• Lead and manage multiple teams of engineering professionals, including managers and senior individual contributors, responsible for the design and development of transformers and related components. • Oversee the design, development, optimization, and execution of three-phase distribution transformers. • Manage the overall product scope in relation to the production lines assigned to this role. • Drive the tactical execution of engineering strategies, ensuring projects meet quality, cost, and time targets while adhering to company-wide strategic goals. • Provide cross-functional leadership, working closely with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, and customer service to align engineering initiatives with broader business strategies and customer needs. • Develop and implement engineering strategies that improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance product performance and quality across teams and product lines. • Mentor and develop junior managers and senior engineers, fostering leadership capabilities and ensuring succession planning within the engineering organization. • Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., IEEE, IEC, CSA) and regulatory requirements (e.g. DOE) for transformer and product design within the engineering function. • Manage budgets and resource allocation to ensure projects are completed within financial and resource constraints. • Lead risk management and problem-solving activities, guiding teams through unforeseen challenges to deliver successful project outcomes. • Promote and uphold safety standards within the engineering teams and throughout project execution. • Implement, monitor and manage performance metrics, ensuring that engineering KPIs align with business objectives and drive measurable success.

• End-to-end product design — from user research and prototyping to visual design and front end fit-and-finish. • Rapid prototyping and experimentation mindset. • Strong written communication and documentation; able to define product requirements and carry partial PM responsibilities when needed. • Comfortable working independently with ambiguous problems, scoping work, and driving product definition.

• Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Design Engineering organization • Oversee the execution of hundreds of concurrent customer projects • Establish, monitor, and report key performance indicators related to on-time delivery and defect-free designs • Transform engineering workflows from a custom one-off low-to-mid fidelity design to standardized, repeatable, high-fidelity customer solutions built on Configure-to-Order building blocks • Partner closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Field Service to ensure designs are manufacturable, serviceable, scalable, and cost-effective • Provide technical direction and oversight across multiple engineering disciplines • Provide innovative client-centric solutions within the IEM product portfolio to meet specific customer applications • Ensure designs comply with relevant industry standards, including IEEE/ANSI, UL, CSA, NEC, and IEC requirements • Foster a best-in-class work environment to attract and maintain top talent in the organization

• Work closely with Design, Engineering and Growth teams • Build performant beautiful, responsive websites and landing pages • Help build and maintain Kick's design system • Implement creative animations and interactions in code • Develop special projects to elevate Kick’s brand