Team Lead Applications Engineer

Team Lead Applications Engineer

Job Description: The Team Lead Applications Engineer combines hands-on applications engineering execution with formal people leadership. While remaining actively engaged in proposal activities this role ensures engineers are appropriately supported trained utilized and aligned with departmental objectives. The Team Lead serves as the first level of accountability for engineer development proposal execution workload balancing and directly to the Director of Applications Engineering the Team Lead collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to ensure work is completed efficiently accurately and in alignment with customer expectations and business objectives.

Responsibilities Include:

• Prepare and develop complex automation proposals including manufacturing concepts budgets risks schedules and technical content while ensuring accuracy and alignment with department standards.
• Leads proposal strategy for complex opportunities by evaluating technical feasibility manufacturing approaches cycle times costs and project risks.
• Interface with customers suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues align expectations and support project success.
• Lead the day-to-day performance of assigned Applications Engineers by establishing priorities communicating expectations coaching professional development and ensuring work is completed on time and in accordance with department standards estimating practices and proposal requirements.
• Review proposal quality estimating practices and technical approaches while coaching Applications Engineers on proposal development customer engagement risk assessment and solution strategy to ensure compliance with department standards.
• Provide workload visibility staffing recommendations and resource planning feedback to the Director of Applications Engineering balancing proposal assignments supporting quote prioritization and escalating capacity concerns with recommended corrective actions.
• Partner with subject matter experts to support proposal reviews complex concept development team mentoring knowledge sharing and continuous improvement of estimating methods standards training materials and departmental capabilities.
• Support the development of future technical and leadership talent while promoting a culture of accountability professionalism ownership collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Approximately 70% of time spent performing Applications Engineering responsibilities and 30% in leadership planning coaching and team-development activities.
• Champion our Operating Principles: You will be expected to actively embody and uphold our ten Operating Principles which guide our every action and decision at Axis Automation. These principles are key to our culture and success.

Qualifications:

This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder) Political Asylee or Refugee.

• Education: Bachelors Degree in an engineering-related field preferred or comparable field experience in industrial automation manufacturing engineering or applications engineering.

• Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience in industrial automation applications engineering manufacturing engineering estimating project management or a related field withdemonstratedleadership and mentorship experience.

• Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in manufacturing process development automation concepts project budgeting cycle time analysis proposal generation estimating and risk assessment.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and review complex automation solutions across multiple manufacturing technologies and industries.
  • Strong understanding of controls systems mechanical systems robotic integration machine safety principles and manufacturing processes.
  • Effective use of Microsoft Office applications and proposal development tools.

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead develop and hold engineers accountable for performance quality responsiveness professionalism and execution. Demonstrated ability to provide candid feedback resolve conflicts manage competing priorities and maintain a high-performing team environment.
• Communication: Excellent communicator capable of effectively engaging engineers customers suppliers management direct reports and technical subject matter experts.
• Problem Solving: Serves as the first escalation point for proposal execution challenges workload conflicts resource concerns team development issues and departmental support needs.
• Reliability: Accountable for the teams execution of applications engineering activities including proposal quality schedule adherence communication documentation knowledge transfer customer responsiveness and compliance with departmental standards. Demonstrates strong ownership by ensuring engineers have the resources direction support and accountability required to consistently meet departmental and company objectives.

Benefits:Axis offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees with immediate eligibility upon hire.