Compatibility? A little about us

We are a collective of aquatic professionals assembled together to create and distribute thoughtful aquatic mechanical product solutions for recreational water and life support systems. We endeavor to develop sustainable aquatic mechanical room solutions that save water, reduce energy consumption, and decrease the space required, all while lowering operating costs and saving money. Developing disruptive aquatic solutions is who we are and what we do. We improve the owner, designer, and builder experience by creating, manufacturing, and distributing products specifically designed and manufactured for application in the recreational aquatics industry globally. Improving quality, simplifying operations, and developing lasting products is our brand promise.

It’s an exciting time of growth at Aquify, which also represents a great opportunity for a new Director to have a meaningful impact on the future of Aquify.

About the Position

This is an exciting role that is part of the strategic leadership team and reports directly to the President. The role puts an emphasis on team leadership, innovation, technical application, and interdepartmental collaboration.

EQI is responsible for ensuring engineering and manufacturing projects are aligned with the broader business goals and objectives of Aquify. Key aspects of this role include driving product strategy with form, function, and safety at the forefront, improving on production efficiencies and sourcing strategies to reduce the cost of goods sold and time to market, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, creating a long-term product vision in support of the market growth strategy, and building effective, engaged teams.

Team Leadership

Team leadership includes everything from high-level departmental visioning and goal setting to the day-to-day management of staff, product line development, maintenance and facility operations. With a strong understanding of departmental and business objectives, the Director EQI prioritizes resources and workloads to deliver projects on time and on budget. Safety of staff, and by extension ensuring adherence to applicable regulations is of the utmost importance. Demonstrating leadership by representing Aquify on the Model Aquatic Health Code, ASTM and NSF committees

Driving Innovation

The Director EQI works closely with the President to evaluate and critically assess scientific and engineering ideas and develops and proves the market requirements process. Evaluation will require you to draw on experience and understanding of science, fields of specialty, data and observations, and industry needs.

Technical Application

The Director EQI oversees the creation of the market requirements document, and creation and management of all products made in house or distributed. In addition to providing oversight, you will be an active team member, developing and carrying out experiments, prototypes and developing the processes and procedures for all team members internally and externally to follow.

Interdepartmental Collaboration

Integral to the role is support for other departments and teams within the organization. Working closely with Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Product Support, and Product Design is critical for success. Many customer interactions are required and excellent customer facing skills are paramount. Collaboration is key when many stakeholders are remote.

Day to Day Activities

• Improving efficiencies and lowering costs
• Hiring and developing talent
• Fostering a safe, positive, productive and innovative team environment
• Applying engineering best practices and methodologies
• Budgeting and planning to support engineering initiatives
• Developing clear and measurable goals that support company objectives
• Ensuring our product design meets or exceeds safety standards
• Maintaining disciplined project management process and ensuring it is followed by the team

Required Skills

This role wears many hats and requires a well-rounded individual with people, business, and technical skills.

• Professional Engineer
• Experience with Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing suite of software
• Experience with Stage Gate
• Technical expertise
• Business Acumen
• Meticulous Organization and Documentation Skills
• Unrelenting commitment to safety
• Strong communication
• Leadership
• Great team member

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or equivalent experience and qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in the recreational aquatics industry
• Progressive management experience managing product development processes, designing, and engineering safe, functionally appropriate, optimized products, leading teams, and developing business strategy with supporting budgets
• Experience designing for standards like ASME, NSF, CSA, ASTM, EN
• Lean Manufacturing certification or similar (Kaizen, Six Sigma. 5S, TPM, etc.)
• Previous experience in product development for commercial aquatics industry
• Proven record of turning scientific and engineering ideas into marketable products
• Familiarity with Stage Gate product development process and project management
• Experience working with customers and stakeholders
• Additional formal business management training and/or an MBA would be an asset 

Compensation and Perks

• Competitive salary
• Bonus structure
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Health insurance including dental and vision care
• Office closure time off between Christmas and New Years

Location

Aquify HQ – Dallas, Texas, USA

How To Apply

Interested candidates please email your resume to careers@aquifyglobal.com with “Director EQI” in the subject line.

Aquify Systems is an inclusive and diverse collective of aquatics professionals.