Director of Engineering
Sigma Design · Hood River, OR
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Sigma Design (industrial) in Hood River, OR.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Oregon: typical posted base $90k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 21 manufacturing engineer openings in Oregon, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live manufacturing postings in Oregon.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$120k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 57%
- Automation 52%
- Lean 38%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%
- New product launch 33%
- SPC 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
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Full description from Sigma DesignAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Particularly valuable experience includes
Custom product development, design for manufacturing, reliability/validation, and quality systems.
The ideal candidate has strong technical roots and has grown into leadership—with the ability to mentor engineers, make thoughtful technical and business tradeoffs, and influence both engineering direction and broader business outcomes.
Additional company and product details will be shared with qualified candidates.
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Director of Engineering
(Direct Hire for our client)
Location: Hood River, Oregon | On-site
Benefits: Competitive benefits package and bonus opportunity offered
We are conducting a search for a Director of Engineering with our client - a small, technically sophisticated Oregon-based company developing highly customized technology products spanning hardware and software.
This is a hands-on engineering leadership role overseeing a multidisciplinary team while remaining engaged in technical direction and product development. The Director will help guide products from early development through manufacturing and will partner closely with other functions across the organization.
include
- •Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team
- •Provide technical direction across electrical/electronics and software disciplines
- •Guide product development from concept through manufacturing
- •Manage engineering projects, priorities, and resources
- •Oversee verification, validation, and engineering processes
- •Drive sound configuration and development practices
- •Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, program management, and senior leadership
Ideal background
- •10+ years of engineering experience, including leadership responsibility
- •Strong electrical/electronics background with meaningful software experience
- •Experience taking complex products from development through production
- •Strong technical leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- •Comfortable working in a smaller, hands-on organization
- •Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience