Technical Lead - Fuel Systems

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader and offers the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE® brands. MCI is North America’s public and private market motor coach leader. Products include the luxury J-Series (an industry best-seller for over a decade), the workhorse D-Series, and the brand new zero-emission luxury and commuter coaches: the battery-electric J4500 CHARGE™ and MCI D45 CRT LE CHARGE™.It also offers infrastructure development through NFI Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Accountable for the supervision, coordination and performance of the assigned Fuel Systems team including Diesel, CNG and Hybrid as formed within the existing Engineering Groups. Personally, and through a group of designers ensures the completion and accuracy of assigned tasks from the initial design stage to implementation.  Provide technical leadership and oversee product development for advanced control implementations as they proceed through the design process. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Supervises employees of the Fuel Systems team to ensure completion of all assigned tasks to New Flyer standards. 
• Balances task assignments between team members to ensure deadlines are met. 
• Completes Engineering design tasks to support production. 
• Coordinates own tasks to ensure deadlines are met; Includes maintaining a task status and recording time spent on each task. 
• Creates engineering designs to meet customer specifications and production requirements for manufacturability. 
• Coordinates trial installations of designs to ensure customer expectations are met and ensure product reliability and verify component fit. 
• Completes engineering drawings and release documentation in accordance with the Engineering procedures. 
• Provides engineering support to Production, Quality Assurance, Customer Service Support, Purchasing and other departments in all facilities as required. 
• Interacts with vendors, customers, and all necessary stakeholders on design related issues.  
• Checks, and/or approves engineering documents as authorized. 
• Coach and mentor employees for internal growth and career development opportunities
• Act as a direct liaison to the NPD/CI Project Engineers and Engineering Manager

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Registered Professional Engineer or Electrical Technology
• 4+ years' experience in a Supervisory role
• Design related experience in a manufacturing setting of a minimum of 8 years. 
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to work independently. 
• Ability to motivate and train new employees. 
• Ability to use MS Office, Word, Excel and advanced programming tools as needed for projects and position. 

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

• Competitive Wages.
• A continuous learning environment
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company
• Employee Social Committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, e­fficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions.  News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.