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Chief Design Engineer

Employer
Element6
Location
Brookfield
Salary
Competitive
Element6 is currently seeking a Chief Design Engineer to join our Milwaukee-Based client who is a manufacturer of consumer-based products. The Chief Design Engineer's primary role will lead & manage multiple teams of mechanical engineers / designers focused on delivering new products to the market. The position will have full technical oversight, system level design with strategic roadmap planning and growing an industrial leading mechanical engineering team. Fostering, working and facilitating a collaborative team environment with marketing, project management, electrical engineering, and global manufacturing operations.

Duties and Responsibilities
Manage & motivate the team to deliver on schedule within cost & performance metrics.
Mentor and coach the team members in engineering best practices including task management, Gantt charts, root cause analysis, thermal analysis, critical dimensioning, tolerance stack-ups, large molded part design, FEA, test methodology, stress analysis, and presentation skills.
Ensure the team is given the time and resources required to succeed by creating and managing robust project roadmaps and resource plans with converged project scope.
Effectively identify, analyze, and communicate major technical & management issues or concerns to upper management in a timely, clear and concise manner while driving appropriate actions.
Aid in building, strengthening and managing relationships with existing & new contract manufacturers.
Help Lead training & continuous improvement efforts for product development processes and best practices.

Job Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field in required, Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or MBA preferred
10+ years of highly successful experience in related field
Highly motivated self-driver with never satisfied, always improving attitude
High interest in tools of the trade and construction industry

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