Description
We are seeking a Frame 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.
- Lead technical problem solving for development and mass production issues.
- 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.
- Drive effective communication within the function and across other functions/departments.
- Represent the function in discussions with management, suppliers, and global affiliates.
- 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 a relevant field (e.g., Mechanical).
- 8+ years of related work experience, preferably in the Powersports or Automotive field.
- 2+ years of supervisory/project leadership experience 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 in analytical, problem-solving, judgment, decision-making, and prioritization skills.
- Competent in drawing and layout skills/techniques using CAD software.
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary.
- 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.