Principal Engineer Manager

Job Description
Engineering Leader with company-wide impact that directly manages a technical team and guides product development excellence using specialized skill sets and advanced analytical tools.   Role will build a technical community around advanced analytics and methods.   The scope of work will include all business units of Fortune Brands Innovation including Water, Outdoors and Security.
Lead the organization to technical excellence through:
Using and continuously improving tools, processes, and higher-level technical thought.
Providing subject matter expertise for simulation, problem solving and product design.
Collecting and analyzing data to make recommendations for project direction and technical decisions.
Understanding Product Development risks and guiding teams toward mitigation plans.
Driving resolution of critical early decisions in product design
Analytically / numerically modeling complex mechanical and fluidic systems.
Applying top level system engineering resulting in creative solutions.
Implementing quality measures and checks to ensure accuracy of simulation results.
Mentor engineers throughout the company in simulation, problem solving and system level design, including:
Direct management of high-level technical team.
Being accessible to engineers throughout Fortune Brands for technical questions and guidance.
Championing consistency in application of technologies, design methodology and testing among all product development teams.
Guiding engineers to the selection of the right simulation tools and methods for design efforts.
Build a technical community throughout Fortune Brands around advanced analysis and methods.
Deliver critical oversight and knowledge through review of product designs by:
Assuming role of a technical gate keeper for organization.
Evaluating the technology readiness of complex projects using simulation and specialized skill sets.
Communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, including:
Connecting subject matter experts, project teams and engineers to deliver robust solutions.
Providing updates to Senior Leadership on status of programs.