Engineering Leader

Role: Engineering Leader – Mechanical Engineering
Location: Navi Mumbai
Who we are
John Zink, a Koch Engineered Solutions business, is a global combustion and emissions-control
partner delivering engineered solutions such as industrial burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, vapor
control systems, and related services. The organization combines deep technical expertise, proven
execution capability, and a culture of innovation to help customers solve complex industrial
challenges safely, reliably, and efficiently.
At Koch, employees are empowered to apply principled entrepreneurship, challenge the status quo,
and create long-term value for customers, the company, and themselves. This role will be based in
Navi Mumbai and will support global engineering and design execution across the John Zink
Combustion business.
Learn more at www.johnzink.com

Position Overview
The Engineering Leader – Mechanical Engineering will provide people leadership for a team of
mechanical engineers, Leads and designers supporting complex engineered-to-order products. The
role is responsible for building capability, strengthening execution discipline, improving design
quality, and partnering with global stakeholders to deliver safe, manufacturable, cost-effective, and
customer-focused engineering solutions.

What the Candidate Will Do
 Lead, coach, and develop a team of mechanical engineers and designers, creating clarity around
expectations, priorities, ownership, and decision rights.
 Drive execution excellence across complex, cross-functional programs by partnering with project
management, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and global business teams.
 Establish and reinforce design standards, quality checks, knowledge-sharing practices, and
continuous-improvement routines.

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 Identify capability gaps and build development plans that strengthen technical depth, execution
discipline, and leadership readiness within the team.
 Champion a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and constructive challenge
consistent with Koch values.
Requirements
 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline. Masters in
Management preferred
 Minimum of 14+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, product design, equipment
design, or engineered-to-order project execution.
 5+ years of experience leading Leads, engineers, designers, technical teams, or complex
engineering workstreams.
 Demonstrated ability to coach talent, improve team performance, manage priorities, and
influence with/without direct authority.
 Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, fabrication considerations, engineering
documentation, and design-for-manufacturing practices.
 Experience working with global stakeholders in a matrixed engineering environment.
 Strong communication, stakeholder-management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
What Will Put the Candidate Ahead
 Experience in combustion, emissions control, oil and gas, petrochemical, process equipment,
pressure equipment, or heavy industrial systems.
 Exposure to John Zink products such as burners, flares, thermal oxidizers, vapor control systems,
or related engineered equipment.
 Experience leading engineering transformation initiatives, standardization programs,
automation, design-tool improvement, or digital engineering practices.
 Advanced degree, MBA, formal leadership training, or demonstrated experience developing
future leaders.
 Experience working across global engineering centers and manufacturing locations.

Koch Principle Based Management
At Koch, Principle Based Management™ is the framework used to put the company’s principles into
action. It is centered on creating superior value for others, empowering employees to contribute
meaningfully, and building long-term success through mutual benefit, stewardship, transformation,
knowledge sharing, humility, respect, and principled entrepreneurship. In this role, candidates are
expected to apply these principles by taking ownership, challenging constructively, seeking better
ways to work, collaborating across teams, and helping create value for customers, colleagues, the
company, and society.
https://www.kochinc.com/our-principled-approach
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