Engineering Lead

NFI Group; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Continuous learning environment

Tuition subsidies for courses

Job summary

NFI Group in Winnipeg, Canada, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer with strong project leadership to drive design integration and supplier collaboration. You will oversee design reviews, manage NDI projects, and ensure compliance with industry standards while coordinating across Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.

The role requires 5+ years in engineering leadership, proficiency with NX/Teamcenter/Oracle/ePlanner/Excel, and willingness to travel to the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Certified Engineering Technologist designation.
• Minimum 5+ years in a related mechanical engineering or project leadership role, and/or 3+ years technical experience internal to NFI/MCI.
• Advanced technical and project management capabilities.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel to the US.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications to identify gaps and provide risk details for bids and sales with approved alternatives or deviation requirements.
• Represent Production Engineering in vendor interactions and evaluate supplier quotes at bid stage.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to engineering teams tailored to customer specifications.
• Identify project risks and initiate validation efforts to ensure build requirements comply with industry standards and regulations.
• Manage New Design Integration (NDI) projects with SMART goals, virtual reviews, KPIs, and end-to-end reporting.
• Provide technical leadership by reviewing and approving Engineering Change Notification packages.
• Manage engineering ANDON postings and responses to support operations.
• Prepare and submit Supplier Application Approval packages, customer approval drawings, test reports, and oversee signoffs.
• Coordinate release and tracking of approval drawings to customers.
• Collaborate on vendor/customer design issues and support Sales Release Change Requests.
• Liaise between Engineering and Customer Program Management, Vehicle Application Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Production, Quality, and Service Engineering.
• Approve Option Value forms with configuration group and VAE to optimize design configurations.
• Support training, mentorship, team building, performance management, and succession planning.
• Support product standardization and design integration across Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain.
• Coordinate engineering efforts to identify design improvements and present to the Change Control Board.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Project leadership

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree / CET designation

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Oracle

ePlanner

Excel

A3

Job description

Responsibilities

1. Review customer specifications to identify any gaps in product or process and provide Bids & Sales with the specific risk-related details, propose approved alternatives or deviation requirements.

2. Represent Production Engineering in vendor interactions and evaluate supplier quotes at bid stage

3. Provide technical guidance and oversight to engineering teams tailored to customer specifications

4. Proactively identify project risks and initiate the appropriate validation efforts to ensure the technical build requirements comply with industry standards and regulations (e.g. APTA, SAE, FMVSS, CMVSS, ADA, CARB, etc.)

5. Manage New Design Integration (NDI) projects: set Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound (SMART) goals, facilitate virtual bus reviews engaging all stakeholders, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), provide tasking to designers/technical leaders, and report project status end-to-end

6. Provide technical leadership by reviewing and approving Engineering Change Notification packages as required in order to maintain continuity and ensuring deadlines are met

7. Manage engineering ANDON postings and responses to support engineering operations and resolve issues promptly

8. Prepare and submit Supplier Application Approval packages, customer approval drawings, test reports, and oversees signoff requirements

9. Coordinate the release and tracking of approval drawings to customers, ensuring engineering deliverables align with project milestones

10. Collaborate on vendor/customer design issues, support the completion of Sales Release Change Requests, and alternate sourcing strategies

11. Act as liaison between Engineering and departments such as Customer Program Management, Vehicle Application Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Production, Quality, and Service Engineering

12. Approve Option Value forms to define Family and Feature information, in collaboration with the configuration group and VAE, to optimize various design configurations

13. Support training, mentorship, team building, performance management, and succession planning within Engineering Services

14. Support product standardization and design integration across Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain

15. Coordinate engineering efforts to identify design improvement opportunities and present new initiatives to the Change Control Board

16. Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or Certified Engineering Technologist designation
• Minimum 5+ years in a related mechanical engineering or project leadership role, and/or 3+ years technical experience internal to NFI/MCI
• Advanced technical and project management capabilities
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Proficiency in engineering tools and systems (NX, Teamcenter, Oracle, ePlanner, Excel, A3, etc.)
• A self-starter who requires minimal supervision
• Ability to travel to the US

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM

• Competitive Wages.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• NFI Group has been named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth time since the competition was established in 2007.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.