Engineering Director

Grand Design is currently sourcing an Engineering Director to join our team. As a Grand Design team member in this role, you will ensure that we design and build our products that help GDRV customers have a positive RV ownership experience. Work closely with the Product Managers, Plant Managers, QC/Codes & Compliance and other Operations teams to develop efficient systems capable to safely manufacture high quality products for Grand Design. 

Founded in 2012, Grand Design has become one of the fastest-growing RV brands in history and is consistently rated among the highest quality RV manufacturers in North America. Case in point? August 2023 was cause for celebration after Grand Design produced its 250,000th recreational vehicle. "Reaching this mark is not just a testament to the hard work and vision of our incredible team, but it is also a reflection of the trust and loyalty our customers have placed in us," (Don Clark, President and CEO).

"We strive for nothing less than customers for life." As our journey continues, Grand Design remains focused on its mission: to lead the industry in quality and innovation, while fostering a family-like connection among our team members, customers, and dealers.

That's our story and our journey. What's yours?

If you like working in a fast-paced environment, connect with purpose, execute with excellence, and are ready to transform the road ahead, we welcome you to begin your journey by applying today!

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Lead Product Engineering teams to enable GDRV to deliver product that exceeds dealer & retail customer expectations.
• Develop/improve standards, processes, and metrics for engineering teams.
• Build and motivate a strong team with bench strength by attracting and developing people.
• Work closely with the General and Product Managers to help materialize cost, quality, and functional requirements of the product vision.
• Ensure products and processes are validated prior to launch to seamlessly launch within manufacturing.
• Investigate and implement manufacturing processes to reduce costs, and improve reliability, efficiencies, and product quality.
• Lead conduit between Grand Design and ATG along with other enterprise engineering leaders.
• Assist in the assessment and acquisition of relevant intellectual property protection.
• Some travel required.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education & Experience

• 10+ years of engineering and quality experience in manufactured products, 5+ years in leadership.
• Embodies and displays GDRV's GRAND values.
• Self-starter with high integrity and a bias towards action.
• Strong collaborator with a proven ability to influence and gain alignment.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, detail oriented with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience with RV products, system requirements and manufacturing techniques.
• Experience with developing and improving quality management systems in a manufacturing environment, experience with ISO 9001 and ISO 9004 preferred.
• Strong knowledge of product development processes with experience using safety and risk mitigation tools.
• Experiences with non-metallic materials, structural designs, and FEA.
• Strong leadership and development skills with a strategic mind.
• Strong oral and written and communication skills.
• B.Sc in Electrical, Mechanical, or similar engineering degree preferred.

Physical Demands

• Able to spend time and work within manufacturing plants.
• Able to work early and flexible hours.

Our Core Values

• Gratitude - Safely serving team members and our communities through humility and empathy to make our company, communities, and world a better place.
• Respect - Acting with integrity and transparency because believing in each other is the building block for all other relationships.
• Accountability - Holding each other to the highest expectations in all we say and do.
• iNnovation - Striving to be industry-leading with our people, processes, and products.
• Drive - Determined to exceed the expectations of our team members, vendors, dealers, and retail customers.

At Grand Design, we believe ALL people are leaders and hold each other accountable to high expectations.

Leadership Expectations:

• Connect with Purpose
  • Be inclusive; seek out different perspectives.
  • Focus on the Customer; put yourself in the customer's shoes.
  • Communicate Clearly; say what needs to be said and listen.
• Execute with Excellence
  • Explore Possibilities; ask, "What if?" and embrace new ideas.
  • Set Direction; prioritize, plan, and align; balance thinking and action.
  • Drive Results; get the right things done; work with a sense of urgency.
• Build the Future
  • Transform the Road Ahead; anticipate opportunities; seek new opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Navigate Change; be agile and flexible; take on new challenges.
  • Inspire Growth; help each other improve; commit to personal development.

If you are the right candidate for this position, as a Grand Design Team Member you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Group Life Insurance, Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Holiday and Vacation Pay

Grand Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer.