Director, Manufacturing Engineering
ZT Systems · Georgetown, TX
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at ZT Systems (industrial) in Georgetown, TX.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, OEE, Root cause, SPC
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $79k–$132k.
Median of the low and high ends of 35 live postings that list pay, out of 159 manufacturing engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 158 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $79k–$132k, from 35 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 57%
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- ✓ Lean 39%
- ✓ New product launch 38%
- ✓ Automation 36%
- ✓ Six Sigma 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, OEE, CAPA, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at ZT Systems
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- 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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This plant: ZT Systems in Georgetown
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Full description from ZT SystemsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About The Role
The Director of Engineering is responsible for leading all Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Test Engineering, Test Automation, NPI Engineering, and Customer TPM activities for the Texas manufacturing campus. This role drives factory performance, operational excellence, manufacturing readiness, automation, test strategy, and successful product launches in support of data center rack and integrated infrastructure manufacturing.
The Director serves as the senior engineering leader for the Texas site and is accountable for achieving site-level objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction. This role reports directly to the General Manager and is responsible for ensuring full compliance with global engineering standards, processes, governance, and operating models established by the Global Director of Engineering based in New Jersey.
The successful candidate will combine strategic leadership with hands-on execution to build a high-performing engineering organization capable of supporting rapid growth, operational excellence, and world-class manufacturing performance.
What You’ll Do
requirements
and readiness reviews.
- ✓Ensure readiness of:
- ✓Manufacturing processes
- ✓Tooling
- ✓Equipment
- ✓Automation
- ✓Test systems
- ✓Capacity
- ✓Staffing
- ✓Lead pilot builds, process validation, launch readiness reviews, and production ramp activities.
requirements
are successfully translated into manufacturing execution plans.
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Site Engineering Leadership
- •Lead Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Test Engineering, Test Automation, NPI Engineering, and Customer TPM teams for the Texas campus.
- •Develop organizational capability, technical expertise, and engineering leadership within the site.
- •Support factory growth, capacity expansion, and operational scalability.
- •Create a culture of accountability, urgency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Manufacturing Excellence & Operational Performance
- •Drive improvements in:
- •First Pass Yield (FPY)
- •Rolled Throughput Yield (RTPY)
- •DPPM
- •Productivity
- •Throughput
- •Cycle Time
- •Labor Efficiency
- •Cost Performance
- •Optimize manufacturing processes and factory flows to maximize operational effectiveness.
- •Lead engineering support for daily production execution and factory performance reviews.
- •Ensure achievement of all site engineering and operational KPIs.
Automation & Test Engineering
- •Deploy factory automation strategies aligned with global engineering roadmaps.
- •Lead implementation of:
- •Robotics
- •Automated assembly solutions
- •Vision systems
- •Digital manufacturing tools
- •Test automation systems
- •Own site-level test engineering performance and deployment of standardized test platforms.
- •Drive improvements in manufacturing diagnostics, traceability, test coverage, and operational efficiency.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
- •Lead manufacturing readiness activities for all product introductions within the Texas facility.
- •Execute NPI phase-gate
Customer Engagement
- •Lead customer-facing TPM resources supporting Texas-based programs.
- •Participate in customer reviews, readiness assessments, escalation management, and operational reviews.
- •Ensure customer
Continuous Improvement
- •Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, and SPC methodologies.
- •Lead initiatives focused on:
- •Yield improvement
- •Cost reduction
- •Productivity gains
- •Waste elimination
- •Capacity improvements
- •Establish rigorous performance reviews and execution management systems.
Global Engineering Alignment
The Texas Director of Engineering is responsible for executing and sustaining the global engineering framework established by the New Jersey Global Director of Engineering, including:
- •Global engineering standards
- •Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- •Manufacturing process standards
- •Test engineering standards
- •Automation architecture standards
- •NPI phase-gate processes
- •Engineering governance models
- •KPI review processes
- •Best-practice deployment
- •Continuous improvement methodologies
The Texas engineering organization is expected to drive local execution while maintaining global consistency and standardization across the manufacturing network.
Ownership & Interfaces
This Role Owns
- •Texas Manufacturing Engineering organization
- •Process Engineering
- •Industrial Engineering
- •Test Engineering
- •Test Automation
- •Manufacturing readiness
- •Factory readiness
- •Production launch execution
- •Site operational KPIs
- •Customer TPM resources
- •Continuous improvement execution
Global Director of Engineering (New Jersey) Owns
- •Global engineering strategy
- •Engineering governance
- •Global standards and SOPs
- •NPI framework
- •Global engineering best practices
- •Global automation strategy
- •Engineering operating model
Platform Engineering Owns
- •Product architecture
- •Product design ownership
- •Product specifications
- •DFM/DFA approval
- •Product validation and qualification
- •Reliability engineering
- •Design changes
- •Level 3 debugging and technical solution development
Key Metrics
- •FPY
- •RTPY
- •DPPM
- •OEE
- •Productivity
- •Labor efficiency
- •Manufacturing cycle time
- •On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- •Cost reduction
- •Automation deployment
- •NPI launch success
- •Customer satisfaction
- •Compliance to global engineering standards
What You Bring
- •Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required; Master's Degree preferred.
- •10+ years of engineering leadership experience in manufacturing environments.
- •Experience leading Manufacturing Engineering, Test Engineering, Automation, and NPI organizations.
- •Proven success driving operational excellence, productivity, quality, and manufacturing scale.
- •Strong customer-facing experience.
- •Experience in data center infrastructure, server, electronics, rack integration, or re