Lead Design Engineer

Job Number: 11683

External Description:

Key Responsibilities: 

• Lead Design Services execution across multiple projects and programs simultaneously.
• Provide technical and execution oversight for complex product development activities.
• Support workload balancing and resource planning across multiple project teams.
• Create, manage, and maintain Design Services schedules and execution plans for complex programs.
• Identify execution risks, schedule concerns, and resource constraints and proactively implement mitigation plans.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex design, documentation, release, and execution issues.
• Lead complex technical discussions and design reviews involving multiple stakeholders.
• Resolve complex design and integration issues in collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program teams.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, drafting practices, Design Services procedures, and product development process requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for advanced Creo methodologies, Windchill workflows, release processes, and design execution practices.
• Mentor and develop Design Leads, Lead Designers, and Designers.
• Support onboarding and development of technical personnel.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and career development support within the Design Services organization.
• Identify organizational capability gaps and implement improvement initiatives.
• Develop and improve Design Services standards, procedures, process manuals, and best practices.
• Drive consistency in design execution, release readiness, and quality expectations across projects.
• Support workforce planning, resource allocation, and execution strategy development.
• Influence cross-functional teams to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and drive execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.
• Accountable for design execution effectiveness, technical quality, and delivery across assigned programs and initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership without direct administrative people-management responsibility.
• Travel up to 10%.

Required Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 7+ years of product design experience in an engineering environment
• 5+ years of experience with PLM workflows and release processes.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Technology.

• 5+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Proficiency with Creo Parametric and Windchill.
• Experience with top-down design methodologies.
• Experience with sheet metal design and documentation.
• Experience coordinating and reviewing work from offshore design resources.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability principles.
• Experience leading complex New Product Development programs.
• Experience mentoring Design Leads and technical leaders.
• Experience establishing engineering standards and operating procedures.
• Experience balancing resources across multiple projects and programs.
• Experience supporting engineering management with execution planning and organizational initiatives.
• Experience in the HVAC industry.
• Industrial Machine Design experience.
• Six Sigma Certification
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple development programs simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing technical personnel.
• Experience developing engineering procedures, standards, process manuals, or standard work.
• Experience influencing execution across organizations without direct authority.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal management oversight.
• Willing and able to work occasional evenings or early mornings based on global team needs and project requirements.

Job Number: 30218410

Community / Marketing Title: Lead Design Engineer

Location_formattedLocationLong: Texas, US