Senior Director, Engineering

Company: STERIS plc
Location: Mentor
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

As a Senior Director of Engineering, you will be responsible for leading and managing multiple departments including embedded, test, cyber security, systems and systems integration. Your expertise will be crucial in promoting the adoption and implementation of technical methods within various teams, helping STERIS to stay ahead of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. You will identify opportunities to leverage innovation and technology to deliver competitive advantage. This role is responsible for cross-functional collaboration across technical domains including Marketing and Commercial teams. *This position can be located onsite in Mentor, Ohio or Plymouth, Minnesota with an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Qualified candidates must live within or be willing relocate within commuting distance of Mentor, Ohio or Plymouth, MN. What Youll Do as a Senior Director, Engineering • Analyzing strategic projects and prioritizing accordingly. • Lead, develop and implement technology and process improvements across departments to achieve STERIS technology objectives, accelerate software development and increase risk management effectiveness. Responsible to oversee the entire embedded software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment and maintenance. • Lead, develop and implement systems and embedded technologies to ensure usability, scalability, quality and reliability and cybersecurity standards are achieved. Implement architectures, systems and process that interface with cloud products. • Establishing design concepts and architectures, criteria and engineering/scientific efforts for product research, development, integration and testing • Partner with other department leaders, management executives and R&D leaders to drive and improve our development process, prioritize projects and manage multiple products and projects. • Responsible to build systems that adhere to highest engineering quality standards, applying your vision and expertise to set the bar on resiliency, scalability, efficiency, and performance while minimizing risk, maximizing output, and maintaining compliance with ISO and FDA standards. • Representing the technical expertise in the perspective product lines and work with other functional units, electrical, mechanical, scientific, PMO, etc., to prioritize and deliver projects • Engage with customers and partners, and interface with Customer Support and Professional Services to ensure a high quality experience throughout the software and product development cycle. • Build a culture of rapid and agile development, innovation and collaboration, mentoring managers and individual contributors across the organization and build strong bridges with multiple internal and external stakeholders. • Lead mentor, recruit, develop and retain talented engineers and managers to launch new products on time and support our existing products and technologies. The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed Required: • Bachelors degree in Electrical, Software Engineering or relevant computer science degree. • 15 years working in and leading systems engineering and/or embedded development teams, with at least three years at the Director level. • Experience developing engineering strategy, building strong teams and executing. • Experience leading teams developing electro-mechanical based products. • Strong technical background with expertise in hardware and embedded design. • Experience with agile development methodologies and tools. • Metrics driven mindset with a focus on achieving key performance indicators. • Experience implementing process and rigor around design. • Ability to travel 10% domestically/25% internationally Preferred: • Masters Degree preferred. • Experience in Medical Device product development. • Experience with cybersecurity and AI as it relates to new product development processes What STERIS Offers We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future. Here is just a brief overview of what we offer: • Market Competitive Pay • Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added holidays • Excellent Healthcare, Dental and Vision Benefits • Long/Short Term disability coverage • 401(k) with company match • Maternity & Paternal Leave • Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance • Tuition Reimbursement and continued educations programs • Excellent opportunities for advancement and stable long-term career

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