Adaptation Engineer – Lead

We are looking for an experienced Adaptation Engineer – Lead to work with the design and development of customer-specific adaptations for existing products, components, and assemblies. The role involves translating customer demands received through Sales & Marketing into technically feasible solutions while considering development cost, production lead time, manufacturability, and technical requirements. Key Responsibilities

• Receive and analyze customer adaptation requirements from Sales & Marketing.
• Evaluate and document technical feasibility, development cost, and production lead time.
• Select appropriate technical solutions for customer-specific adaptations.
• Design and develop adaptations for existing products, components, and assemblies.
• Prepare and maintain all required technical documentation.
• Coordinate adaptation activities from customer requirement through engineering delivery.
• Manage large projects and end-to-end engineering processes with limited managerial oversight.
• Identify and resolve difficult and complex engineering problems.
• Ensure adaptations meet agreed technical, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, sales, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Coach, review, and delegate work to engineers and less-experienced team members.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong experience in Adaptation Engineering, Product Development, or Product Engineering.
• Experience designing or modifying existing products, components, or assemblies according to customer requirements.
• Strong understanding of technical feasibility assessment, cost impact, and production lead times.
• Experience preparing and managing technical engineering documentation.
• Ability to independently manage large projects or end-to-end engineering processes.
• Strong analytical and complex problem-solving capability.
• Experience providing technical leadership, coaching, and engineering reviews.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.