Engineering Technical Leader

Since 1957, LPI Corporation has manufactured products for jet engines, aircraft components, and other aerospace & defense applications. Our reputation for quality, service, and dependability has permitted us to serve many of the world's leading aerospace & defense original equipment manufacturers.

LPI is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader for a full time direct hire position in Hollywood, FL.

ROLE: The Engineering Technical Leader is responsible for providing technical leadership, engineering expertise, and strategic direction to support aerospace manufacturing operations. This role leads complex technical initiatives, drives manufacturing process improvements, resolves engineering and production challenges, and ensures compliance with applicable aerospace quality standards, customer requirements, and engineering specifications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, include the following:

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical direction to engineers, manufacturing personnel, and cross-functional teams.
• Set technical priorities, engineering best practices, and process standards.
• Mentor engineers and develop technical talent, delegating approvals as individuals demonstrate readiness.
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex engineering and manufacturing issues.
• Lead technical projects from problem definition through implementation and verification.

Process Improvement:

• Lead initiatives to improve process flow, equipment utilization, and product quality.
• Reduce scrap, rework, cycle time, and manufacturing cost using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methods.
• Recommend safety and ergonomic improvements to material handling devices, tools, and workstations.
• Monitor productivity, quality, cost, delivery, and process capability metrics, and develop action plans for gaps and risks.

Quality & Compliance:

• Ensure manufacturing processes meet engineering specifications, customer requirements, and applicable aerospace quality standards.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action.
• Review and disposition product repairs, reworks, and Material Review Board (MRB) items.
• Lead customer escape investigations, directing the engineering team to deliver accurate data quickly to the Quality Manager.
• Support internal and external audits, process reviews, and quality investigations.

Program & Customer Support:

• Support new product introduction, production readiness, and process validation.
• Prepare and lead customer product reviews, including Production Readiness Reviews when applicable.
• Support customer technical reviews and resolve production-related concerns.
• Coordinate engineering changes and assess their impact on process, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Partner with design engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance, operations, and supply chain.

Cost & Estimating:

• Review manufacturing cost data and confirm plans are in place to meet cost goals for assigned products.
• Support the manufacturing estimator on quotes for existing assigned programs.
• Generate monthly quality, delivery, and cost reports for each assigned project.
• Communicate technical risks, project status, and improvement opportunities to management.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

 SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides technical leadership and mentoring to engineering staff.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or at least 20 years of mechanical manufacturing engineering experience, including 10 years in aerospace industry.

EXPERIENCE:

• Working knowledge of CAD/CAM systems, shop mathematics, sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding, inspection methods, and coatings.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective action, and working with MRB and customer quality processes.
• Familiarity with AS9100 or equivalent aerospace quality standards preferred.
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and blueprint reading.
• Prior experience as a manufacturing engineer or estimator preferred.
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred (Green Belt]).

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR ABILITIES:

• Language/Communication Skills: English: ability to read and interpret documents such as emails, reports and correspondence.  Excellent ability to communicate both orally and in writing. 
• Computer Skills: Proficient working knowledge of computer hardware and software, including Microsoft Office Suite, and CAD/CAM systems.
• Mathematical Skills: Proficient in shop mathematics.
• Reasoning Abilities: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.  Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. 
• Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills, strict attention to details and ability to multitask and prioritize as necessary, with minimal supervisory direction.
• Interpersonal Skills: Must work well and communicate with others.  Must be flexible in handling multiple tasks

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

On the manufacturing floor where it will be medium to high level.