Engineering Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day work assignments, priorities, team capacity, and resource allocation in partnership with the Sr. Project Engineer
• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and engineering technicians, including 1-on-1s, performance reviews, goal setting, and technical guidance
• Design, test, troubleshoot, and improve electrical products throughout the full product lifecycle
• Lead engineering projects and new product development initiatives with internal teams, OEM customers, manufacturing partners, and overseas suppliers
• Support project schedules, deliverables, technical risks, and resource needs to ensure successful and timely execution
• Drive product testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous product improvement
• Cook up hardware, firmware, and software integration and support technical problem-solving across engineering disciplines
• Ensure engineering specifications, technical documentation, engineering changes, and work instructions meet ISO-controlled documentation requirements
• Provide technical support to Customer Service, Quality, Operations, manufacturing partners, and other cross-functional teams
• Drive team accountability and identify opportunities to improve engineering processes, workflows, communication, and overall department effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline
• 5-7 years of progressive engineering experience, preferably in product development or manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineering professionals
• Experience with engineering project execution, resource planning, product development, testing, and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of ISO quality systems and engineering documentation
• Experience working with manufacturing partners and overseas suppliers
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automotive, heavy-duty transportation, electrical, or residential lighting products
• Experience working with suppliers in China and Taiwan
• Familiarity with hardware, firmware, and software product development
• Experience with Altium, MPLAB, LabVIEW, FileMaker Pro, or similar engineering tools