Lead Mechanical Engineer/Engineering Manager

Job Summary

NuQuatic, LLC is a Team of professionals on a mission to create technology that makes clean water universal. Working with a shared sense of purpose, our values - innovating for good-creating exceptional value-acting as environmental stewards-deep commitment to achieving our mission-drive us to be the leader in producing clean water.

This position works closely with Senior Management, Project Managers, R&D scientists, and Chemical Process Engineers on optimizing the design and performance of a patented solution that removes PFAS from water. This role is responsible for leading a team of engineers, developing the processes to deliver high-quality cost-effective designs, and for the professional development of the engineering team.

There are numerous professional benefits available to successful candidate for this position, including:

- Opportunity to join a small, agile, well-funded treatment technology company poised for rapid growth.

- Involvement in the development, commercialization and implementation of a highly cost-effective, innovative, and fully patented treatment solution for addressing PFAS-laden water and wastewater streams, one of our country’s most pressing environmental challenges.

- Ability to develop, drive and grow an engineering team from the ground up, unconstrained by rigid corporate legacy processes and be a key contributor to shaping and enhancing company culture.

- Diversity of experiences, responsibilities and areas of input; Engineering Manager will be involved in helping to formulate how NuQuatic will deliver treatment solutions, how NuQuatic supply chain will be developed/optimized, development and continuous improvement of value engineering processes, and how to maximize project-specific and overall company profitability.

Essential Functions

• Manages a team of engineers of varying experience levels, including performance management, merit planning, job assignment management/prioritization, career development, recruitment and new employee onboarding and coaching.
• Close coordination with the R&D team working on identifying the next generation of improvements and applications for the solution.
• Engages the functional team with timely flow-down of information and fostering robust collaboration within the team.
• Collaborating with project team leads to support project planning and execution activities, labor and material cost estimation, staffing and design process execution.
• Maintains awareness of each group member’s project responsibilities and performance, providing guidance, and helping them identify resources needed to overcome obstacles and meet project objectives.
• Develops and maintains a working knowledge of applicable design processes, guidelines, policies, and best practices, and ensures that all functional team members are aware of and are compliant with these items.
• Supports and leads department initiatives, which could include process improvement, workforce engagement, training material development, technology roadmap development or cross-organization collaboration.
• Provides technical analysis and support to a variety of projects for public and private sector clients.
• Travels assisting in the field with construction, inspections, conducting pilots and full-scale remedial efforts, and participating in face-to-face client, technical, and other stakeholder meetings.
• Design, develop, prototype, and test all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery.
• Develops fabrication drawing and specifications for new parts or prototypes.
• Identifies appropriate materials and processes to ensure the quality, performance, and manufacturability of products.
• Early development of processes for integrating equipment and system designs with NuQuatic’s accounting system, for numbering, tracking, costing and inventory control of parts and third-party buy-out items.
• Uses Solidworks and other design and modeling tools to develop and improve parts and products.
• Develops task or project budget/resource plans and works with senior management and other functional leads, with the tracking and optimization of project-based profitability.
• Conducts analysis and tests to determine weaknesses and failures in prototypes or products.
• Leads assigned projects to successful completion on time and on budget.
• Effectively coordinates work and schedules with subcontractors.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirement

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Requires minimum 10 years of related experience working on complex projects.
• Demonstrated success leading, collaborating, and building teams on complex technical projects.
• Self-motivated, proactive, organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Professional Engineer license is required.
• US Citizenship

Competencies and Skills Required

Financial/Quantitative Acumen | Critical Thinking | Execution | Client Focus | Talent Acquisition & Development | Planning/Continuous Improvement | Trustworthy/Ethical Behavior | Communicate for Influence | Culture of Innovation

This is a full-time position with a standard, established schedule working day shift hours. Work supporting other shifts and locations may be required as operational needs demand.

Nuquatic is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status.

Nuquatic participates in the US E-Verify program.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.