Appearance Design Team Lead - PowerSports

We are seeking an experienced Appearance Design Team Lead - PowerSports to provide technical leadership and management for a Powersports design function. The successful candidate will guide engineering output, supervise team execution, and ensure delivery of high-quality specifications, designs, and development results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct and approve engineering output by reviewing design specifications, calculations, drawings, and documentation to ensure accuracy, quality, and alignment with targets.
• Lead technical problem solving for development and mass production issues, driving root cause analysis, countermeasures, and risk mitigation.
• Lead, supervise, and contribute within a design team to realize development deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
• Assign and balance workload, priorities, and resources to achieve development schedules and business targets.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to develop team capability and ensure consistent output quality.
• Drive effective communication within the function and across other functions/departments to resolve issues, align expectations, and ensure smooth execution.
• Represent the function in discussions with management, suppliers, and global affiliates to advocate technical direction and resource needs.
• Grow technical capability through knowledge sharing, mentorship, and development of best practices.
• Improve design processes, tools, and methods to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability.
• Promote cross-functional learning and adoption of standardized engineering practices.
• Lead hiring and performance evaluation processes to maintain a capable and balanced organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or relevant field).
• 8+ years related work experience, preferably in Powersports or Automotive field.
• 2+ years supervisory/project leadership in a similar organization.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Competent in FTA, FMEA, dimensional tolerance stack-ups, and application.
• Competent analytical, problem-solving, judgment, decision-making, and prioritization skills.
• Competent drawing and layout skills/techniques using CAD software.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary ($101,100 - $126,300 per year).
• Regional bonus (when applicable).
• Manager Lease Car Program.
• Industry-leading benefit plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx).
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown.
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability.
• 401K plan with company match + additional contribution.
• Relocation assistance (if eligible).
• Lifestyle account.
• Childcare reimbursement account.
• Elder care support.
• Tuition assistance & student loan repayment.
• Wellbeing program.
• Community service and engagement programs.
• Product programs.