Global Engineering Leader - NPD, Lifecycle & Lean

Jobtailor; Elizabethtown (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to guide a global, multi-site team and drive new product development from concept to launch. The role emphasizes aligning engineering priorities with business strategy and customer needs, while delivering on cost, quality, and time-to-market.

You will partner with Product, Operations and Sales, lead Lean and Kaizen initiatives, and ensure sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, and financial outcomes are linked to engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years engineering leadership in industrial/manufacturing.
• Proven experience leading global engineering teams.
• Expertise in NPD and sustaining/lifecycle engineering.
• Lean, continuous improvement, and structured development processes.
• Strong business acumen with ability to tie engineering decisions to financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global, multi-site engineering team.
• Drive new product development from concept through launch.
• Oversee sustaining engineering including product improvements and lifecycle management.
• Align engineering priorities with business strategy and customer needs.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Operations, and Sales.
• Improve product quality, cost, and time-to-market.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, etc.).

Skills

Global engineering leadership

New product development

Lean / Kaizen

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Leadership of multi-site teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to guide a global, multi-site team and drive new product development from concept to launch. The role emphasizes aligning engineering priorities with business strategy and customer needs, while delivering on cost, quality, and time-to-market.

You will partner with Product, Operations and Sales, lead Lean and Kaizen initiatives, and ensure sustaining engineering, lifecycle management, and financial outcomes are linked to engineering decisions.