Director - Engineering

Igloo Products Corp. is an iconic, fast-growing American brand known for its exceptional and durable coolers designed to meet everyday needs. For more than 75 years, Igloo has been a leader in the housewares industry and has evolved into a high-growth lifestyle brand, inspiring outdoor experiences centered around fun, family, and friends.

Founded in 1947 as a metalworking shop that brought fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field, and later inventing the Playmate, Igloo has grown into America’s most recognizable brand of ice chests. The Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has over 90% brand awareness, is #1 in market share in the U.S., and is a pioneer in sustainability within its category through the launch of biodegradable coolers and products made with post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials. Igloo also has a growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands, creating the opportunity to globally grow both brands together.

Built on a legacy of quality and innovation, we are seeking a Director of Engineering to join our team and support our continued growth.

This role, we are seeking a passionate execution-driven engineering leader to build, shape and lead a high-performance Product Engineering team, innovating with R&D and focused on next-generation mobile cooling products. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving product innovation from concept through commercialization while aligning engineering initiatives with business growth and ROI. This position is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in fast-moving product environments, enjoys leading teams and advancing technology, and wants to shape the future of mobile cooling.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build, mentor, and scale a best-in-class Product Engineering team with high sense of urgency, for maximum output and insane innovation.
• Foster & cultivate team mindset, investing in teamwork, building trust, promoting open communication, celebrating collaborative successes more than individual win.
• Establish team member development & growth plans through positive leadership & training initiatives, that dual support the individual while supporting company initiatives.
• Evolve team & technology as company evolves, reinvent when and where necessary.
• Partner cross-functionally with Industrial Design, Product Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing to ensure successful product launches.
• Drive the technical innovation and identify new product opportunities aligned with market demand and emerging technologies.
• Establish best-in-class engineering processes, documentation standards, and project execution framework.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to optimize the design, development and production efficiency of New Products.
• Lead the team with end-to-end product design & engineering from ideation and prototyping to testing, validation, and production launch.
• Oversee all technical designs and engineering decisions on New Products as well as Productivity Value Engineering initiatives.
• Monitor team’s performance, peer feedback, cross-functional collaboration to ensure best-in-class team operation and developmental growth.
• Support the management of department budgets, New Product timelines, and department KPIs with strong ROI accountability.
• Reviews and approves Engineering Design Requests and Changes.
• Remains current on consumer product innovations throughout the industry and thrives leading new technologies within the company.
• Oversee all engineering analysis performed by team, including prototyping to verify function, testing to verify performance

• Collaborate with team members, have a meaningful project that allows you to have impact, career exploration and development, learn new skills, and get to know other interns. 

What do we offer?

1. Medical
2. Dental
3. Vision
4. Life Insurance
5. Short term & Long-term disability
6. Accidental death insurance
7. Supplemental life insurance
8. Company paid holidays
9. Flexible Spending Accounts

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–10 years’ experience in Product Engineering developing high-volume, low-cost, consumer products sold at mass market retailers.
• Solid experience managing Engineers in the development of New Products.
• Strategic thinker with strong leadership presence and decision-making ability.

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• Strong ability to lead & oversee many projects simultaneously, with competing deadlines.
• Remarkable attention to detail; incredible ability to communicate; great personality.
• Product design & manufacturing experience in injection mold, blow mold, rotational mold processes.
• Ability to understand & effectively communicate in both English & Spanish.

And of course – our Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Igloo offers equal opportunities for everyone. Equal opportunities mean that all employees shall be treated according to their abilities and qualifications in every employment decision, including but not limited to hiring, advancement, compensation benefits, training, lay-offs and termination. Any form of discrimination or harassment against employees due to personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, skin color, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability and pregnancy or employees with family responsibilities is prohibited.

All applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Igloo supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We do not tolerate child labor or any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded or compulsory labor, physical or psychological punishment or human trafficking.