Senior Product Engineering Leader - BLUvera Manufacturing

SUMMARY  

Mortenson is seeking an experienced Senior Product Engineering Leader to support its BLUvera business unit by building and leading a high-performing product engineering organization. 

This role provides technical leadership across the full product development lifecycle, from customer needs and front-end concepts through architecture, detailed design, verification, certification, product launch, manufacturing support, and lifecycle improvement. 

The leader will establish the engineering operating system, develop multidisciplinary capability, set technical direction and design authority, and ensure products are safe, compliant, manufacturable, scalable, and commercially successful.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Build, lead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary product engineering team.

• Translate product strategy and customer needs into product architecture, technical roadmaps, development priorities, and resource plans.

• Establish engineering standards, design authority, technical review practices, approval gates, and release criteria.

• Create a disciplined product development system spanning requirements, concept selection, design, DFMA, verification, certification, production release, engineering change, and lifecycle support.

• Lead resolution of complex technical issues during development, manufacturing, testing, product launch, and commissioning.

• Set certification strategy and ensure applicable standards and evidence requirements are incorporated early.

• Align engineering plans with manufacturing capability, supply-chain constraints, quality expectations, launch schedules, and business objectives.

• Establish engineering KPIs for schedule, technical maturity, release quality, design reuse, cost, risk, and organizational capability.

• Drive modularity, standardization, platform reuse, design-to-cost, component resilience, and continuous product improvement.

• Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies, product development practices, and industry trends.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related technical field.

• Minimum 8 years of progressive engineering experience, including leadership of product development or design engineering teams.

• Demonstrated success leading engineered products from concept through production launch and lifecycle support.

• Experience building engineering capability, developing technical talent, and creating accountability in a growth environment.

• Strong technical judgment with the ability to balance safety, compliance, performance, manufacturability, cost, schedule, and risk.

• Experience with industrial equipment, modular systems, power products, advanced manufacturing, or mission-critical infrastructure preferred.

• Professional Engineer license preferred but not required; routine stamping is not expected.

• Systems thinking across requirements, architecture, interfaces, product realization, verification, validation, transition, and lifecycle support.

• Disciplined technical planning, requirements management, interface management, technical risk management, configuration management, technical data management, technical assessment, and decision analysis.

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with Mortenson’s values: trust, teamwork, safety, service, stewardship, and responsibility.

• Active listening and effective communication across multiple organizational levels.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and inclusive behaviors.

A few benefits offered include:  

(for Non-Craft & Non-Union Craft working 25+ hours / week) 

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage  
• Dental plan  
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match  
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves  
• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance  
• No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources 
• Tuition reimbursement  
• Adoption Assistance   
• Gym Membership Discount Program   

The base pay range for this role is $152,700- $229,100. (Actual range is higher for the following office locations: Denver, CO and Chicago, IL – 5%, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR – 10%, Washington, D.C. – 12.5%). 

Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience, with consideration given to internal equity.  This position is eligible for Mortenson’s incentive plan. 

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Please make note:  

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.  
• Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.  

ABOUT BLUvera 

BLUvera, a Mortenson affiliate, is the leading manufacturer creating solutions that are industrializing the construction industry. We provide innovative building solutions that deliver a faster, safer, and more predictable experience for construction projects. Our products are fabricated with unprecedented precision, accuracy, and speed, providing customers with a fast, cost-effective, and safer building solution. 

Let’s Redefine Possible®  

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Your uniqueness brings new and creative perspectives to the team. Mortenson is committed to providing equal opportunities of employment (EOE) to all individuals, regardless of your race, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status or any other legally protected category. 

Other Items to Note 

• Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement. 
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.