A defense manufacturing organization is seeking an Engineering Team Lead to support technical execution and provide day-to-day leadership for a small team of engineers. This role is heavily focused on people leadership, team coordination, and engineering oversight, while also contributing to project execution. The ideal candidate has strong technical fundamentals, experience guiding engineers on project work, and the ability to translate strategy into disciplined engineering execution.
Engineering Team Lead Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of 2-4 engineers, providing technical direction, coaching, and performance feedback
- Allocate resources, balance workloads, and ensure priorities align with company objectives
- Drive engineering execution to meet cost, schedule, quality, and regulatory requirements
- Translate strategic objectives into clear milestones and actionable plans for the team
- Identify technical and execution risks early and implement mitigation strategies
- Oversee design reviews, change management processes, and technical decision-making
- Ensure compliance with customer, internal, and regulatory requirements
- Provide status updates, risk assessments, and performance metrics to senior leadership
- Support cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing, quality, program management, and operations
- Contribute directly to project execution and technical problem solving as needed
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and engineering rigor
Engineering Team Lead Requirements:
- 6+ years of industrial engineering experience
- Demonstrated experience leading engineers on project-based work, even without formal direct reports
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field strongly preferred
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