[Remote] Sr Lead Engineer, Product Development - Plumbing (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership in developing high-quality plumbing products. The role involves coordinating a global product team to ensure product functionality, quality, and timely market delivery while maintaining collaboration and professionalism.ResponsibilitiesDriving Schedules: Read schedules and drive project tasks to completion with urgency. Identifies actions that accelerate completion with acceptable riskSupport Vendor Selection and Enhancement: Provide project specifications and global sourcing in selection of factories for development & manufacturing. Audits issues through factory corrective actions. Provides recommendations to improve vendor capabilityOrganization: Optimizes work flow to improve efficiencyAdaptation: Sense of urgency, collaborative team style, and adapts to changes in prioritiesDefining Product Specifications: Knowledge of market landscape, corporate objectives, and product needs to communicate expectations to vendors for quotation and developmentQuality Assurance: High standards of quality for each product for customer satisfaction. Measures success by online reviews and returns %Product Testing: Supports testing group by preparing test methods, instructions, and plans. Updates test protocols. Reviews reports, interacts with test team, generates appropriate corrective action plansCompletion of tasks: Complete multiple parallel tasks. Works with time constraints and deliver on multiple advanced tasks. Creates processes that enhance task completion. Mindful of how completion affects othersInspections: Update and publish list of items to be inspected. Works with overseas inspection team to identify inspection process improvement areas and create solutions to improve 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 elevated 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 proceduresSkillsTechnical leadership to develop best-in-class productsCoordinate efforts of a global product team, including domestic and overseas colleagues as well as vendorsDelivery of the highest level of product functionality, quality, and speed to marketDriving schedules and project tasks to completion with urgencyProvide project specifications and global sourcing in selection of factories for development & manufacturingOptimize work flow to improve efficiencySense of urgency, collaborative team style, and adapt to changes in prioritiesKnowledge of market landscape, corporate objectives, and product needsHigh standards of quality for each product for customer satisfactionSupport testing group by preparing test methods, instructions, and plansComplete multiple parallel tasks and work with time constraintsUpdate and publish list of items to be inspectedSupport complaint handling group in resolving product complaintsActively completes assignments as an individual contributor to 25 or more projects with elevated complexityAbility to work collaboratively in a team setting with various departments and outside partiesProvide constant and timely updates on project status and systems improvementsModel responsible behavior and coach others in their workWork independently and exercise independent judgment and good decision-making skillsConsistently present, attentive and engaged in daily operationsUnderstand and be involved in workplace safetyCompany 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.