Director, Systems Engineering

　　Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

　　Job ID 0000013124

　　Category Engineering & Science

　　Job Description

　　Are you ready to build the next generation of Play?

　　The Director, Systems Engineering plays a leadership and senior individual contributor role in our Hardware Engineering group. This group operates on a global scale within the Play Engineering organization in Product Innovation and Design at the LEGO Group. The role is based in Boston, where LEGO Play Engineering is expanding our global footprint to help advance groundbreaking innovations that will redefine the future of play for the builders of tomorrow.

　　Core Responsibilities

　　Lead an engineering team charged with system-level design and integration of all required sub-systems (e.g. microelectronic, mechanical, firmware, other software) to deliver on one-of-a-kind end-to-end play experiences.

　　Champion and demonstrate industry standards for engineering, collaboration, innovation, and delivery as we together develop new play experiences at the boundary between the physical and digital worlds.

　　Work with both internal technical staff spanning multiple Play Engineering functions and strategic external partners to deliver integrated, manufacturable solutions at excellent quality and high volume to the market.

　　Lead maturation of the engineering capability within the group; champion balanced engineering leadership across teams, a culture of creative problem-solving, and adoption of best practices across all relevant technical and operational domains.

　　Lead technical reviews as an authority on system-level decisions/trade-offs.

　　Serve as an exceptional people leader to the engineers on the Systems Engineering team, providing coaching and mentorship opportunities for professional growth and supportive feedback to help the globally distributed team members continue stretching to reach their fullest potential.

　　Do you have what it takes?

　　A builder with passion for creatively using technology as a vehicle to deliver one-of-a-kind play experiences to children around the world.

　　An excitement to help build and lead this new team within Hardware Engineering as we accelerate our expansion into the Boston tech community.

　　12+ years of experience in roles that involved both engineering leadership and individual contributions in robotics/mechatronics, microelectronics, sophisticated systems, or other similar domain.

　　Demonstrated success in leading Systems/Project Engineering as well as with individual contributions involving technical leadership in design and development of complex products from idea stage to mass production in high volume markets (e.g. consumer electronics).

　　Authority in navigating interdependencies and making thoughtful decisions spanning diverse engineering and other business-facing product development domains.

　　Experience with key electronic component providers and manufacturing partners.

　　Ability to travel roughly 20-30 days per year, as part of our distributed team.

　　New Location Update

　　This position will initially be based at our LEGO Education office at Boylston St, Back Bay, Boston before moving to a new central Boston office location by the end of 2025. Our hiring teams will discuss this with you during the interview stages.

　　Hybrid working model

　　Our workplace enables our LEGO® colleagues to be and do their best at work. Introducing a flexible way of working is a great example of how we live up to our ambition. This 3 day in the office hybrid model will exemplify our People Promise by embracing the different life situations of our colleagues.

　　What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to expect:

　　Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

　　Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

　　Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

　　Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

　　Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.

　　Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

　　Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

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　　Join the global LEGO® team

　　We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

　　The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

　　We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

　　The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

　　Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

　　Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

　　We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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