Engineering Project Team Leadr

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Job Description:

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This key role of Engineering Project Team Leader is within the Large Power Systems Division Core Packaging group. As an Engineering Project Team Leader, you will lead a team of design control engineers to solve complex technical problems and lead technical discussions related to genset package mechanical systems. This position will lead the planning and delivery of projects for cost, time and quality as well as mentor and coach team members while staying abreast of current/innovative technologies. This individual must develop good network to enable them to obtain resources and remove roadblocks to ensure success of the team as well as act as a spokesperson for the team in meetings with management and customer. This individual will also be responsible to support and manage the team workload along with leading project initiatives while demonstrating product development excellence.

Job Duties:

• Provide technical leadership and mentor team members

• Lead global team in the design of new products, processes and/or systems

• Lead discussions and manage customers requirements and expectations

• Resolves complex design issues

• Lead robust product development excellence initiatives and maintain standard work procedures

• Lead validation discussions and ensure product satisfies life targets

• Responsible for delivering robust and validated design on time and cost to meet deliverables

• Evaluate and act on shop support requests

• Ability to communicate technical information in a succinct and accurate manner

• Lead product and supplier strategies with long term vision

• Collaborate with cross functional teams

• Manage team budget

Qualification/Experience:

• Requires Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field

• Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Proven ability to lead teams and mentor them

• Strong understanding of cooling products, systems and its performance

• Demonstrated ability to integrate systems

• Supplier/component strategy experience

• Strong level of oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Knowledge of manufacturing methods and production processes used in fabrication, lines, hoses and tubes manufacturing

• Exhibited the ability to work independently and have demonstrated ability to apply theory and concept to product design

Top candidates will also have:

• Masters degree in an Engineering or relevant field

• Structures design experience

• Factory support experience

• Knowledge of engine or genset systems experience

• Experience with Creo or other modeling tools

• Knowledge of and experience in APQP, NPI, CPI, and NTI processes is a plus

Skill Descriptors:

Products and Services: Extensive knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.

Technical Excellence: Extensive knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Influencing Through Expertise: Extensive knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.

Project Management: Expert knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

Team Management: Extensive knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

Requirements Analysis: Extensive knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required b