Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thermo Systems is a global, full-service control systems integration partner, delivering world-class automation solutions. The Senior Engineering Team Lead is responsible for building and managing a high-performing engineering team, focusing on organizational development, team retention, and fostering a high-performance culture.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the safety, training, development, and career progression of team members
- Build and manage capable engineers to deliver excellent customer care and support, ensuring the team communicates in an effective, positive, and proactive manner
- Actively drive the recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding of engineers (from entry-level to senior), evaluating candidates for both technical and cultural fit to ensure their seamless integration into the team
- Cultivate a high-performance, accountable culture by utilizing constructive feedback as a continuous, vital developmental tool
- Ensure the team understands and anticipates customer needs, and follows Thermo’s Quality Standards, and customer-specific site standards and procedures
- Serve as the primary escalation point and main contact for administrative and technical needs of the team
- Manage team members' compensation, time off, performance, and retention
- Ensure team members are effectively and strategically assigned to project tasks that align with both project needs and personal growth
- Establish a clear, unified vision for the team’s success, actively working to eliminate operational silos and champion the One Thermo Culture
- Resolve conflicts within the team promptly and professionally
- Commitment to continually developing technical leaders and future supervisors
- Provide high-level technical guidance and oversight on complex control system designs, limiting direct, hands-on engineering work
- Collaborate with Sr. Engineers and Project Managers to accurately estimate the duration and difficulty of tasks, ensuring the team adheres to a realistic schedule and budget
- Delegate tasks effectively while supporting the team in execution
- Train, mentor, and guide co-workers during the start-up and commissioning of systems
- Understand project invoicing and projection procedures
- Continue to learn emerging controls technologies (e.g., Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) applications, Communication Protocols)
- Serve as a champion in understanding, practicing, and guiding others in the company's Quality Management System (QMS)
Skills
- Bachelor of Science; Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or other pertinent curriculum combined with relevant technical experience
- Typically, 10+ years total technical and management experience
- Proven Track Record: 3+ years as Engineering Team Lead or equivalent
- Proof of eligibility to work in the country where the position is located is required
- Maintain a valid driver's license
- Fit for Duty at all times
Benefits
- Annual bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Business travel reimbursement
- Multiple healthcare packages, including low-cost options
- Casual Dress: Every day is "Casual Friday"; we want you to be comfortable when you come to work
- In-house and factory technical training to keep our staff sharp
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Free lunches
- Regular team bonding & fun office events
- Plenty of company swag
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