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Boden Talent · 1 day ago

Engineering Director

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$275K/yr - $300K/yr

15+ years exp

Boden Talent is partnering with a global, innovation-led organization to appoint an Engineering Director to lead enterprise-wide engineering strategy, infrastructure, and technical operations across a highly complex, performance-critical portfolio. This role involves defining and executing the global vision for engineering and technical services, ensuring reliability, compliance, and operational excellence.

Hiring Manager

Josh Greatrix

Responsibilities

Lead the global engineering and infrastructure strategy aligned with long-term business objectives

Build, mentor, and lead senior engineering leaders across regions and technical disciplines

Establish governance frameworks, KPIs, and risk management strategies across all engineering functions

Act as a strategic partner to R&D, operations, workplace, EHS, and real estate leadership

Oversee major capital programs, including new builds, expansions, and complex retrofits

Set and maintain engineering design standards focused on flexibility, compliance, and lifecycle value

Own capital planning, budgets, schedules, and delivery performance at a global level

Lead and manage external partners, consultants, and contractors

Ensure reliability and performance of mission-critical systems including HVAC, MEP, clean power, gases, utilities, and specialized environments

Implement preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to maximize uptime and resilience

Standardize engineering operations and asset management practices across regions

Provide engineering oversight for MAC activities, equipment relocations, and space reconfigurations

Partner with internal stakeholders to minimize disruption while supporting rapid change

Develop scalable standards, playbooks, and execution workflows

Ensure compliance with all applicable EH&S, HSSE, and regulatory requirements globally

Champion a culture of safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement

Leverage data, CMMS, and smart building platforms to support informed decision-making

Qualification

Engineering leadershipCapital program managementMission-critical systemsFinancial acumenStakeholder managementProfessional Engineer (PE) licenseMaster’s degreeMBASystems thinkingExecution disciplineCross-functional team leadership

Required

15+ years of progressive leadership experience in engineering, facilities, or infrastructure roles within technology, advanced manufacturing, life sciences, or semiconductor environments

Deep expertise in mission-critical and highly technical building systems

Proven track record delivering large, complex capital programs across multiple regions

Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets

Demonstrated success leading globally distributed, cross-functional teams

Executive presence with the ability to influence senior leadership and key stakeholders