The Opportunity: Vice President of Application Engineering
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma; Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida (flexible)
Reports to: Executive Leadership
Company Overview
This opportunity is with a growing, engineering-focused organization undergoing transformation to improve performance, scalability, and operational discipline. Leadership is focused on strengthening engineering capabilities, modernizing processes, and building a more efficient, high-performing organization.
Position Overview
The Vice President of Application Engineering will lead a distributed, multi-disciplinary engineering team across several U.S. locations. This individual will be responsible for driving consistency in engineering execution, improving operational efficiency, and building scalable processes that support growth.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring someone who can balance strategy with execution, bring structure to a complex environment, and elevate overall engineering performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and align engineering teams across disciplines and locations
- Improve engineering workflows, turnaround times, and overall efficiency
- Implement KPI-driven performance management and accountability
- Partner cross-functionally to support project execution and customer needs
- Introduce modern tools, processes, and best practices
- Build structure to support both current workload and future growth
Qualifications
The ideal candidate brings a strong background in electrical systems and experience leading engineering teams in complex environments. They are operationally focused, comfortable managing distributed teams, and capable of driving measurable improvements. A forward-thinking leadership style and ability to implement structure without rigidity are critical.
Work Environment & Travel
Flexible location with periodic travel required to support multiple engineering sites and maintain team alignment.
Compensation
Base salary of $200K – $225K, plus performance-based incentives.
Next Steps:
If you’re interested and would like to schedule an introductory call, please contact TheMilVet directly at themilvet.org/careers by emailing your resume to our recruiting at: recruiting@themilvet.org.