Lead Engineer

Company:  MillEx
Location: Fitzgerald
Closing Date: 08/06/2026
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent

Job Description

Job Description Job Description

Role Summary

The Leed Engineer is the on-site technical lead responsible for the day-to-day execution, coordination, and technical oversight of Millex's on-staff and remote engineering team members. While the engineering team maintains its own people manager, the Leed Engineer serves as the primary technical authority, day-to-day coordinator, and schedule driver-answering all technical questions, guiding priorities, and ensuring engineering outputs are accurate, complete, and released on time to support production, procurement, and operations.

This role blends hands-on engineering execution with leadership responsibilities across design, release, and process engineering. The Leed Engineer acts as the critical liaison between remote engineering resources and U.S.-based operations, ensuring designs are manufacturable, cost-aligned, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Coordination

- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for all engineering-related questions

- Provide daily technical guidance to on-staff and remote engineering team members

- Coordinate engineering priorities, workloads, and release schedules

Engineering Execution & Release

- Interpret architectural, ID, and client drawings

- Review and approve engineering drawings prior to release

- Ensure complete and accurate engineering releases including BOMs and routings

Design for Manufacturing & Process Optimization

- Guide engineering decisions balancing manufacturability, cost, and schedule

- Optimize CNC machining and material utilization

Qualifications & Experience

- 5+ years in manufacturing engineering

- Cabinetry, millwork, or furniture background

Technical Skills

- Proficient in sWood (2D/3D cabinet and furniture design)

- AutoCAD required; SolidWorks preferred

- CNC workflows including CutRite and WoodWOP

Company Description We are a solutions-oriented manufacturer of wood and stone product for hotels. Our customers have strong long-term relationships with us because we care about the product and their best interests first. We do what we say we are going to do and we have a can do attitude. Company Description We are a solutions-oriented manufacturer of wood and stone product for hotels. Our customers have strong long-term relationships with us because we care about the product and their best interests first. We do what we say we are going to do and we have a can do attitude.
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