Excelitas Technologies

Team Lead, Custom Design Engineer

Excelitas Technologies • $129K — $139K *
Gaithersburg, MD 20878In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience in project management and electromechanical systems
  • 4+ years of design engineering experience
  • Team leadership experience in a technical sales or engineering context
  • Familiarity with SolidWorks or Autodesk Inventor
  • Commercial acumen in quoting, negotiating contracts, and risk assessment
  • Strong communication and leadership skills for cross-functional teams
  • Awareness of EHS regulations and readiness for site visits or travel

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team and manage project engineering tasks
  • Implement global CDE strategies focusing on cost management
  • Monitor budget targets and project timelines
  • Coordinate with local sales teams to drive business expansion
  • Deliver calculations and customer quotations to enhance market share
  • Conduct sales training for custom system products
  • Foster collaboration across functions like finance and supply chain

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a leadership role within a dynamic engineering team
  • Involvement in comprehensive project management from conception to delivery
  • Exposure to international travel and customer engagement
  • Training and professional development opportunities
  • A chance to utilize and enhance CAD skills for innovative product designs
Full Job Description
Location:
Gaithersburg, MD, US, 20878

Job Function: Engineering R&D

Job Country: United States

Job City: Gaithersburg

Excelitas is seeking a Team Lead, Custom Design Engineer to join our team of leaders and innovators at our Gaithersburg location.

Tasks & Responsibilities:
  • Works 25-30% of time as team leader and 70-75% of time as project engineer.
  • Execution of global CDE strategy including team and project governance and effective cost management.
  • Monitoring and achieving budget targets including sales, margin and EBIT contribution metrics for customized systems in the US.
  • Manages overall team project timelines and resources to achieve delivery date targets.
  • Liaise with and support the local US Field Sales organization in the effective expansion of business.
  • Create / Delivers calculations and Customer Quotations with objective of retaining existing and expanding business and improving market share profitability.
  • Conduct or organize sales training for Custom system products in consultation and with support from Application Engineering and pushes knowledge exchange.
  • Leverage global custom system engineering solutions with focus on US markets- modularization and adaption.
  • Establishes and maintains close cooperation with internal regional interfaces, such as sales, innovation, finance, supply chain, quality management and EHS.
  • Improvement of existing processes and solutions, e.g., by using global synergies & knowledge exchange.
  • Defines and maintains local supplier relationships in alignment with internal stakeholders as supply chain..
  • Supply chain coordination, technical specifications for order scope, quality check, pre-acceptance at supplier site.
  • Create CAD (SolidWorks) solid models and mechanical engineering design for Customized UV and EIR equipment, including mechanical engineering design drawings for fabrication.
  • Develop project schedules and track key dates and progress for each project passing through key stages.
  • Establish project inspection criteria, coordinating the review of project designs and ensuring proper implementation of project elements.
  • Support electrical engineering activities with UL508A panel builder.
  • Respond to customer/sales concerns or requests throughout the project.
  • Manage engineering activities as required to maintain project schedules, such as electrical and mechanical design, PLC programming, and troubleshooting.
  • Maintaining regional metrics and regulations for our products.
  • Maintain team KPIs driven towards quality and growth.

Qualification & Requirements
  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering or direct experience in project management and complex electromechanical systems design.
  • Business and management experience as a Team lead of a technical sales or engineering team in an industrial environment
  • Minimum of 4 years' design engineering experience.
  • Ability to install subsystems in process equipment and adjust as needed.
  • Proficiency in Solidworks or Autodesk inventor.
  • Knowledge of sales and service processes within industrial environment- sales experience asset
  • Commercial fundamentals in quoting and negotiating contracts & risk/liability assessment
  • Readiness for multi-day customer visits and international travel, if required
  • Communication with internal and external customers. Ability to lead cross-functional team projects.
  • Positive attitude and confident demeanor even in difficult situations as well as strong customer orientation
  • Open and team-oriented personality
  • EHS: awareness of standard regulations
  • Driver's license mandatory
  • SAP and CRM knowledge is a plus
  • Broad expertise in industrial "light" applications from UV to Infrared is a plus

Salary range is $129,000-$139,000 depending on level of experience

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Nearest Major Market: Washington DC

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About Excelitas Technologies

Excelitas Technologies is a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized solutions to meet the lighting, detection and other high-performance technology needs of OEM customers. From medical lighting to analytical instrumentation, clinical diagnostics, industrial, safety and security, and aerospace and defense applications, Excelitas Technologies is committed to enabling our customers' success in their end-markets. Our photonics portfolio includes high-performance, high-reliability products ranging from sensors and detectors, to light sources, to optics and optomechanical sub-assemblies. We serve customers across the world in diverse markets including life sciences, environmental monitoring, industrial, defense and aerospace. Excelitas Technologies is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA with operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Learn more about Excelitas Technologies
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
2010
* Ladders Estimates

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