Job Summary:

Sustaining Process Leader is a key member of the Engineering Department leading the processes around sustaining existing product designs at Alpha Technologies. This role combines approximately 60-70% hands-on engineering work with 30-40% leadership of sustaining processes, including project funnel coordination, change management, and cross-functional collaboration. The role ensures long-term reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance of released products by managing updates, configuration control, and process improvements.

The ideal candidate is a technically proficient mechanical designer or engineer with strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills, capable of overseeing design and technical document changes and guiding a mix of internal and contract resources. This role covers design functions for mechanical, electrical, electronic, and related assemblies and products.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Manage and execute sustaining activities for existing electro-mechanical products.
• Troubleshoot and resolve field and manufacturing issues related to mechanical design.
• Implement design changes for product improvements, cost reductions, and component obsolescence.
• Ensure engineering changes comply with mechanical and thermal performance standards.
• Use 3D CAD (SolidWorks) to modify and optimize component and assembly designs.
• Create and update engineering documentation, including drawings, BOMs, and ECOs.
• Coordinate the sustaining engineering funnel: intake, triage, prioritization, and execution.
• Define, scope, and drive Product Change Notices (PCNs) through completion.
• Evaluate and prioritize sustaining tasks based on business value and effort.
• Maintain dashboards, metrics, and KPIs for sustaining activities.
• Own and improve engineering ERP (Infor/Syteline) processes and configuration control.
• Delegate sustaining tasks to internal engineers, co-ops, or contract resources.
• Coordinate work with subject matter experts (SMEs) in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, and Firmware disciplines.
• Act as primary liaison between engineering, quality, operations, and supply chain for sustaining matters.
• Train others in best practices on design, drawings, datum schemes, tolerancing, configuration management, and technical documentation.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in a product development and manufacturing organization.
• Demonstrated expertise with sustaining and product change management processes.
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field or demonstrated equivalent experience
• 5+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years with electro-mechanical systems.

Required skills:

• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks), engineering change processes, and GD& T.
• Experience with ERP systems and configuration/BOM management tools.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred skills:

• Background in motion systems, thermal systems, and high-precision instrumentation.
• Familiarity with product compliance standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 17025).
• Experience mentoring or supervising interns, co-ops, or contract engineers.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and failure root cause techniques.
• Understanding of software/firmware integration in mechatronic systems.

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Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: good level of fitness is required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use their hands, to talk and to hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach, with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stop, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds. Average vision, speaking and hearing abilities are sufficient.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The environmental conditions of this job include working near moving mechanical parts, small quantities of flammable chemicals, fumes or airborne particles, and moderate noise levels.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned