction activities for the Peripheral Focused Ultrasound (PFUS) Program. The Director has wing to wing responsibility within Engineering for this technology program. This role will provide strategic and tactical leadership for all engineering deliverables connected to these areas as well as collaborate with partner functions to ensure business objectives are met.

The Director leads a global team of engineers and is responsible for strategically driving Engineering deliverables and functional excellence.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering for all PFUS product engineering activities including Advanced Technology Development, Systems Engineering, Rapid prototyping, and related activities.
• Adopt principles of Lean to streamline Advanced Technology and New Product Introduction development programs with the goal of ensuring engineering execution
• Take active ownership of all engineering actions including collaboration as required with cross-functional teams for all other drivers.
• Work with the product management and peer engineering teams to develop high-quality, cost-effective, competitive and state-of-the-art PFUS products.
• Inspire, coach, and foster a high-performance global team focused on customer satisfaction and business outcomes.
• Promote spirit of teamwork and collaboration among all PFUS team members.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, influencing skills and ability to gain buy-in for initiatives.
• Play a key role in planning and executing our strategic goals including standardization of designs, adoption of HLAs, reducing IB maintenance burden, supplier de-risking, refreshing our products, platforming.

 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree within appropriate Engineering discipline or equivalent
• At least 15 years of relevant industry experience and a minimum of 3 years of experience working with cross-functional teams in areas related Ultrasound Advanced Technology Development and/or New Product Introduction Activities
• Demonstrated execution at meeting project goals while satisfying quality, performance, schedule, and budget goals in a global organization.
• Demonstrated engineering knowledge, global mindset, and business acumen, having experience with the complete product lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with ISO, FDA, CE and other regulatory standards from Post-Market perspective.

Desired Characteristics

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent (defined as 15 years progressive experience within engineering, science, or related field, including 8 years project leadership experience within manufacturing, development, or research development)
• Global leadership experience
• Strategic planner and thinker with ability to drive change across the segment products
• Sound technical and domain experience in at least one functional technology area
• Demonstrated experience on global product releases throughout the product cycle
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent knowledge in engineering and business planning processes having experience with the full product post-market lifecycle
• Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task
• Demonstrated problem solving ability and results orientation
• Demonstrated LEAN skills

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.