Engineering Lead

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to provide day-to-day leadership and development of our electrical and mechanical engineering team. This hands-on role combines people leadership with engineering expertise to ensure projects are appropriately staffed priorities are aligned and the team delivers innovative electrical and LED lighting products successfully.

Working closely with the Sr. Project Engineer this role will oversee team performance resource allocation workload planning and engineering processes while supporting product development and project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day work assignments priorities team capacity and resource allocation in partnership with the Sr. Project Engineer
• Lead coach and develop engineers and engineering technicians including 1-on-1s performance reviews goal setting and technical guidance
• Design test troubleshoot and improve electrical products throughout the full product lifecycle
• Lead engineering projects and new product development initiatives with internal teams OEM customers manufacturing partners and overseas suppliers
• Support project schedules deliverables technical risks and resource needs to ensure successful and timely execution
• Drive product testing troubleshooting root-cause analysis corrective actions and continuous product improvement
• Coordinate hardware firmware and software integration and support technical problem-solving across engineering disciplines
• Ensure engineering specifications technical documentation engineering changes and work instructions meet ISO-controlled documentation requirements
• Provide technical support to Customer Service Quality Operations manufacturing partners and other cross-functional teams
• Support recruiting interviewing onboarding training and workforce planning for the Engineering department
• Drive team accountability and identify opportunities to improve engineering processes workflows communication and overall department effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Mechanical or related engineering discipline
• 5-7 years of progressive engineering experience preferably in product development or manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience leading mentoring or managing engineering professionals
• Experience with engineering project execution resource planning product development testing and troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of ISO quality systems and engineering documentation
• Experience working with manufacturing partners and overseas suppliers
• Strong leadership communication organizational and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automotive heavy-duty transportation electrical or residential lighting products
• Experience working with suppliers in China and Taiwan
• Familiarity with hardware firmware and software product development
• Experience with Altium MPLAB LabVIEW FileMaker Pro or similar engineering tools

Why Join Us

• 401(k) with company match
• Highly subsidized medical dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plus paid volunteer day
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and healthcare concierge services
• Employee discounts on Maxxima products
• Discounts on concerts movies and theater events
• Company-sponsored employee events

Salary Range: $9500 - $125000

Maxxima is a leading manufacturer and supplier of LED lighting technologies with divisions focused on the home lighting and heavy-duty truck markets. For more than 40 years we have continued to grow by delivering innovative high-quality products to the residential and transportation industries. As our business grows our team continues to grow with it.

Apply to join our team. We appreciate your interest in building your career with Maxxima.