Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership: Oversees and directs a team of engineering professionals to achieve shortterm operational objectives and maintain high performance standards. Performance Management: Conducts performance appraisals, manages hiring and termination processes, and implements training and development programs to enhance team skills. Operational Planning: Develops and adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges, ensuring the achievement of financial and operational goals. Technical Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves technical and operational issues, considering their broader impact on the department and implementing effective solutions. CrossDepartment Collaboration: Partners with other departments to integrate engineering initiatives with overall business objectives, ensuring seamless operational synergy. Key Skills: Leadership: Demonstrates the ability to lead and inspire engineering teams to achieve strategic and operational goals. People Management: Expertise in hiring, training, performance evaluations, and employee development to build a highperforming team. Strategic Planning: Skilled in developing and adapting shortterm operational plans to meet organizational objectives. Business Acumen: Understands how engineering functions integrate with overall business operations to drive success. Technical Expertise: Provides advanced technical guidance and support to team members and stakeholders. Problem Solving: Capable of identifying, analyzing, and resolving complex technical and operational issues effectively. Financial Management: Manages budgets and financial resources to ensure the achievement of financial and operational targets. Decision Making: Makes informed and policydriven decisions to navigate operational challenges and opportunities. Interpersonal Influence: Effectively guides and influences team members and other stakeholders to adopt new perspectives and approaches. Adaptability: Adjusts departmental plans and priorities in response to changing resources and operational demands. Other Qualifications: What does it mean to be part of Woodward? It means contributing to what matters most in your career, in your community and around the world. It means being a part of rewarding experiences, where innovation, collaboration and problem-solving are at the heart of what we do. Explore our open positions and apply today. Woodward is the global leader in the design, manufacturing, and service of energy conversion and control solutions for the aerospace and industrial equipment markets. Together with our customers, we are enabling the path to a cleaner, decarbonized world. Our innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, propulsion and motion control systems perform in some of the world’s harshest environments. At Woodward we have created a culture that appreciates and values the contributions of every member. We are a global team of curious, innovative problem-solvers who commit our knowledge, resources and technical expertise to the challenges associated with reducing emissions, enabling alternative energy sources and increasing efficiency, always innovating for a better future. Woodward is working with our customers to solve some of the world’s biggest energy challenges. This important work needs more than just the brightest technical minds. It requires talented and committed manufacturing professionals, accountants, supply chain managers, human resources experts, information technology specialists and many more. We are looking for dedicated people who want to learn and grow in a supportive environment that fosters collaboration, innovation and inclusion.
