# Engineering Executive Search

> Engineering executive search across manufacturing — Directors and VPs of Engineering and NPI leadership, led by Silvia Flores of Alder Koten.

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Practice · Engineering

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™](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/methodology/) — Ability, Capability, Capacity — delivered via [Alder Koten](https://www.alderkoten.com). Connects to the [manufacturing](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/manufacturing-executive-search/), [plant director](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/plant-director-executive-search/), and [quality](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/quality-executive-search/) 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.

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