Types Of Engineering Structures Jobs in Hanover, MD

About the Role

The Sales Engineer plays a key role in supporting the sales team by developing cost estimates, evaluating project requirements, and recommending product solutions for mission-critical environments. This position bridges the gap between engineering and sales, ensuring that project specifications, budgets, and technical requirements are clearly understood and translated into practical product solutions. The role involves working closely with sales representatives, engineers, and clients to develop estimates, create bills of materials, and support the quoting process while contributing to product innovation within the rapidly evolving data center sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate communication between the sales team, clients, and engineering teams to ensure project requirements, budgets, and timelines are clearly defined.
• Review construction drawings and technical specifications to recommend appropriate product solutions.
• Interpret project requirements from Sales Managers and assess feasibility, lead times, and potential technical challenges.
• Develop cost estimates and create quotes for custom or new product designs.
• Build and maintain design history throughout the quotation process.
• Prepare initial bills of materials and provide cost analysis for proposed solutions.
• Provide application engineering support for products designed for data center and mission-critical environments, including containment solutions.
• Monitor trends in data center design and collaborate with R&D teams to support new product development.
• Maintain awareness of new technologies, materials, and best practices to improve product performance and production efficiency.
• Represent the company at relevant data center industry conferences and trade shows.

Additional Expectations

• Maintain compliance with all internal policies, codes of conduct, and corporate governance requirements.
• Ensure adherence to product compliance standards, regulatory requirements, and market expectations.
• Support company compliance management processes and report any compliance concerns appropriately.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering experience.
• Experience within a manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
• Basic knowledge of server technology and associated hardware.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams).
• Experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Revit is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Our client is a globally recognized European leader in bioprocess technologies, specializing in precision-engineered analytical lab equipment and control systems for the life sciences sector. With operations spanning approximately 80 countries and a long-standing heritage, they serve leading research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and industrial biotech firms worldwide.

Our client is seeking a Director of Operations to lead the day-to-day operational performance of their U.S. assembly site with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance. The successful candidate will translate global operational strategies into effective local execution, build scalable manufacturing infrastructure, and establish processes that support aggressive growth targets in the North American market while maintaining the precision and compliance standards synonymous with the company's Swiss engineering heritage.

The ideal candidate is an accomplished operational leader with deep expertise in precision manufacturing or engineered products, proven success managing site-level operations with P&L accountability, and the ability to excel in a matrix organization with international reporting structures. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape operational capabilities for a growing North American operation while leveraging the resources, expertise, and reputation of an established global organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct all production activities, material flow, production planning, purchasing, logistics, and supply chain operations to ensure efficient and compliant delivery of biotechnology instrumentation
• Execute corporate operations strategies, standards, and KPIs at the site level; establish performance targets and implement monitoring systems to drive on-time delivery, customer satisfaction, and optimal resource utilization
• Manage site-level budget, cost control, and operational results; identify and implement cost-reduction strategies and margin improvement opportunities without compromising quality
• Oversee purchasing, procurement, vendor management, inventory control, and warehousing operations to ensure material availability, favorable commercial terms, and supply chain efficiency
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing documentation, SOPs, and process controls in alignment with quality systems and regulatory requirements (ISO, OSHA)
• Serve as primary North American operational liaison with Swiss headquarters on manufacturing standards, quality requirements, technology transfer initiatives, and process improvements
• Lead capacity planning, facility infrastructure projects, and continuous improvement programs to support business scaling and operational excellence

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field required; Master's degree or MBA preferred
• Minimum 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in operations, assembly, or plant management, preferably in industrial, engineered products, or precision instrumentation environments
• Proven track record managing site-level operations with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, EHS requirements, and U.S. labor law in manufacturing settings
• Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, continuous improvement methodologies, and data-driven decision-making
• Proficiency with SAP or similar ERP systems strongly preferred; solid understanding of supply chain management, vendor management, and warehousing in precision manufacturing environments
• Experience working in matrix organizations with international reporting lines; familiarity with European mid-sized company culture highly beneficial.

The Director of Planning is a senior leader responsible for leading the enterprise merchandise planning function and managing a high-performing planning organization. Reporting to the SVP/GMM, this role serves as the strategic financial partner to the VP/DMM organization, translating product and vendor strategies into disciplined financial plans that drive profitable growth, inventory productivity, and margin expansion.

This leader owns the end-to-end planning process — from long-range strategy through in-season execution — and provides financial governance and recommendations to support executive decision-making, including Open-to-Buy oversight.

Key Responsibilities-

Enterprise Planning Strategy

• Lead development of long-range (1–3 year) and annual merchandise financial plans in partnership with the SVP/GMM and VP/DMM peers.
• Translate corporate growth objectives into actionable plans across Sales, Gross Margin, Inventory, and Turn
• Establish financial guardrails that balance top-line growth with margin and inventory productivity.

Open-to-Buy & Financial Governance

• Own and manage the enterprise Open-to-Buy (OTB) process, providing recommendations and risk assessments to the SVP/GMM for final approval.
• Monitor commitments, receipts, and inventory liability to ensure alignment with financial targets.
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities, proactively recommending adjustments to protect profitability and cash flow.

Forecasting & Risk Management

• Lead pre-season and in-season forecasting processes incorporating sales trends, promotional strategies, product launches, cost changes, and market conditions.
• Drive timely reforecasting and scenario planning to support executive decision-making.
• Provide financial validation during quarterly strategy reviews and brand sign-off meetings.

