Aftermarket Design Engineer III -Team Lead

Description

The annual range for this role is $83,000- $103,800

Final salary offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, specialized skills, and certifications.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid Time Off- Including Volunteer Hours
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid)
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid)
• 401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified Financial Planner
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• YMCA discount and more!

Purpose and Scope of Job:

The Aftermarket Design Engineer III serves as a working team lead for the Aftermarket Design team and as a senior technical expert. In addition to leading the team, this role performs hands-on design work and leads complex aftermarket design projects. The position coordinates daily team activities and is accountable for scheduling work, managing throughput, response time, backlog, priorities, and timely delivery.

Essential Functions (other duties may be assigned):

• Provide technical and daily team leadership for the Aftermarket Design team, including work assignment, mentoring, communication, and accountability.
• Perform hands-on design work while balancing team-lead responsibilities and project priorities.
• Schedule and prioritize projects based on customer needs, business priorities, available capacity, and delivery commitments.
• Manage throughput, response time, backlog, workload, engineering release dates, and deadlines; address risks and constraints.
• Lead complex aftermarket design, reverse-engineering, inspection, validation, and nonconformance activities in accordance with applicable standards.
• Coordinate with customers, suppliers, Sales, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing to develop solutions, resolve issues, and communicate status.
• Review customer specifications, identify exceptions, and ensure designs meet performance, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Track workflow metrics and lead process improvement and standardization efforts.
• Travel and work non-standard hours as needed to support time-sensitive customer requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• Six to eight years of mechanical design experience, preferably in rotating equipment, aftermarket, or manufacturing.
• Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to manage cross-functional projects and competing priorities.
• Proficiency with CAD software, advanced engineering analysis tools, measuring devices, and reverse-engineering methods.
• Knowledge of industrial gearbox systems and applicable SMA OEM standards for Hansen and Paramax products.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, mentoring, and leadership skills.
• Any additional essential skills and/or knowledge as shown in the HRIS Career & Education > Skills section for incumbents holding this job title.

Work Conditions & Physical Environment:

Duties are performed in an industrial environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; twist; bend; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must constantly lift, carry, move, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee may be exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

The physical requirements described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description does not serve as a contract nor does it limit the employer's ability to establish or change the content, nature, or essential functions of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.