Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical concepts, design rationale, risks, and trade studies to engineering leadership, program management, cross-functional teams, and customers, and to accurately capture, document, and communicate meeting notes, decisions, and action items from internal and customer interactions. The Lead Designer participates in major design reviews, coordinates closely with systems engineering, analysis, manufacturing, test, and program management teams, and ensures that designs meet performance, schedule, cost, and manufacturability objectives.