Inventory & Markdown Strategy

• Develop inventory investment strategies that optimize in-stock performance while protecting margin and turn.
• Oversee markdown and aging strategies to maximize sell-through and minimize margin erosion.
• Ensure inventory plans align with inbound capacity, promotional calendars, and channel strategies.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partners laterally with VP/DMM peers to align vendor, class, and assortment strategies with financial objectives.
• Collaborate with Allocation and Supply Chain to optimize product flow across stores and digital channels.
• Partners with Finance to align annual, monthly, and in-season financial plans, ensuring consistency between merchandise strategy, corporate forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Support new and remodeled store openings through disciplined assortment and inventory planning.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team, including hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
• Establish clear accountability standards and elevate analytical rigor across the planning organization.
• Build scalable processes, tools, and reporting that enhance visibility and decision quality.

Performance Management

• Monitor and drive key KPIs including Sales, GM%, Inventory Turns, GMROI, Markdown, and Working Capital efficiency.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen enterprise financial performance.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree required.

8–10+ years of progressive merchandise planning experience, including direct people leadership.

Demonstrated ability to influence senior cross-functional leaders and translate financial insights into actionable business strategy in a multi-channel retail environment.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions-

▪ Sit for more than 6 hours per shift

▪ Use hands to finger, handle and feel

▪ Reach with hands and arms

▪ Talk and/or hear

▪ Stand for up to 2 hours at a time periodically

▪ Walk or move from one location to another

▪ Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch

▪ Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally

▪ Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.

▪ Average work week is 40 hours, which can vary depending on business need.

▪ The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.

General Information:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. DTLR, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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The Director of Allocation is a senior leader responsible for architecting and governing enterprise allocation and distribution strategy across two distribution centers. This role ensures optimized inventory flow, store-level assortment precision, and disciplined execution aligned with financial and merchandise objectives.

Reporting into the SVP GMM, this role partners closely with Planning, VP/DMMs, Ecommerce and Store Operations to drive speed to floor, inventory productivity, and profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities-

Enterprise Allocation & Distribution Strategy

• Lead enterprise allocation and distribution strategy across two DCs, ensuring optimal product flow and capacity alignment.
• Govern inbound routing, flow prioritization, and allocation cadence to maximize speed to floor and inventory productivity.
• Establish allocation guardrails that align with financial plans and merchandise strategy.

Store Assortment & Size Planning

• Lead development of pre-season size curves and assortment architecture by store cluster for the DMM’s and Buyers.
• Continuously analyze size selling performance and optimize size distribution to minimize markdown and lost sales.
• Oversee store-level assortment execution to ensure alignment with brand strategy and local demand.

Inventory Optimization & Transfers

• Direct inter-store transfer strategies to rebalance inventory, protect margin, and optimize sell-through.
• Monitor store-level inventory health and proactively mitigate aging risk.
• Partner with Planning to align allocation with OTB, inventory turn, and GMROI objectives.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner laterally with Director of Planning and VP/DMMs to align allocation execution with financial and merchandise strategies.
• Collaborate with Ecommerce and Store Operations to support speed-to-floor initiatives, pre-pack optimization, and DC processing efficiencies.
• Serve as the allocation lead in weekly business reviews and strategy sessions.

Performance & Analytics

• Drive performance against Sales, GM%, GMROI, Inventory Turn, and in-stock targets.
• Leverage data analytics to continuously refine allocation algorithms, store clustering, and replenishment methodologies.
• Lead reporting and visibility across allocation performance metrics.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Build and lead a high-performing allocation organization.
• Assess strengths and development needs of team members; establish succession planning.
• Simplify and streamline allocation processes to improve agility and decision speed.
• Act as a change agent in evolving retail and supply chain environments.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree required.

8–10+ years of progressive allocation and inventory management experience, including direct leadership of multi-unit retail allocation teams.

Experience managing inventory flow across multi-DC environments strongly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions-

▪ Sit for more than 6 hours per shift

▪ Use hands to finger, handle and feel

▪ Reach with hands and arms

▪ Talk and/or hear

▪ Stand for up to 2 hours at a time periodically

▪ Walk or move from one location to another

▪ Occasionally may need to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch

▪ Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 25 pounds occasionally

▪ Punctuality and regular attendance consistent with the company’s policies are required for the position.

▪ Average work week is 40 hours, which can vary depending on business need.

▪ The work environment for this position is a moderately noisy office setting.

General Information:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. DTLR, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Admissions Assistant

Location: Onsite in Columbia, MD

Type: Temporary Assignment

Our client in the Columbia, MD area is seeking a detail‑oriented Admissions Assistant to support their student services team during a busy period. This is a great opportunity for someone with financial aid and/or admissions experience who is passionate about helping students navigate the higher‑education process.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist students with financial aid inquiries, documentation, and application requirements.
• Review financial aid forms for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the processing of FAFSA documentation, award letters, and verification materials.
• Maintain accurate records in student information systems.
• Provide outstanding customer service to students, families, and internal departments.
• Assist with general administrative tasks as needed to support the financial aid office.

Qualifications

• Previous admissions and/or financial aid experience required (institutional, FAFSA, student accounts, or related).
• Strong interest in higher education and student support services.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with sensitive information.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with student information or financial aid systems a plus.

Why This Opportunity?

• Great way to gain or continue experience in higher education.
• Support a mission‑driven team that helps students achieve academic goals.
• Hands‑on exposure to financial aid processes and student support operations.

If you or someone you know would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you!

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Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.