Head Engineer, Heavy Equipment & Electrification

Lanco Group; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanco Group in the United States seeks a Chief Engineer to own the technical delivery of a heavy equipment product series, guiding concepts through validation and launch. This hands-on leader will build capable teams and drive cross‑functional execution to meet safety, quality, timing and cost targets.

The role emphasizes leadership of multi-disciplinary engineering efforts, collaboration with manufacturing and suppliers, and ownership of validation strategies, design reviews, and product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in product development with full-machine delivery.
• 5+ years of people leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience with heavy equipment design including material handling, construction or agricultural sectors.
• Proficient with Autodesk Inventor and CAD architecture ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering team focused on sustainment and new product development.
• Drive technical delivery to meet customer requirements, quality, timing and cost targets.
• Lead electrification, product improvement, manufacturability and cost optimization efforts.
• Partner with manufacturing, purchasing and cross-functional teams to set strategy.
• Develop validation strategies with internal and external experts.
• Manage prototype planning, DV/PV tests, design reviews and gate reviews.
• Lead root-cause analysis using 8D/Red-X/5 Why methods.
• Provide updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support process improvement, resource planning and budget input.
• Maintain machine architecture and customer requirements in Autodesk Inventor.
• Lead new product introduction to meet specs and timing.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

CAD architecture ownership

Job description

Lanco Group in the United States seeks a Chief Engineer to own the technical delivery of a heavy equipment product series, guiding concepts through validation and launch. This hands-on leader will build capable teams and drive cross‑functional execution to meet safety, quality, timing and cost targets.

The role emphasizes leadership of multi-disciplinary engineering efforts, collaboration with manufacturing and suppliers, and ownership of validation strategies, design reviews, and product