Engineering Director, Leading EMS Manufacturer

Drive Innovation in EMS products

Opportunity to shape the company's global engineering roadmap About Our Client Our client is a global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company with operations across APAC. They specialize in smart home, appliance control, energy management, medical, and industrial electronic products. To support continued business growth, they are looking for an experienced engineering leader to oversee their global OEM Engineering function.

Lead and develop a global engineering team covering hardware, software, firmware, mechanical, and related disciplines

Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) from product design through mass production

Partner closely with customers to deliver successful Manufacturing projects

Ensure best practices in design, quality, manufacturability, and cost management

Manage engineering resources, project execution, and global capacity planning

Drive innovation in IoT, AI, cloud-connected, and embedded technologies

Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and commercial teams to achieve business objectives

Act as the key engineering contact for strategic customers and stakeholders

Establish engineering KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives across global sites The Successful Applicant

Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

15+ years of engineering leadership experience within EMS, ODM, or electronics manufacturing

Proven experience leading large, global engineering teams

Strong background in NPI, product development, and manufacturing environments

Broad technical knowledge across hardware, software, firmware, and mechanical engineering

Experience in IoT, embedded systems, or smart products is an advantage

Strong customer-facing, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities

Commercially minded with strong communication and problem-solving skills

Fluent English required; Mandarin and/or Cantonese is an advantage What's on Offer

Senior leadership role reporting to executive management

Regional and global exposure across multiple markets

Opportunity to drive engineering strategy and innovation Quote job ref: JN-092026-7108845