Engineering Lead: Strategy, Risk & Cross‑Functional Delivery

NFI Group; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NFI Group is seeking an Engineering Lead to align stakeholder efforts with strategy and drive proactive risk management. You will lead design, production, and service teams to meet deadlines, fit budgets, and uphold lifecycle expectations.

In this role, you will provide technical direction, review changes, and collaborate across departments to optimize design configurations. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in mechanical engineering or leadership are required, with travel within the US/Canada

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
• 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 in product or process and provide risk details.
• 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 per standards and regulations.
• Manage New Design Integration projects with SMART goals, KPI monitoring, and cross‑functional engagement.
• 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 Approvals, customer drawings and test reports.
• Coordinate release and tracking of approval drawings to customers.
• Collaborate on vendor/customer design issues and alternate sourcing strategies.
• Act as liaison between Engineering and other departments.
• Approve Option Value forms with configuration group and VAE.
• Support training, mentorship, and succession planning within Engineering Services.
• 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

Organizational skills

Leadership

Self-starter

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Certified Engineering Technologist designation

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

Oracle

ePlanner

Excel

A3

Job description

NFI Group is seeking an Engineering Lead to align stakeholder efforts with strategy and drive proactive risk management. You will lead design, production, and service teams to meet deadlines, fit budgets, and uphold lifecycle expectations.

In this role, you will provide technical direction, review changes, and collaborate across departments to optimize design configurations. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in mechanical engineering or leadership are required, with travel within the US/Canada