Engineering Jobs in Jurupa Valley, CA

Position Summary

The Director of Procurement is a senior executive responsible for leading the company's global sourcing and procurement strategy across direct and indirect materials, components, and services critical to commercial vehicle manufacturing operations. This individual will oversee a high-performing procurement organization, drive cost competitiveness, ensure supply continuity, and cultivate strategic supplier relationships across international markets including North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The Director will partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Quality to align procurement activities with the company's product roadmap and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Procurement Leadership

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global procurement strategy aligned with the company's operational and commercial vehicle manufacturing goals.
• Lead make-vs-buy decisions and drive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis across categories including powertrain components, chassis systems, electronics, raw materials, and aftermarket parts.
• Establish and enforce procurement policies, standards, and compliance frameworks across all international purchasing activities.
• Partner with executive leadership to integrate procurement priorities into annual operating plans and long-range strategic planning.

International Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Build and manage a diversified, resilient global supplier base spanning North America, Europe, Mexico, India, and Asia-Pacific regions.
• Lead supplier qualification, onboarding, performance evaluation, and development programs to ensure quality, delivery, and cost targets are consistently met.
• Negotiate complex, high-value contracts and long-term agreements with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, including volume commitments, pricing mechanisms, and risk-sharing provisions.
• Monitor geopolitical, regulatory, and macroeconomic developments affecting international supply chains and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
• Manage supplier risk through dual-sourcing strategies, safety stock policies, and continuous supply chain mapping.

Cost Management & Value Creation

• Deliver year-over-year cost reductions through strategic negotiations, design-to-cost initiatives, and process improvements in collaboration with Engineering.
• Implement spend analytics and category management frameworks to identify and capture savings across a multi-hundred-million-dollar annual spend portfolio.
• Drive value engineering and early supplier involvement (ESI) initiatives to reduce material costs on new vehicle programs.
• Oversee procurement budgeting, forecasting, and variance reporting in alignment with Finance.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of procurement managers, category managers, and buyer analysts across domestic and international locations.
• Foster a high-performance culture centered on accountability, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Define team structure, resource allocation, and succession planning to support organizational growth.
• Champion diversity and inclusion within the procurement function and among the supplier base.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the primary procurement liaison to Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Legal functions.
• Collaborate with New Product Development (NPD) teams to ensure timely sourcing of components for vehicle launches, meeting cost, quality, and timing milestones.
• Partner with the Quality team to resolve supplier quality issues and drive corrective action programs.
• Support import/export compliance, customs, and trade regulation adherence for international transactions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or Master's degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive procurement experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role within an automotive, commercial vehicle, heavy equipment, or related manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing international procurement operations across multiple geographies, including Europe, Asia (particularly China, India, or South Korea), and Mexico.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale contract negotiations and delivering measurable cost savings.
• Deep expertise in category management, strategic sourcing, supplier development, and supply chain risk management.
• Proficiency in procurement systems and ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent); experience with spend analytics and eSourcing tools.
• Strong knowledge of Incoterms, international trade regulations, customs requirements, and supplier compliance standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

Who We Are

We are Skybound.

We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.

From well-known franchises to freshly-minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment where every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.

Opportunity

Skybound is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Systems Designer to help build a thrilling new game franchise. The Senior Systems Designers create rewarding loops that help players set goals, progress, and stay engaged over multiple play sessions. They craft and tune player advancement and rewards across the entire game.

You will collaborate closely with the Game Director, department leads, and cross-disciplinary teams to define and drive the strategic vision for player progression and meta systems. You'll mentor other designers, establish best practices, and ensure the systems design team delivers high-quality, scalable solutions that support both gameplay and business goals.

If you're passionate about building compelling systems, love mentoring others, and thrive in a creative, combat-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Reports: This position will report to Game Director.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the vision and execution of player progression, meta systems, and engagement loops across single and multiplayer experiences.
• Define and drive KPIs for progression systems that align with player satisfaction and business goals.
• Mentor and guide systems designers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Own major feature areas from concept through implementation, ensuring quality and consistency across the game.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, art, UX, and production to ensure systems are well-integrated and technically feasible.
• Establish and evangelize best practices for systems design, documentation, and tool usage.
• Anticipate and resolve design challenges, proactively improving workflows and pipelines.
• Playtest and iterate on systems regularly, using data and player feedback to refine and optimize.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in the games industry, with a focus on systems design and progression.
• Proven leadership experience, including mentoring designers and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Shipped at least one AAA title with significant ownership of progression or meta systems.
• Deep understanding of player psychology, engagement strategies, and content pacing.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex systems into clear, actionable designs.
• Experience collaborating with engineering on tool development and pipeline optimization.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with fluency in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.
• Strategic mindset, balancing creative vision with technical and business constraints.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Unreal Engine, including scripting and integration into production pipelines.
• Strong technical scripting skills and a willingness to learn new tools and technologies.
• Passion for combat-oriented games, player progression, and Skybound's unique properties.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $125,000 - $165,000

• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to: market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees
• Compensation decisions are dependent on circumstances of each role

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Invincible is one of Skybound's tentpole franchises (celebrating 20 years!) and spans the world of comic books, merchandise, video games, and the critically acclaimed adult animated television series on Prime Video. Now in its second season, the television show has consistently ranked as one of Prime Videos top-streamed series with a 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, Invincible revolves around 18-year-old Mark Grayson, who's just like every other guy his age—except his father is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Still reeling from Nolan's betrayal in Season One, Mark struggles to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats, all while battling his greatest fear - that he might become his father without even knowing it.

