Practice · Engineering
Engineering Executive Search
Engineering leadership — Manufacturing, Product, R&D, and NPI — for manufacturing operations across the US–Mexico corridor.
Silvia Flores leads engineering executive search across manufacturing — placing Directors and VPs of Engineering who combine technical depth with the ability to lead teams and industrialize new work. Silvia's mechanical and industrial engineering background makes this a natural core of the practice.
Where the practice focuses
- Engineering Directors and Chief Engineers across manufacturing sectors
- Manufacturing Engineering leaders — process, tooling, and industrialization
- Product Engineering and Design Engineering leadership
- R&D Directors bridging product and process
- Launch (NPI) and Program Engineering Directors
- Sustaining Engineering leaders for mature and multi-site operations
The roles
Engineering Directors and Chief Engineers; VPs of Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering leaders and Chief Manufacturing Engineers; Product and Design Engineering Directors; R&D Directors; and Launch (NPI) and Program Engineering Directors carrying platform introductions across US–Mexico footprints.
How the search runs
Through The Dynamic Fit Method™ — Ability, Capability, Capacity — delivered via Alder Koten. Connects to the manufacturing, plant director, and quality practices.
Engineering leadership — questions
- Which engineering roles do you place?
- Engineering leadership from Manager through VP — Manufacturing, Product, Design, R&D, Launch (NPI), and Sustaining Engineering. Silvia's mechanical and industrial engineering background anchors the depth of these searches.
- How do you evaluate technical depth?
- The Dynamic Fit Method™ probes real command of the process or product architecture — how the candidate has led change, resolved failure modes, and industrialized new work — not just credentials.
- Do you cover both product and process engineering?
- Yes. Product / Design and Manufacturing / Process Engineering are the two spines of engineering leadership; the practice covers both, together with the R&D and NPI bridge roles between them.