Let’s solve today’s manufacturing challenges together

We value and respect different perspectives as critical ingredients to success, and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are growing quickly, with great roles open in our offices around the world. We’re looking for talented people with a desire to make an impact on a global industry to join us on our mission.

We believe that building a great company means hiring the best people

Oqton is defined by its people. We live by these core values and look to our entire team to foster our culture.

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Excellence

We’re committed to investing in helping our employees achieve excellence, through continued improvement in our working environment, culture, processes, and systems.

03
Collaboration

We work hand-in-hand with each other to achieve success across teams. Tools like GitHub, Figma, Slack, and Jira underpin our collaborative approach globally.

02
Openness

Our default mindset is to communicate and share openly. We value and trust each other across cultures and locations, working as one team.

01
Excellence

We’re committed to investing in helping our employees achieve excellence, through continued improvement in our working environment, culture, processes, and systems.

02
Openness

Our default mindset is to communicate and share openly. We value and trust each other across cultures and locations, working as one team.

03
Collaboration

We work hand-in-hand with each other to achieve success across teams. Tools like GitHub, Figma, Slack, and Jira underpin our collaborative approach globally.

Position:

Director of Engineering (Job Code:1001)

Duties:

Responsible for implementing and optimizing advanced manufacturing software solutions for global industrial customers; collaborating with R&D teams to ensure successful adoption and integration of CAD/CAM and additive manufacturing workflows into customer production environments; leading implementation and technical deployment of customer software solutions at customer sites; researching and analyzing special benchmark projects for customer’s strategic needs, with an emphasis on high speed machining, focused in the tool and die machining industry; determining feasibility, cost and maintenance requirements; demonstrate software solutions and conduct technical reviews of program specifications accordingly to customer requirements; collaborating with R&D to define, validate, and refine features based on real-world manufacturing requirements; providing engineering expertise in process setup, build simulation, support design, and data preparation for metal additive manufacturing; directing cross-functional teams responsible for technical success, customer satisfaction, and post-deployment optimization; conducting detailed engineering analyses to improve part manufacturability, design efficiency, and production repeatability; developing best practices, automation templates, and training materials to scale product adoption across diverse industries; managing technical relationships with OEM partners and enterprise customers to align product capabilities with application requirements; apply knowledge of mechanical design automation, additive manufacturing processes, and production engineering workflows to perform duties; and guiding and mentoring engineers in solution delivery, process troubleshooting, and technology transfer activities.

Location:

45625 Grand River Ave., Suite 100,
Novi, Michigan, 48375

Salary:

$154,500 per year

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors – Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);

Training: None;

Experience: Three (3) years in the position above, as a Senior Manager – Engineering, as an Engineering Manager, as a Lead Engineering Supervisor, as a Mechanical Engineer, as an Application Engineer, or in a related occupation;

Will accept five (5) years experience in the position above, as a Senior Manager – Engineering, as an Engineering Manager, as a Lead Engineering Supervisor, as a Mechanical Engineer, as an Application Engineer, or in a related occupation, in lieu of the primary education and work experience requirements.

Other Requirements: Experience must include three (3) years use of all the following: advanced manufacturing software solutions, CAD/CAM, mechanical design automation, additive manufacturing processes, production engineering workflows, solution delivery, technology transfer activities, process troubleshooting, engineering analyses, build simulation, and metal additive manufacturing.

Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training and/or experience.

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Oqton is defined by its people. We live by these core values and look to our entire team to foster our culture.

We work hand-in-hand with each other to achieve success across teams. Tools like GitHub, Figma, Slack, and Jira underpin our collaborative approach globally.

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