The show stars Steven Yeun, with Sandra Oh, Zazie Beetz, Grey Griffin, Chris Diamantopoulos, Walton Goggins, Gillian Jacobs, Jason Mantzoukas, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, and J.K. Simmons. Executive producers include Skybound's own Kirkman, David Alpert, and Margaret M. Dean.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

For more information on our Privacy Policy, visit: working/work at home options are available for this role.

Director/Regional VP of Operations - General Contractor - Education Sector - DSA

Overview

Our client, a highly respected General Contractor, is seeking an accomplished Project Leader to take on a VP/Director of Operations role on their leadership team in Southern California. This firm is well known for delivering high-quality construction projects across multiple sectors — including DSA regulated K-14 education, OSHPD/NCAI regulated healthcare, and many other institutional & commercial facilities.

Must Haves

• Minimum of 15 years of experience managing large-scale construction projects with increasing responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading operations or large project portfolios exceeding $100M in total value.
• Strong background in general contracting with expertise in preconstruction, estimating, and project delivery.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and developing project management teams.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships, negotiate contracts, and maintain strong partnerships with owners, architects, engineers, and trade partners.
• Deep understanding of risk management, cost control, scheduling, and operational strategy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and industry-standard construction management software.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and decision-making skills.
• Unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and team success.

Nice to Haves

• Experience in K-14 education, civic, and healthcare construction environments.
• Prior experience in a regional or divisional operations leadership capacity.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Construction Management, or similar).
• Familiarity with lean construction methodologies and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Proven success implementing operational efficiencies or standardization initiatives.
• Active involvement in professional associations or community organizations.
• Familiarity with California DSA (Division of the State Architect) processes and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee regional operations to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and profitably.
• Provide strategic direction, leadership, and mentorship to project management and field operations teams.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and implement company-wide initiatives, strategic plans, and growth objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with pre-construction, estimating, and business development teams to align project opportunities with company goals.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with key clients, consultants, and trade partners.
• Drive operational consistency across teams and promote best practices in project delivery.
• Identify and mitigate risks while ensuring adherence to contractual, financial, and safety obligations.
• Represent the company in industry and community forums to strengthen its market presence.
• Champion the organization’s core values.

Job Title : Nuclear Engineer (Naval Reactors Engineer) Category / Component : Officer • Active Overview Design, regulate, and oversee the Navy's nuclear propulsion program, including reactor design, fleet operations, and eventual defueling and decommissioning of nuclear powered ships and submarines from Naval Reactors Headquarters and associated Department of Energy laboratories and shipyards.

Key Responsibilities Provide technical direction in areas such as reactor and fluid systems design, reactor physics, materials development, component design for steam generators, pumps, and valves, instrumentation and control for reactor and propulsion plants, testing and quality control, radiation shielding, and chemistry and radiological controls; review designs and analyses from laboratories, shipyards, and industry partners; coordinate with fleet units to ensure safe and reliable nuclear plant operation.

What to Expect Assume significant technical responsibility early in your career as part of a lean headquarters staff; work primarily in an analytical and oversight role rather than operating plants at sea; balance long term engineering projects with time sensitive fleet and shipyard issues; frequent coordination with senior civilian engineers, naval officers, and technical teams; high expectations for attention to detail, judgment, and written and oral communication.

Work Environment Work mainly at Naval Reactors Headquarters in the Washington, District of Columbia area with regular engagement with Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear training sites, shipyards, and nuclear powered ships and submarines; office based work that includes document reviews, technical meetings, inspections, and site visits rather than day to day shipboard watchstanding.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Officer commissioning through programs such as Officer Candidate School or the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program followed by a structured technical qualification program at Naval Reactors; rotational exposure to laboratories, prototypes, shipyards, and fleet support issues; progressive responsibility leading projects and becoming a subject matter expert, with opportunities for professional military education and advanced graduate study in technical fields.

Entry through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program for qualified college students and recent graduates, or selection via Officer Candidate School for those who already hold qualifying degrees; all applicants must meet Nuclear Propulsion Program academic and technical screening standards in addition to general officer commissioning requirements.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy, which may involve United States citizenship or other legal residency and work status, depending on the program and current law and policy A high school diploma or equivalent for enlisted positions, and a bachelor's or qualifying professional degree for officer positions Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores for your program, such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery for enlisted roles or officer qualification tests for officer programs Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Completion of a rigorous technical degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related field that includes strong backgrounds in calculus and physics; outstanding academic record, particularly in technical coursework; United States citizenship and eligibility for a high level security clearance; strong technical aptitude and comfort with detailed analytical work.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.