CHEP · 12 hours ago
Global Director Product Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$163K/yr - $240K/yr
7+ years expCHEP is a global leader in supply chain solutions, and they are seeking a Global Director of Product Engineering to lead the engineering function within their Global Product Innovation team. This role involves overseeing the end-to-end development of physical products, fostering innovation, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Outsourcing
Hiring Manager
Liz Czuper
Responsibilities
Support the Global Head of Product Innovation and GPI Category Leads in strategic directions and goals; convert GPI outcomes into actionable engineering plans, deliverables, success metrics, and governance (in partnership with GPI Product Operations)
Drive the end‑to‑end development of new and existing physical products, ensuring market fit, sustainability impact, commercial viability, and compliance with standards
Foster a high‑performing, innovative culture across engineering, testing, product operations, Sales, Marketing, and Leadership; accelerate growth via experimentation, rapid prototyping, and data‑driven decision‑making
Line‑manage engineers across core and specialty categories; set clear objectives, remove impediments, resolve technical and resource escalations, and coach for performance
Define engineering success metrics aligned to overall GPI outcomes; monitor and report progress, risks, and course‑corrections
Lead the global product innovation support team and facility (IC), acting as a role model in program management of critical technical programs for product development, testing, and experimentation
Lead complex global engineering programs; supervise personnel and ensure on‑time delivery of diverse mechanical engineering and testing workstreams
Grow GPI capacity in innovation—product launches, testing throughput, and external collaboration—to meet strategic demand
Manage and collaborate across countries; delegate effectively and contribute directly to cross‑functional teams
Manage and optimize budgets for Innovation Center (IC) and Product Testing Team (PTT); track spend, ROI, and value creation
Establish core data collection and reporting for product design and testing; ensure high‑quality technical documentation and traceability
Collaborate seamlessly with external engineering service providers for specialized analyses, testing, and scale-up
Define robust test programs—select the right tests, sample sizes, timelines, resources, and budget requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
~7+ years' mechanical engineering design and analysis experience in a high‑performance product development environment with strong exposure to product testing and performance analysis
3+ years managing technical staff
Demonstrated strength in data analysis, experimental design, technical documentation, and stakeholder communication
Hands‑on experience with mechanical equipment, especially laboratory and materials testing equipment
Broad product design experience across materials and applications, with emphasis on plastics/composites components and assemblies; ability to evaluate material suitability based on mechanical properties
Preferred
Master's in Engineering beneficial
Design/analysis with composites and laminates; packaging design
Product and materials regulatory experience; intellectual property exposure
Cost estimating, spend management, and project financial analysis, knowledge of wood as an engineering material
Experience leading remote production/design engineering across multiple countries
3D CAD
Benefits
Medical & retirement benefits
Other monetary incentives
Business benefits
Company
CHEP
CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organisation on earth.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2016-11-02Acquired
Leadership Team
Adrienne N.
Talent Acquisition Partner
Derek Ishler
Finance Business Partner, Automotive
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