Director, Engineering
AMETEK · Tulsa, OK
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 15%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at AMETEK (industrial) in Tulsa, OK.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Day to day
- about 15% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $99k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 530 live postings that list pay, out of 1625 manufacturing engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Oklahoma plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 9 other live manufacturing postings in Oklahoma.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- SolidWorks 40%
- ✓ Team leadership 40%
- Lean 40%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 40%
- Tooling 40%
- Six Sigma 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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Full description from AMETEKAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Directs department activities and develops policies to design new products, modify existing designs, improve production techniques, and overall product quality associated with manufacturing and testing.
- ◆Resolves problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.
- ◆Analyzes technology trends, human resource needs, and market demand to plan projects.
- ◆Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demands for new and existing products.
- ◆Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
- ◆Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs, customer relations, and/or inter-departmental relations.
- ◆Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the engineering activities.
- ◆Maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations and develops recommendations accordingly.
- ◆Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.
- ◆Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
- ◆Other duties as assigned.
Education
- ✓Bachelor of Science degree required, Aerospace or mechanical engineering.
- ✓Masters degree preferred.
Experience
- ✓Related work experience shall be a minimum of 10 years with at least 5 to 10 years of management role over engineering department.
- ✓Experience with the policies and procedures of the following regulatory agencies; FAA, EASA, and DOT, relative to Aircraft Fire Suppression and Safety Systems including Oxygen and Stored Energy Systems.
- ✓Candidate must have strong Mechanical engineering skills with experience of exotic Stainless Steels and related processes such as forming and welding. Experience in a short run production environment is also a job requirement.
Qualifications
- ✓Proven leadership and management experience to lead engineering teams.
- ✓Strategic mindset with regard to NPD planning.
- ✓Proven team player who has demonstrated capabilities in the following areas: excellent communication, presentation, leadership and interpersonal skills, well developed problem-solving skills; solid organizational skills; and the demonstrated ability to be self-directed and effectively relate to all levels of an organization.
- ✓Looking for a hands-on individual with the ability to see the big picture.
- ✓Ability to work well under pressure, multitask and meet deadlines.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to set goals and objectives to meet Business expectations.
- ✓The right person will be ambitious and flexible who wants to learn and grow professionally.
- ✓Must read, write, and speak English fluently.
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The Director, Engineering will direct, set goals, institute operational policies, and coordinate activities of the engineering department to include the design, manufacture, and testing of components and products, and maintain quality standards, specifications and systems by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors and employees. The selected candidate will establish best practices that will provide support for FAA FAR component repair solutions, develop DER repairs, and have involvement with multiple aspects of the FAA FAR-145 component repair process.
Direct Reports
- •5-10 direct reports
Typical Working Conditions
- •Work will be conducted mostly indoors in an office type environment.
- •Exposure to heat or cold will mostly be limited to when walking from one building to another. The use of PPE such as safety glasses and safety toed shoes are required in designated working areas.
Essential Physical Tasks
- •Must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
- •Regularly required to sit or stand, walk, bend, and reach with hands and arms
- •Regular use of hands/fingers for handling, holding, grasping and typing on a computer keyboard
- •The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- •Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Other
- •Due to contracts with the United States Government, the candidate must be either a US Citizen or Green card holder
- •Travel: 10-15% as position may travel to other Midwest or North American MRO business or customer locations
Business Unit
- •The AMETEK Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Group is a global provider of third-party maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial, regional, general aviation and rotor-wing aircraft. It offers a wide range of services, including avionics, fuel and fluid systems, heat transfer, hydraulics, oil, oxygen, power generation, pneumatics, radios, and safety equipment. AMETEK MRO businesses are AEM, Aeromedic, Ameron, Antavia, Avtech, B&S Aircraft, Drake Air, Muirhead Avionics, Southern Aeroparts, AMETEK MRO Florida and AMETEK Singapore. Its operations are FAA, EASA, CAAC and CAAS approved.
- •The pursuit of innovation and excellence are the driving force at AMETEK MRO. For decades, our businesses have served the MRO market offering total solutions. With a focus on innovation, performance and integrity, AMETEK MRO is well positioned in highly competitive market segments to expect continued business growth. Supporting this growth are our eleven certified repair centers and over 700 employees across the globe.
Business unit: drake air
- •Drake Air is a leading FAA/E