Engineering Team Lead: Build & Own a High-Impact Team

Confidential; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, located in Camden, Arkansas, seeks an early-career Engineering Lead to take full leadership of an engineering group within a manufacturing operation. You will own the area of responsibility, including budgeting, project direction, and team development in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing with direct leadership experience; proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and Power Automate is valued.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a manufacturing plant environment, defense/aerospace experience preferred.
• Prior experience managing direct reports or leading a team; not an individual contributor.
• Demonstrated safety-first mindset; experience with hazardous materials or energetic/pyrotechnic systems is a plus.
• Lean Six Sigma background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical point of contact for your Integrated Product Team, coordinating engineering efforts across design, process and automation.
• Lead and mentor team members, including Industrial Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer and other Technical Staff.
• Maintain rigorous documentation and record-keeping standards for projects, expectations and performance tracking.
• Own value stream mapping and lead Kaizen events to identify and eliminate defects, waste and inefficiencies.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective action for process, product and lot acceptance failures; work with Quality for rapid resolutions.
• Analyze production metrics and trends (first-pass yield, scrap, throughput, cost per unit, OEE) to identify KPIs, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Present regular status reporting to leadership.
• Identify, define and vet productivity improvement and cost-savings projects; responsibility spans beyond implemented projects.
• Manage CapEx budget and cost-savings targets for your area and drive productivity gains.
• Review and audit manufacturing procedures for feasibility and program alignment.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Safety, Production and Maintenance as part of an integrated leadership team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team mentoring

Data analysis

Strong communication

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

Confidential, located in Camden, Arkansas, seeks an early-career Engineering Lead to take full leadership of an engineering group within a manufacturing operation. You will own the area of responsibility, including budgeting, project direction, and team development in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.

The role requires 3–5 years in manufacturing with direct leadership experience; proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and Power Automate is valued.