Engineering Lead - Strategic Projects & Operations

Amphenol Corporation; Yocumtown (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Corporation, a leading global connector and interconnect systems provider, seeks an Engineering Lead – Engineering Operations & Strategic Projects at Etters, PA. You will partner with the Director of Engineering to drive strategic initiatives across multiple product lines and sites.

The role offers high visibility, leadership development, and opportunities to influence engineering processes, metrics, and improvements while guiding cross-functional teams through complex projects and NPI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or related engineering discipline is required.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or product development environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical projects across cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• High level of initiative, curiosity, and desire to learn.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Director of Engineering on high-priority technical and operational initiatives.
• Lead special engineering projects that span multiple product lines, engineering functions, and manufacturing sites.
• Assist in executing strategic initiatives supporting engineering growth, organizational effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Analyze technical and business challenges and develop recommendations for leadership decision-making.
• Manage cross-functional engineering projects from concept through implementation.
• Coordinate activities between Mechanical, Electrical, Reliability, Test Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management teams.
• Drive project schedules, risk mitigation, issue resolution, and executive reporting.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with business objectives, customer expectations, and engineering standards.
• Support engineering resource planning and prioritization across multiple development programs.
• Help improve engineering processes, metrics, documentation, and reporting.
• Identify opportunities to increase engineering efficiency through standardization and best practices.
• Participate in engineering reviews, customer discussions, and strategic planning sessions.
• Shadow the Director of Engineering to gain exposure to organizational leadership, strategy, customer engagement, product development, business planning, talent development, and financial decisions.
• Build working relationships across all engineering disciplines and business functions.
• Assume increasing levels of ownership and leadership responsibility over time.
• Champion Lean Engineering and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation of engineering tools, workflows, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve communication and collaboration across engineering teams.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Influence without authority

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering discipline

Tools

APQP

DFMEA

PFMEA

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Job description

Amphenol Corporation, a leading global connector and interconnect systems provider, seeks an Engineering Lead – Engineering Operations & Strategic Projects at Etters, PA. You will partner with the Director of Engineering to drive strategic initiatives across multiple product lines and sites.

The role offers high visibility, leadership development, and opportunities to influence engineering processes, metrics, and improvements while guiding cross-functional teams through complex projects and NPI