Lead Engineering Technician, Launch Team

The Lead Engineering Technician, Launch Team will report to their NPI Supervisor and will be responsible for performing NPI builds, tasks, line trials, and maintaining the NPI area they oversee. This individual is expected to understand and execute manufacturing instructions, validate work, mentor technicians, lead builds, and assist in meeting program schedules and deadlines.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary technical expert for New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, providing advanced troubleshooting, process optimization, and guidance on complex assembly and testing procedures to ensure high-quality products.
• Develop and manage comprehensive technician training programs, including technician onboarding, hands-on workshops, and ongoing skill assessment and development to maintain a highly competent team aligned with evolving NPI standards.
• Conduct regular audits of day-to-day workflows, identify inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and improvement opportunities, while implementing corrective actions to enhance operational reliability and reduce error rates.
• Facilitate daily standup meetings, coordinate team updates, address blockers in real-time, and foster collaboration to keep NPI projects on track and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Act as the main point of contact (POC) for cross-functional teams, including engineering, quality assurance, and supply chain, to align on project requirements, resolve interdepartmental issues, and drive seamless integration of NPI activities.
• Collaborate with leadership to define NPI metrics and KPIs, track performance trends, and contribute to strategic planning for scaling technician operations in support of company or project growth initiatives.

What You'll Bring

• Previous experience leading/mentoring indirect reporting crews of 5 or more.
• Basic understanding of electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical systems.
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions and mechanical drawings with a basic understanding of electrical systems.
• High level of craftsmanship and attention to detail, with the ability to work quickly.
• Basic machine shop skills desired with welding skills a plus.
• Reliable, committed, and quality-focused, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Comfortable working on multiple projects simultaneously, with the ability to interact with multiple teams.
• Fluent in MS Office Suite.

Essential Physical Demands

• Ability to lift 30 lbs. ongoingly and to maintain a safe working environment.
• Frequent and repetitive bending, lifting, reaching, squatting, kneeling, crouching, twisting, and crawling for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day.
• Frequent and repetitive bending, lifting, reaching to install parts.
• Climbing and maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolding, or other high structures.
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing.
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump cap, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines.
• Standing and walking for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, with eligibility for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
• Medical plans, dental, and vision plans with $0 payroll deduction.
• Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Employee stock purchase plans.
• Employee discounts and perks program.