Posted 22 July, 2026
Director of Engineering
LHH US
Louisville, KY, US
Full Time
Job Description
Job Description
Director of Engineering (Industrial / Engineered-to-Order) - Louisville, KY
Full-Time | Leadership | ~25% Travel | Bonus Eligible
I'm partnering with a confidential, established engineering and process systems company to hire a Director of Engineering to lead a growing team and drive both technical strategy and execution in a project-based, engineered-to-order environment.
This is a highly visible role reporting to corporate engineering leadership, with site-level influence and direct impact on growth, team development, and client solutions.
What You'll Do
Search managed by: Chloe Parsons
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
Full-Time | Leadership | ~25% Travel | Bonus Eligible
I'm partnering with a confidential, established engineering and process systems company to hire a Director of Engineering to lead a growing team and drive both technical strategy and execution in a project-based, engineered-to-order environment.
This is a highly visible role reporting to corporate engineering leadership, with site-level influence and direct impact on growth, team development, and client solutions.
What You'll Do
- Lead engineering, shop, and service teams to deliver complex, customer-driven solutions
- Partner with Sales to develop technical proposals, estimates, and engineered solutions
- Drive project execution across performance, cost, quality, and schedule
- Set direction for team growth, hiring, and development (team scaling in progress)
- Oversee engineering design reviews (P&IDs, layouts, system integration)
- Build and improve engineering processes, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives
- 7+ years leading engineering teams in industrial or engineered-to-order environments
- Hands-on background in mechanical/process/system design with fluid motion
- Experience supporting customer-facing projects, proposals, and project delivery
- Strong leadership skills across team building, coaching, and performance management
- Background in project-based engineering, manufacturing, or automation systems
- Bachelor's in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical); PE a plus
- Blend of strategic leadership + hands-on engineering influence
- Opportunity to build and scale a team (up to 5+ engineers)
- Work directly with executive leadership on growth and innovation initiatives
- Established company with long-term stability and strong market presence
- ~5% bonus + high visibility across the organization
Search managed by: Chloe Parsons
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
