Engineering Leader

P.J. Wallbank Springs, Inc.•Port Huron, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers an opportunity for a strong engineer to transition into a broader leadership position. Unlike in larger organizations where engineering leaders often specialize, here you will have the chance to understand the entire manufacturing system, build an engineering organization, develop people, shape strategy, influence commercial decisions, and create lasting impact. You will lead product, process, tooling, equipment, and controls engineering, solving complex problems, establishing solid processes, and coaching early-career engineers. This is an unusually broad role designed for rapid development, aiming to shape you into an engineering and business leader capable of driving organizations forward and creating competitive advantage.

Requirements

A strong mechanical engineering foundation and sound engineering judgment.
Experience leading meaningful technical projects or teams.
The ability to balance technical performance, manufacturability, cost, and business objectives.
Experience improving products, manufacturing systems, or engineering processes.
Comfort making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting quickly as new information becomes available.
Strong communication and collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, customers, and commercial teams.
A player-coach mindset: willing to be hands-on when needed, but ultimately focused on building capability in others.
Naturally take ownership.
Think in systems.
Ask thoughtful questions.
Move with urgency.
Genuinely enjoy helping other people grow.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automotive manufacturing, APQP, PPAP, SolidWorks, GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, or similar engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

Lead product, process, tooling, equipment, and controls engineering.
Solve complex and messy problems daily with internal and external stakeholders.
Establish solid processes and new manufacturing capabilities.
Coach early-career engineers to accelerate their growth.
Influence strategy and help determine business growth areas.
Build an engineering organization that creates lasting competitive advantage.
Develop engineers who solve bigger problems, think more critically, and take greater ownership.
Create an environment of high standards, coaching, accountability, and continuous learning within engineering.
Help shape the next generation of engineering and manufacturing leaders.
Improve how engineering prioritizes work, makes decisions, executes projects, launches products, and solves problems.
Create systems for engineering to execute with greater speed, consistency, and impact.
Lead the development of manufacturing capabilities that provide a competitive advantage.
Identify growth opportunities and develop the capabilities required to achieve them.
Translate technical insight into long-term competitive advantage.
Lead cross-functional initiatives that strengthen the production system and improve business performance.
Drive production system optimization, product innovation, or new business development.
Expand technical understanding and leadership capability to lead the full engineering function.
Earn the trust of engineers, operators, and business leaders.
Create a higher-performing engineering team.
Coach and develop early-career engineers into technical and business leaders.
Lead meaningful manufacturing improvements.
Lead cross-functional business initiatives that produce measurable business results.
Expand personal capability through increasing responsibility and exposure to new technical and business challenges.