Ecotal · 20 hours ago
Director of External Engineering Services
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expEcotal is seeking a Director of External Engineering Services to lead and coordinate strategic partnerships with external engineering consulting firms and third-party service providers. This role involves ensuring that external technical deliverables meet engineering quality standards and managing the integration of complex deliverables into internal workflows.
Information Technology & Services
Hiring Manager
Reece C.
Responsibilities
Serve as primary lead for managing external engineering service firms, consultants, and specialist contractors throughout project lifecycles
Define scopes of work, technical deliverables, schedules, and quality expectations for external partners
Coordinate and prioritize engineering analysis tasks with third-party firms, including structural, thermal, fluid, systems integration, licensing support, and safety analysis
Review, evaluate, and provide technical feedback on engineering work products from external firms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with internal requirements
Act as a technical interface between external partners and internal engineering, project delivery, licensing, and operations teams
Drive performance management of external partners using metrics, deliverable quality reviews, schedule tracking, and corrective actions as needed
Lead contract and engagement governance in collaboration with Legal and Project Controls
Establish and maintain governance frameworks for managing external engineering work, including milestones, reporting cadence, quality gates, and change control
Identify opportunities to improve external engineering engagement processes, documentation standards, and cross-functional coordination
Support scenario and risk analyses related to external technical dependencies, integration challenges, and multi-discipline engineering interfaces
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Nuclear, Structural, Systems, or related field)
5+ years of experience in technical project leadership, engineering, or engineering services coordination in complex, heavy-tech environments (aerospace, robotics, industrial/manufacturing)
Proven experience managing external engineering firms and consulting relationships on complex technical projects
Strong background reviewing and interpreting technical analyses, engineering deliverables, and modeling results
Excellent project coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience developing scopes of work, technical requirements, and governance frameworks for external engineering contracts
Demonstrated ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery from third-party partners
Strong organizational skills with a solution-oriented mindset and attention to technical detail
Preferred
Knowledge of engineering analysis tools, document control practices, and technical quality assurance standards is a plus
Company
Ecotal
We help build companies that save the planet.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase