Lead Engineer, Electrification & Product Delivery

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

Job summary

Mi-Jack in Hazel Crest, IL, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team focused on sustainment and new product development. You will drive the technical delivery of product programs to meet customer requirements, quality targets, timing, and cost goals.

You will guide projects on electrification, usability, manufacturability, and cost optimization, partner with manufacturing and cross-functional engineering teams, and set validation strategies, prototype planning, design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of engineering experience supporting product development.
• 5+ years of people leadership or supervisory experience with a record of building and leading successful teams.
• Strong knowledge of design and development practices for material handling, construction, agricultural, or other heavy equipment.
• Experience balancing safety, quality, timing, and cost across multiple engineering projects.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working with external partners.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technologies and help teams prepare for future product development needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering team focused on sustainment and new product development.
• Drive technical delivery of product programs to meet customer requirements, quality targets, timing, and cost goals.
• Lead projects related to electrification, product improvement, manufacturability, warranty reduction, and cost optimization.
• Partner with manufacturing, purchasing, and cross-functional engineering teams to resolve issues and set product strategy.
• Develop machine-level and component-level validation strategies with internal experts and external partners.
• Manage prototype planning, DV/PV test plans, design reviews, and project gate reviews.
• Investigate product quality issues and lead structured root-cause problem solving using methods such as 8D, Red-X, and 5 Why.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support engineering process improvement, resource planning, and budget input for development programs.
• Maintain full-machine vehicle architecture and customer requirements in Autodesk Inventor.
• Lead new product introduction efforts to ensure engineering specifications, timing, and product quality expectations are achieved.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Mi-Jack in Hazel Crest, IL, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team focused on sustainment and new product development. You will drive the technical delivery of product programs to meet customer requirements, quality targets, timing, and cost goals.

You will guide projects on electrification, usability, manufacturability, and cost optimization, partner with manufacturing and cross-functional engineering teams, and set validation strategies, prototype planning, design