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Excelitas is a global technology leader with more than 7,500 employees, focused on delivering market-driven solutions to fulfill the illumination, optical, detection and imaging needs of OEMs and end-users across the biomedical, semiconductor, industrial, consumer products, scientific, security, defense and aerospace sectors.
ENGAGE with us today and make your contribution to the future! Join the team that leading technology companies turn to for cutting-edge photonic innovation. At Excelitas Technologies you are how we EXCEL.
Excelitas is seeking a Team Lead, Custom Design Engineer to join our team of leaders and innovators at our Gaithersburg location.
Tasks & Responsibilities
- 01Works 25-30% of time as team leader and 70-75% of time as project engineer.
- 02Execution of global CDE strategy including team and project governance and effective cost management.
- 03Monitoring and achieving budget targets including sales, margin and EBIT contribution metrics for customized systems in the US.
- 04Manages overall team project timelines and resources to achieve delivery date targets.
- 05Liaise with and support the local US Field Sales organization in the effective expansion of business.
- 06Create / Delivers calculations and Customer Quotations with objective of retaining existing and expanding business and improving market share profitability.
- 07Conduct or organize sales training for Custom system products in consultation and with support from Application Engineering and pushes knowledge exchange.
- 08Leverage global custom system engineering solutions with focus on US markets- modularization and adaption.
- 09Establishes and maintains close cooperation with internal regional interfaces, such as sales, innovation, finance, supply chain, quality management and EHS.
- 10Improvement of existing processes and solutions, e.g., by using global synergies & knowledge exchange.
- 11Defines and maintains local supplier relationships in alignment with internal stakeholders as supply chain..
- 12Supply chain coordination, technical specifications for order scope, quality check, pre-acceptance at supplier site.
- 13Create CAD (SolidWorks) solid models and mechanical engineering design for Customized UV and EIR equipment, including mechanical engineering design drawings for fabrication.
- 14Develop project schedules and track key dates and progress for each project passing through key stages.
- 15Establish project inspection criteria, coordinating the review of project designs and ensuring proper implementation of project elements.
- 16Support electrical engineering activities with UL508A panel builder.
- 17Respond to customer/sales concerns or requests throughout the project.
- 18Manage engineering activities as required to maintain project schedules, such as electrical and mechanical design, PLC programming, and troubleshooting.
- 19Maintaining regional metrics and regulations for our products.
- 20Maintain team KPIs driven towards quality and growth.
Qualification & Requirements
- 21Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering or direct experience in project management and complex electromechanical systems design.
- 22Business and management experience as a Team lead of a technical sales or engineering team in an industrial environment
- 23Minimum of 4 years’ design engineering experience.
- 24Ability to install subsystems in process equipment and adjust as needed.
- 25Proficiency in Solidworks or Autodesk inventor.
- 26Knowledge of sales and service processes within industrial environment- sales experience asset
- 27Commercial fundamentals in quoting and negotiating contracts & risk/liability assessment
- 28Readiness for multi-day customer visits and international travel, if required
- 29Communication with internal and external customers. Ability to lead cross-functional team projects.
- 30Positive attitude and confident demeanor even in difficult situations as well as strong customer orientation
- 31Open and team-oriented personality
- 32EHS: awareness of standard regulations
- 33Driver's license mandatory
- 34SAP and CRM knowledge is a plus
- 35Broad expertise in industrial “light” applications from UV to Infrared is a plus
Salary range is $129,000-$139,000 depending on level of experience
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