Direct Hire | Gaming Entertainment | Las Vegas, NV | Apply Now –
POSITION SUMMARY
Our client is an ideas company at heart, which means innovation is embedded into every aspect of their business. Whether they are designing sleek new cabinets, premium game content or award-winning systems, they apply fresh thinking and creativity to deliver the world’s greatest gaming experience, every day.
Reporting to the VP of Mechanical Engineering, the Director of New Product Design (Mechanical Engineering) is a technical and transformational leader within the Hardware group. The Director will oversee multiple mechanical projects and project teams and develop innovative operational directives for the mechanical department.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with VP of Mechanical Engineering to align the team to the broader department direction.
- Lead and manage a mechanical engineering team. Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and oversite of the team.
- Set goals and objectives and provide performance management for the team.
- Develop and maintain models for part cost, tooling cost, and resource planning.
- Oversee, or lead, the system level design, development, and documentation (2D and 3D) related to our client’s gaming entertainment business.
- Implement good-design practices such as tolerance analysis, FEA, DFMEA, DFx to ensure a reliable design that is manufacturable, testable, serviceable, safe in operation, and complies with product requirements and legislation.
- Oversite of multiple projects and project teams, with various stake holders.
- Identifies, implements, and leads major department initiatives.
- Identifies and develops strategic policies and operational directives/standards for the function.
- Develops top talent throughout the group.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or related technical field; or equivalent experience required.
- Minimum fifteen years of experience in new product design and engineering, preferably within gaming systems hardware.
- Minimum ten years of experience in a high-level or similar senior-level position.
- Knowledgeable in relevant design, testing, and manufacturing techniques.
- Demonstrated success managing large new product development teams. Ability to work independently and oversee the complex mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.
