Design Engineering Lead

Job Description

Job Description

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Location : Milwaukee, WI (relocation assistance provided, if needed)

Position Overview :

Cleaver-Brooks is seeking an innovative and results-driven Design Engineering Lead to support cutting-edge product development initiatives. This role requires working in product development environment to pursue advanced research, product design, and technology integration to drive the future of industrial heating solutions. The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with a passion for innovation, team mentorship, and hands-on technical expertise. You will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and launch next-generation products that enhance Cleaver-Brooks' market leadership in sustainable, high-efficiency solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

Drive Innovation & Product Development

• Work with R&D engineers on initiatives to develop new high-performance, energy-efficient thermal solutions aligned with company goals.
• Identify and integrate emerging technologies, materials, and design methodologies to enhance product performance.
• Ensure products meet all regulatory, performance, and safety standards, including ASME Pressure Vessel codes.

Leadership & Team Development

Project Management & Execution

Strategic Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Leadership & Compliance

Qualifications & Experience :

Education : Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline is required; a Master’s degree is beneficial but not required.

Experience : Minimum 5+ years in R&D product development, engineering project management, and leading design teams in a manufacturing environment.

Technical Expertise :

Leadership & Collaboration : Proven experience leading teams of designers / engineers and driving cross-functional collaboration.

Strategic Thinking : Ability to connect technical innovations with business strategy, identifying opportunities for product differentiation.

Project Management : Expertise in managing complex R&D projects, balancing technical depth with project execution.

Problem-Solving Mindset : Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges.

Communication Skills : Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to executives, customers, and engineering teams.

Why Join Cleaver-Brooks?

Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler / burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network’s ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training, and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we are the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They will also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe, and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues a 90+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.

Be a Leader in Innovation

Collaboration with Industry Experts

Benefits of Being a Cleaver-Brooks Employee :

This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of positions given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgement, to be proper.