Engineering Team Lead

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Become a leader in a successful and fast-growing global company.
• Develop and mentor a team of engineering professionals
• Compliance to all people management processes
• Resource planning
• Performance improvement plans develop and drive to closure as applicable
• Interview/Hiring support
• Create and submit proposal documentation for continuation projects
• Adherence to internal standards of project compliance for all projects owned (Global Project Framework); this includes but is not limited to:
• Project Health monitoring
• Following project type requirements: time & material, task based, and low to medium complexity projects
• On time delivery
• Timely invoicing
• Create and distribute status reports to customers on a weekly basis
• Own RCAs and drive to closure, which can result from an internal project management audit or from poor performance/execution
• Encourage and support employees to develop productivity/continuous improvements
• Participate in quality audits for project compliance and drive closure of open observations and non-conformances
• Daily touch points with direct reportees. Regular team meetings to flow down company and immediate organizational communications.
• Regular meetings with customers as required to ensure customer and employee satisfaction, and overall success of the project
• Culture champion/ambassador: setting a good example for the rest of the team/organization. Be a focal for Quest Global processes
• Work with technical leaders to ensure projects are executed with high technical quality
• Ensure development of team members using individual development plans, training, competency assessments and coaching. Create environment where Cascading Talent is encouraged.
• Execute analysis tasks and make technical recommendations based on engineering judgment.
• Support quotation efforts with accurate estimates of time required to complete tasks
• Setting (annually) and monitoring performance metrics for direct report employees quarterly
• Participate and execute annual performance reviews
• Troubleshoot Project management tool and process issues; enter help desk tickets to mitigate
• Guide employees to the appropriate individuals with HR, benefits and Quest Global processes.

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

• BS or higher in Engineering or equivalent
• Must be able to go onsite to the customer facility in Windsor Locks, CT (not fully remote position)
• Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
• Proficiency with MS Office, particularly MS Excel, required

Desired Skills:

• Exposure to the Aerospace industry is highly preferred
• Experience with project management preferred- required to actively manage tasks

Please apply using the following link: https://careers.quest-global.com/global/en/job/P-101827/Engineering-Team-Lead