Engineering Manager

Thermo Systems LLC.; East Windsor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonuses

401(k) with company match

Health care packages

Casual dress code

Tuition reimbursement

Free lunches

Team bonding events

Job summary

Thermo Systems LLC. is looking for a Senior Engineering Team Lead to oversee a variety of control system projects in East Windsor Township, NJ. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Science in a relevant field and 13+ years of experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role. Responsibilities include leading technical project tasks, ensuring high customer service standards, and managing project teams to achieve commercial success. The role requires effective communication, customer relationship management, and continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of experience required.
• 3+ years as a Senior Engineering Team Lead or similar role.
• Professional Engineering Licensure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop project teams to ensure success.
• Collaborate with the BD team on proposals.
• Manage and oversee project tasks while adhering to budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Technical Expertise

Customer Service

Team Development

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Summary

Works on a variety of control system projects. Capable of leading several project related tasks and/or large, strategic projects simultaneously. Leads and develops a team. Ultimately responsible for technical and commercial success of a project. Takes direction and seeks guidance from supervisors and company leadership.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science; Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or other pertinent curriculum combined with relevant technical experience.
• Typically, 13+ years of experience.
• Proven Track Record: 3+ years as Sr. Engineering Team Lead or equivalent.
• Professional Engineering Licensure and/or recognized industry certification(s) that are commensurate with requirements of job.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Technical Responsibilities:
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology of domain expertise. Maintain advanced level of professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and participating in professional associations.
• Communicate and coordinate with other technical resources to provide recommendations, lessons learned, and other improved methods to deliver projects to maximize contribution to multiple projects.
• Collaborate with the Business Development (BD) Team to develop technical proposals and presentations to internal and external customers to influence business decisions.
• Collaborate with project managers of multiple projects at once to ensure technical deliverables are executed accurately on a timely and under budget basis.
• Provide supplemental expert feedback, advice and mentorship to teams based on industry experiences, including specialized technical, financial, and operation perspectives.
• Drive the company’s overall design philosophies and procedures.
• Actively share knowledge and provide impromptu training to other personnel on technical and professional issues.
• Expert in understanding, practicing, and guiding others in the use of the company’s Quality Management System (QMS).
• Proficient in Microsoft Project or equivalent management software tools.
• Customer Service:
• Communicate in an effective, positive, and proactive manner with customers.
• Follow customer specific site standards and procedures.
• Always conduct business in professional manner.
• Provide excellent customer care and support.
• Be patient, attentive, and responsive to customers in solving their problems.
• Always follow up and honor commitments with customers.
• Project Responsibilities:
• Complete assigned tasks accurately, on schedule, and under budget.
• Lead individual project related tasks and/or large projects in their entirety.
• Assume the ultimate responsibility for the successful completion of those projects or tasks on schedule and under budget.
• Take on the role of the customer’s main contact on those projects that the employee is assigned to lead.
• Identify changes in scope to overall projects and/or tasks.
• Provide support on other projects or tasks that are scheduled to be led by others.
• Manage and delegate assigned tasks accurately, on schedule, and under budget.
• Understands and anticipates customer needs.
• Accurately estimates the duration and difficulty of tasks.
• Ensures the team adheres to a realistic schedule and budget.
• Seeks opportunities for new work with customers and contractors.
• Capable of creating scope of work for subcontractors and overseeing execution of subcontractor contract.
• Independently generates and administers change orders.
• Demonstrates full understanding of project contracts and specifications.
• Accurately invoices for project progress and maintains projections.
• Attends project interviews with BD team for successful project pursuits.
• Minimizes and mitigates project risk.
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Directly responsible for team members training and development.
• Provides constructive feedback to team members.
• Manages team members compensation and time off.
• Ensure team members are effectively assigned to project tasks.
• Manages performance and retention of team members.
• Anticipates and resolves conflicts within team.
• Demonstrates team growth.
• Promotes a positive/collaborative team culture.
• Routinely examines team workload/future work and communicates on recruiting/staffing needs.
• Required Skills and Abilities:
• In addition to Senior Engineering Team Lead Skills and Abilities:
  • Motivates others to cooperate in order to resolve conflict.
  • Inspires others to take ownership of their work.
  • Provides feedback to coworkers at all levels.
  • Recognizes high performers.
  • Regularly meets and exceeds goals.
  • Committed to further developing managerial and leadership skills.
  • Overnight travel may be required up to 50% of the time.

Work Authorization/Other Requirements

• Proof of eligibility to work in the country where the position is located is required.
• Maintain a valid driver's license.
• Fit for Duty at all times.

Culture

• Seeking new and additional business through project change orders, additional services to existing customers, and referrals for new customers/projects. Drive financial success.
• Be a good teammate, support your colleagues, promote a positive atmosphere for those around you. Drive employee success.
• Go the extra mile for your customer, take ownership of their needs, over communicate. Drive customer success.
• Foster an environment of integrity, trust, collaboration, professionalism, serving one another, leading by example, and assuming good intent each and every day.

What You'll Get

• Competitive salary, annual bonuses, 401(k) with company match, and business travel reimbursement: We appreciate our employees, and we make sure they know it.
• Benefits: We offer full-time employees multiple healthcare packages, including low-cost options.
• Casual Dress: Every day is "Casual Friday"; we want you to be comfortable when you come to work.
• Training: We offer in-house and factory technical training to keep our staff sharp.
• Tuition Reimbursement: We encourage academic advancement and professional credentialing.
• Vacation/Sick Time: We believe work-life balance is essential. Ensuring our employees have time to truly relax and recharge is important to us.
• Culture & Extras: We provide free lunches, regular team bonding & fun office events, and plenty of company swag.

Thermo Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.