Director NPD Engineering

Director, New Product Development Engineering

Location: Chandler, AZ (Onsite)

Business: PacSci EMC (A Ralliant Company)

About PacSci EMC

PacSci EMC, a Ralliant company, is a global leader in advanced energetic materials and systems supporting aerospace, defense, and space applications. With over 70 years of innovation, we design and manufacture mission-critical energetic devices used in emergency egress, flight termination, and satellite systems where performance, precision, and safety are paramount.

Position Summary

The Director of New Product Development Engineering (M20) leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for development, qualification, and production transition of energetic systems. This role serves as both a technical authority and organizational leader, owning engineering execution, TRL decisions, and delivery against commitments in a fast-paced, multi-program environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering organization (~18 team members, including leaders)
• Serve as final technical authority for TRL/tollgate decisions
• Customer facing technical leader 
• Drive full lifecycle product development (concept through production)
• Ensure performance, safety, and regulatory compliance
• Enforce tollgate discipline and technical readiness
• Oversee prototype lab / pilot plant operations
• Deliver against revenue-driven NPD commitments
• Drive data-driven engineering decisions
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve constraints
• Represent NPD in leadership and customer settings
• Ensure safe handling of energetic materials
• Oversee failure investigations and corrective actions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, or related field required. MS or higher a plus
• Experience in energetics, propellants, munitions, or adjacent industries
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and leaders
• Strong ability to evaluate design outputs and compliance
• Experience supporting qualification and production transition
• Ability to operate in fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with initiators, detonators, CAD/PAD systems
• MIL-STD and explosive safety familiarity

• Aerospace/defense background

   

• Lean / Six Sigma experience

Key Competencies

• Technical leadership and energetics expertise
• Analytical decision-making
• Leadership of leaders
• Execution under pressure
• Systems thinking
• Strong communication

Success Metrics

• On-time TRL progression
• High first-pass qualification success
• Successful production transition
• Delivery against commitments
• Team development and bench strength

Scope & Impact

Leads critical NPD engineering organization supporting mission-critical systems. Owns engineering decisions impacting product performance, safety, and manufacturability with high visibility across leadership and customers.

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Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we’re building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.