This position will be responsible for leading Murata Power Solutions' Global Engineering organization across North America and Asia, providing both technical and organizational leadership throughout the full product development lifecycle. The VP of Engineering will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for the design and development of innovative power conversion products while driving engineering excellence, operational execution, global alignment, and organizational growth.

Reporting to the CEO, the VP of Engineering will play a key role in executing the company's engineering strategy, building a scalable engineering organization, and delivering innovative products that support Murata Power Solutions' growth objectives. This role requires a hands-on engineering leader with deep expertise in power electronics, a proven track record of bringing power conversion products to market, and significant experience leading and developing engineering teams.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Organizational Development and Drive

- Drive the annual Engineering business planning process and work closely with the executive leadership team to shape strategic engineering investments and organizational priorities.
- Lead and develop a high-performing global engineering organization by ensuring the appropriate talent, technical expertise, and organizational capabilities are in place across all design centers.
- Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) best practices and partner closely with Operations leadership to ensure the successful introduction of products into production.
- Drive continuous improvement by implementing Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)



initiatives to achieve annual cost reduction and product optimization goals.

Leadership and Advisement

- Advise and partner with the CEO and executive leadership team on engineering strategy, organizational development, product innovation, and business priorities.
- Build strong relationships with key leaders across the company to enable effective communication, collaboration, and execution across global functions.
- Lead, mentor, and develop Engineering directors, managers, and technical leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure adequate engineering resources, technical expertise, and development tools are available to successfully execute product development from concept through full lifecycle support.

Engineering Management and Strategic Coordination

- Partner with Engineering leadership to define technical strategies, prioritize engineering investments, and allocate resources based on business value and market opportunity.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for the development of industry-leading power conversion products across multiple global design centers.
- Drive consistent engineering processes, project planning, execution, resource sharing, design reviews, and product development governance across the organization.




- Develop and maintain engineering dashboards and key performance metrics to monitor project execution, quality, resource utilization, and organizational performance.

Customer Interface and Product Strategy

- Interface directly with customers to communicate technical information, development progress, and product capabilities.
- Partner with Product Management and Marketing to contribute to product roadmaps, technology strategies, and future product innovation.
- Provide technical leadership in evaluating new technologies, customer requirements, and market opportunities within the power conversion industry.

Other Responsibilities

- Provide technical leadership in overcoming complex product development challenges and critical engineering issues.
- Drive excellence in engineering execution while continuously challenging existing processes and encouraging innovation.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, career development, and continuous improvement throughout the engineering organization.
- Customer Obsessed - Builds deep customer relationships and develops solutions that address customer needs.
- Aim High - Challenges self and others to continually raise the bar.
- No Ego - Demonstrates humility, inclusiveness, and a willingness to contribute at all levels.
- One Team - Highly collaborative approach to achieving success across global organizations.
- Lift As We Climb - Invests in developing people and building future engineering leaders.
- Lean & Nimble - Operates with agility while driving execution in a dynamic environment.
- In-depth understanding of the complete product development lifecycle, including concept development, design,

📌 Vice President of Engineering (Canada)
🏢 Murata Group
📍 Canada