Senior Lead Engineer - Fiber Optics & Defense Systems

Enersul Limited Partnership; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company‑M

PTO and holidays

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a related engineering field and 7+ years of product design/leadership experience, with strong CAD, GD&T, and systems thinking. U.S. citizenship is required for government contracts; occasional travel may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
• 7+ years in physical product design, development or production support.
• Experience taking products from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and technical staff; set priorities, assign work, and identify risks early.
• Serve as senior technical lead/design authority for product development and first-build projects.
• Translate customer, contract, and system requirements into design inputs, technical plans, acceptance criteria, and risk-based controls.
• Lead technical/design reviews, prototype builds, test planning, verification/validation, and release decisions.
• Ensure drawings, models, BOMs, specifications, interfaces, and test evidence are complete and traceable.
• Drive DFM/DFA, cost and process improvements, and supplier evaluations.
• Lead root-cause investigations; resolve design, supplier, production, quality, and field issues.
• Partner with Quality, Operations, Procurement, and customers to align requirements and execute design transfer.
• Manage multiple projects and communicate status and risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Mechanical design

Electrical engineering

GD&T

CAD (SolidWorks/AutoCAD)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

FEA/CAE

Job description

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a related engineering field and 7+ years of product design/leadership experience, with strong CAD, GD&T, and systems thinking. U.S. citizenship is required for government contracts; occasional travel may be needed.