Engineering Team Lead

ITW • Carol Stream, IL

4d • $110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

The Engineering Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, coordination, and execution of the North American Applications and Engineering team. This role ensures the timely and accurate delivery of application review and custom quotations, engineered solutions through to order completion, aligning closely with Sales, Operations, and global Engineering teams. The position bridges commercial and technical execution, ensuring solutions are customer-focused, manufacturable, and delivered efficiently, while supporting continuous improvement and standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
• Minimum 7 years of relevant applications, mechanical or electrical design experience
• Minimum 2 years of notable experience as a leader or senior role
• Project management
• Strong understanding of custom equipment design, mechanically and/or electrically
• Strong understanding of manufacturing methods
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferable) and ERP/MRP systems
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Hands-on, detail oriented, analytical with proven problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the design of capital equipment for the Food and Packaging industry
• Familiarity with ITW principles (80/20, Front-to-Back)
• Experience supporting both sales and production environments

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Applications and Design Engineers to deliver high-quality outputs
• Assign and prioritize workload across quoting, design, and order processing activities
• Ensure balanced resource allocation to meet fluctuating sales and production demand
• Drive accountability through clear expectations, KPIs, and regular performance reviews
• Oversee the creation of accurate, competitive, and timely custom quotations
• Ensure strong alignment between customer requirements, commercial strategy, and technical feasibility
• Support Regional Sales Managers in complex or strategic opportunities with processes like Bid package/ URS reviews and Customer product performance testing
• Ensure seamless transition from quote → order → execution
• Drive consistency and standardization in quoting tools and documentation
• Support Regional Sales Managers in complex, strategic, or highly customized application opportunities, including participation in the Global Technical Enquiries process
• Oversee & contribute to the design of custom equipment for production
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose, cost-effective, and aligned with manufacturing capabilities (DFM focus)
• Collaborate closely with Production, Manufacturing Engineering/ Quality, and Supply Chain
• Support resolution of design-related issues during production and installation
• Participate in the global Product Change Notification (PCN) process and ensure applicable regional changes are reviewed, communicated, and implemented
• Collaborate with global teams (UK/CZ) where required to support alignment on technical solutions, standards, and product changes
• Act as the primary interface between Engineering, Sales, and Operations
• Ensure engineering outputs align with production capacity, lead times, and supply chain constraints
• Support production and service teams in resolving technical challenges
• Collaborate with global teams (UK/CZ) where required
• Identify and implement improvements to quoting efficiency, design processes, and order execution workflows
• Drive standardization and modularization of solutions where possible
• Support ITW principles (80/20, Front-to-Back, In-lining)
• Develop and track relevant KPIs (e.g., quote turnaround time, engineering cycle time, error rates)
• Ensure all engineering outputs meet internal standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., CE, UL where applicable)
• Support resolution of non-conformances related to design or application
• Promote a right-first-time engineering culture
• Support related business, operational, and continuous improvement activities as reasonably directed by leadership.

Benefits

• Career development and learning opportunities in more than 50 countries across the globe
• Support their growth through unique and relevant development opportunities at each stage throughout the employee life cycle

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior