Engineering Lead: Delivery & Stakeholder Alignment

New Flyer; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

New Flyer is seeking an Engineering Lead to align stakeholder efforts with strategy and drive proactive risk management. You will lead cross-functional teams across design, production, and service phases to meet critical deadlines and milestones.

The role emphasizes technical credibility, process optimization, and collaborative execution, with accountability for engineering outcomes and lifecycle adherence. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

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 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 within the US / to Canada.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specifications to identify gaps and provide risk details to Bids & Sales.
• 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.
• Proactively identify project risks and validate build requirements against industry standards.
• Manage NDI projects: set SMART goals, engage stakeholders, monitor KPIs, and report status.
• Provide technical leadership by reviewing and approving ECN packages to meet deadlines.
• Manage engineering ANDON postings to support operations.
• Prepare and submit Supplier Application Approval packages and oversee signoffs.
• Coordinate release and tracking of approval drawings to customers aligned with milestones.
• Collaborate on vendor/customer design issues and alternate sourcing strategies.
• Act as liaison between Engineering and other departments (Program Management, Vehicle Applications, Sourcing, Production, Quality, Service).
• Approve Option Value forms with configuration group 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 Change Control Board.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Certified Engineering Technologist designation

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Oracle

ePlanner

Excel

A3

Job description

New Flyer is seeking an Engineering Lead to align stakeholder efforts with strategy and drive proactive risk management. You will lead cross-functional teams across design, production, and service phases to meet critical deadlines and milestones.

The role emphasizes technical credibility, process optimization, and collaborative execution, with accountability for engineering outcomes and lifecycle adherence. Strong leadership and communication are essential.