Process & Mechanical Engineering Team Lead

The role

The Process and Mechanical Engineering Team Lead provides day-to-day management of the engineering team and high-level project execution. This person manages workload allocation, talent management, and provides hands-on design support to drafters and designers.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the process and mechanical engineering team
• Manage team workload allocation to optimize resource utilization
• Lead talent management including performance management, coaching, and professional development
• Drive recruiting, hiring, and onboarding efforts
• Provide hands-on engineering support and technical guidance to team members
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and quality across all process and mechanical build work
• Lead and participate in build reviews
• Drive continuous improvement of design tools, standards, and workflows
• Collaborate with project managers to support project delivery
• Lead estimating efforts for process and mechanical engineering scopes of work

Required qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in chemical, process and/or mechanical engineering
• Deep understanding of engineering workflows
• Ability to identify and address potential bottlenecks
• High-level grasp of the labor hours needed for different stages of process engineering
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and team management skills
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Experience gathering, documenting, and communicating technical project requirements
• Experience estimating engineering design project costs
• Ability to be on-site at our offices in Rochester, NY and/or Rush, NY
• Willingness to travel to client sites and suppliers as needed (typically 25%)

Nice to have

• Strong design skills using programs like AutoCAD 2D/3D and SolidWorks
• Prior experience leading and mentoring technical teams
• Experience interviewing, onboarding, and delivering performance evaluations
• Prior relevant experience with design of industrial equipment and/or automation solutions
• Experience working with ISO9001 or similar quality system
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement tools & methodologies

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Retirement
• Paid time off
• All Re:Build employees will have ownership in the company and share financial rewards

About the company

Re:Build Optimation specializes in delivering custom-engineered process equipment and automated systems to clients globally. It is part of Re:Build Manufacturing, an advanced end-to-end manufacturing platform.