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Senior Director, Materials Science and Engineering

United States, Englewood 225000.00 - 275000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 20, 2026
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The Senior Director, Materials Science & Engineering is a global leader responsible for setting the strategic direction, development roadmap, and operational excellence of Gates’ materials science portfolio. This role leads multiple director- and manager-level teams across rubber, non-rubber, reinforcement/fabric, and materials engineering, ensuring the organization delivers world-class materials solutions that strengthen Gates’ competitive position. This role defines and executes multi-year, global strategies for materials innovation, standardization, and manufacturability—partnering closely with Product and Process Development, Operations, Procurement, and regional Innovation and Engineering organizations.

Job Responsibility

  • Sets the global strategy for materials science and engineering, establishing multi-year roadmaps that enable future product, process, and manufacturing competitiveness
  • Anticipates industry and technology trends and translates them into actionable plans
  • Ensures programs are resourced, prioritized, and delivered on schedule
  • Leads global engineering groups to deliver standardized, cost-competitive, high-performance materials
  • Drives best practices in formulation, testing, and manufacturing across regions
  • Ensures alignment between materials engineering, operations, and product development
  • Leads and develops director- and manager-level teams globally
  • Oversees talent strategy, organizational design, and budget management
  • Resolves complex technical challenges using structured methodologies
  • Makes data-driven decisions balancing feasibility, business impact, and risk
  • Serves as a senior advisor to Product and Process Development
  • Provides technical direction to Operations and Process Engineering
  • Leads multiple manager-level positions across global materials teams, including rubber, non-rubber, reinforcement/fabric, and materials engineering

Requirements

  • Degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Rubber/Plastics Engineering, or related field, with a preference for Masters or PhD degrees
  • 15+ years of increasing responsibility in materials development, engineering leadership, and manufacturing operations
  • 10+ years leading large, complex, global engineering organizations
  • Deep expertise in rubber and non-rubber materials science
  • Proven ability to develop multi-year strategic plans and roadmaps
  • Strong capability to lead cross-functional, cross-cultural teams
  • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
  • Demonstrated success driving major technical programs and organizational transformation
  • Strong financial and business acumen
  • Domestic and international travel required

What we offer

  • Bonus Eligible: 25%
  • Equity Eligible
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
  • Eligible for Flexible Time Off
  • 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement

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