Design Engineering Supervisor

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue.

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:

Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions.Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Goulds Pumps, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell.

Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone.

Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA.

The Design Engineering Supervisor – Fluid Motion Control Products is responsible for leading and supervising the design engineering functions for actuators, valves, pumps, and switch technologies at ITT Aerospace Control’s Valencia site. This role provides both technical leadership and people management, ensuring alignment with business objectives, product strategy, and engineering excellence.

The position plays a critical role in developing engineering talent, driving product innovation through technical roadmap execution, and ensuring adherence to established engineering processes and standards.

Leadership & People Management

• Supervise and lead a team of design engineers, providing direction, coaching, and mentorship
• Drive talent development through training, career planning, and succession planning initiatives
• Conduct performance management, including goal setting, feedback, and performance evaluations
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable team environment

Technical Leadership & Product Development

• Guide design engineering activities for actuator, valve, pump, and switch product lines
• Contribute to the development and execution of product technology roadmaps
• Ensure designs meet performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost objectives
• Provide technical oversight and decision-making support across development programs

Engineering Process & Compliance

• Enforce adherence to engineering processes, standards, and procedures
• Ensure accountability for design quality, documentation, and validation practices
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering workflows, tools, and best practice

Business Support & Strategy

• Support business development efforts including proposal development and technical input
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, project, and quality teams
• Contribute to strategic planning initiatives related to product development and market growth

Program Execution

• Ensure design deliverables are completed on time and within scope
• Identify and mitigate technical risks across projects
• Support successful transition of products from development into production

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or related discipline is required
• 7+ years of engineering experience, plus a minimum of 2 years of previous supervisory experience
• Proven experience in design engineering with actuation, valve, pump, or switch technologies
• Experience working within aerospace and defense industries, or other highly regulated industries
• Familiarity with standards such as AS9100, ISO-9001, or APQP
• Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience managing engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of actuators, valves, pumps, switches, or similar technologies
• Experience with product development processes, from concept through production
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving skills, and emotional intelligence
• Experience with leadership and team development
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and product roadmap development capabilities
• Process discipline and continuous improvement mindset
• Cross-functional collaboration and business acumen

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

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We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations.
Annual salary range is $107,400.00 to $160,200.00, plus benefits and incentives