Senior Electrical Engineer Lead

Element Materials Technology•Pittsfield, MA

2d•$135,000 - $160,000

About The Position

The primary function of the Senior Engineering Lead is to oversee the Engineering team, including planning, scheduling, and assigning projects and establishing successful relationships with customers. The Senior Engineering Lead will also consult and provide engineering design work per customer specifications. Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’. When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access. While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development. Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Requirements

Minimum of 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics
At least 8 years of work-related experience
Previous experience leading and managing an engineering team
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to review performance, identify problems and implement solutions

Nice To Haves

Experience with high voltage circuits a plus
Experience with lightning and lightning protection design a plus
An understanding of ISO 17025 is desirable but not essential
Flexibility to travel on an as needed basis
Experience with computer modeling, simulation and circuit analysis is desirable

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and direct all activities of the engineering department including planning and managing technical performance to ensure quality and business objectives are achieved
Provide expertise necessary to assist in the designing, planning, execution, analysis, and reporting phases of test programs in accordance with customer specifications
Participate in the teaching of the three lightning courses offered by our facility
Participate in the preparation of proposals, proposal work statements and project specifications
Responsible for ensuring work is accomplished in a timely manner
Maintain contact and relationships with customer contacts and participate as necessary to cultivate new accounts.
Ensure Quality System requirements are being met by all department personnel at all times
Ensure compliance with all Company policies
Ensure adherence to all local, state, and federal laws pertaining to safety, environment, and corporate governance
Ensures productivity including performance management (OKRs)