Travel Implementation Engineer

Role: Senior Consulting Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: On-Site / Office-Based

Salary: $159,120 – $238,680 per year

Experience: 15+ years preferred

Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required

Travel: Occasional

Relocation Assistance: Available

Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

About the Role

HV Talent Group is seeking an experienced Senior Consulting Engineer to provide high-level technical leadership across complex engineering design, product development, manufacturing, testing, and operational initiatives.

This is a highly influential engineering role for a proven technical leader with deep gas turbine design expertise and a track record of taking complex products, components, or systems from concept through validation, testing, and production.

The Senior Consulting Engineer will work across engineering, manufacturing, testing, and operations teams, serving as a trusted technical advisor to leadership while driving engineering best practices, technology strategies, process improvements, and solutions to complex technical challenges.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical expert who can lead without relying on direct authority, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and take ownership of significant engineering initiatives.

What You'll Do

Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and development of complex components, systems, technologies, and products.
• Serve as a technical lead for major engineering and new product initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional teams through design, development, validation, and production.
• Own design acceptance, manufacturability, and product validation activities.
• Translate functional requirements into engineering specifications and design documentation.
• Develop project scopes addressing complex technical and business challenges.
• Resolve complex engineering, manufacturing, and operational issues.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineering teams.

Product Development

• Lead product and technology development from concept through production.
• Own complex design and product-development projects.
• Establish effective product-development strategies and engineering processes.
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, tools, and engineering methods.
• Develop and implement engineering best practices.
• Support the introduction of new manufacturing and production methods.
• Monitor technology and industry trends to identify future opportunities.

Manufacturing & Producibility

• Address complex manufacturing and producibility challenges.
• Evaluate designs for manufacturability, reliability, quality, and operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, efficiency improvements, and quality enhancement.
• Develop engineering procedures, standards, and standard work.
• Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to improve processes and product performance.

Testing & Validation

• Develop and lead product testing and validation strategies.
• Define appropriate testing methodologies, tools, and scenarios.
• Oversee testing of complex products and systems.
• Improve manufacturing test processes and overall testing efficiency.
• Establish testing standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Evaluate new testing technologies and methodologies.
• Provide technical guidance regarding testing effectiveness, cost, and risk.

Analytical Problem Solving

• Investigate complex engineering and organizational problems and determine