[Remote] Lead Engineer, Product Development - Meters (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Lead Engineer for Product Development to oversee and enhance product specifications and quality assurance processes. The role involves project management, vendor selection, and collaboration with various teams to ensure timely completion of projects and high customer satisfaction.ResponsibilitiesProject ManagementDriving Schedules: Ability to read schedules and to drive project tasks to timely completion with a sense of urgency. Able to identify and recommend actions that accelerate completion with acceptable riskSupport Vendor Selection and Enhancement: Provide clear project specifications and assist global sourcing in assessment and selection of factories for development and manufacturing capabilities. Participate in audits and address issues through factory corrective actionsOrganization: Strong organizational ability with attention to detail. Optimizes work flow to improve efficiencyAdaptation: Must possess sense of urgency, collaborative team style, and ability to quickly adapt to changes in prioritiesDefining Product Specifications: Utilize knowledge of market landscape, corporate objectives, and product needs to define and communicate clear expectations to vendors for quotation and developmentQuality Assurance: Upholds high standards of quality for each product to ensure customer satisfaction and long term reliability. Measures success by online customer reviews and returns %Product Testing: Supports testing group by preparing appropriate test methods, instructions, and plans. Proactively updates test protocols. Reviews reports, interacts with test team, and generates appropriate corrective action plansCompletion of tasks: Ability to absorb, prioritize, and complete multiple parallel tasks. Works well under time constraints and can deliver on multiple advanced tasks in a fast-paced environment. Mindful of how completion affects othersInspections: Update and publish list of items to be inspected to ensure product inspections are focused on the most important items. Proactively works with overseas inspection team to identify inspection process improvement areas and create solutions to improve inspection qualityMature Product Support: Support complaint handling group in resolving product complaints by analyzing product and market comparisons. Read and respond to customer reviews directly and through FAQs. Review product and related literature to identify root causes and viable solutions. Drive corrective actionsIndividual Contribution: Actively completes assignments as an individual contributor to 25 or more projects with moderate complexity. Assists manager with tasks assigned to managerTeamwork: Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting with various departments and outside parties such as Global Sourcing, Merchant, Asia teams, and vendors. Understands how their work, and the way they work, affect othersVisibility and Escalation to Leadership: Provides constant and timely updates on project status and systems improvements to manager, cross functional team, and leadership team using appropriate communication methods. Anticipates events and prepares leadership in advanceManagement Responsibilities: Models responsible behavior and coaches others in their workDecision Making: Works independently and exercises independent judgment and good decision-making skills. Solves project and system problems with little support. Leverages collaborative culture and escalations, understanding when and how to appropriately involve othersReliability: Consistently present, attentive and engaged in daily operations to effectively reach defined goalsSafety Mindedness: Understand and be involved in workplace safety to ensure all employees follow safety rules and proceduresSkillsAbility to read schedules and to drive project tasks to timely completion with a sense of urgencyAble to identify and recommend actions that accelerate completion with acceptable riskProvide clear project specifications and assist global sourcing in assessment and selection of factories for development and manufacturing capabilitiesParticipate in audits and address issues through factory corrective actionsStrong organizational ability with attention to detailOptimizes work flow to improve efficiencyMust possess sense of urgency, collaborative team style, and ability to quickly adapt to changes in prioritiesUtilize knowledge of market landscape, corporate objectives, and product needs to define and communicate clear expectations to vendors for quotation and developmentUpholds high standards of quality for each product to ensure customer satisfaction and long term reliabilityMeasures success by online customer reviews and returns %Supports testing group by preparing appropriate test methods, instructions, and plansProactively updates test protocolsReviews reports, interacts with test team, and generates appropriate corrective action plansAbility to absorb, prioritize, and complete multiple parallel tasksWorks well under time constraints and can deliver on multiple advanced tasks in a fast-paced environmentMindful of how completion affects othersUpdate and publish list of items to be inspected to ensure product inspections are focused on the most important itemsProactively works with overseas inspection team to identify inspection process improvement areas and create solutions to improve inspection qualitySupport complaint handling group in resolving product complaints by analyzing product and market comparisonsRead and respond to customer reviews directly and through FAQsReview product and related literature to identify root causes and viable solutionsDrive corrective actionsActively completes assignments as an individual contributor to 25 or more projects with moderate complexityAssists manager with tasks assigned to managerAbility to work collaboratively in a team setting with various departments and outside parties such as Global Sourcing, Merchant, Asia teams, and vendorsUnderstands how their work, and the way they work, affect othersProvides constant and timely updates on project status and systems improvements to manager, cross functional team, and leadership team using appropriate communication methodsAnticipates events and prepares leadership in advanceModels responsible behavior and coaches others in their workWorks independently and exercises independent judgment and good decision-making skillsSolves project and system problems with little supportLeverages collaborative culture and escalations, understanding when and how to appropriately involve othersConsistently present, attentive and engaged in daily operations to effectively reach defined goalsUnderstand and be involved in workplace safety to ensure all employees follow safety rules and proceduresBenefitsAnnual discretionary bonusComprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disabilityEligible Associates are able to enroll in our company’s 401k planAssociates will accrue paid time off up to 236 hours per year (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays)Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year unless otherwise required by lawCompany OverviewHarbor Freight Tools is a leader in providing high-quality tools at the lowest prices in the industry. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Calabasas, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.harborfreightjobs.com/.Company H1B SponsorshipHarbor Freight Tools has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023, 6 in 2022, 4 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.