Engineering Team Leader Jobs

Engineering Team Leader jobs are open across manufacturing, software, civil infrastructure, and defense, at every level from senior engineer to principal and director, with specializations in mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles31
Top stateKansas
Top employerGarmin
Top cityOlathe, KS
Work type67% On-site
Top industryConsulting

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Caterpillar
Engineering Project Team Leader-1
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Engineering Project Team Leader-1
Caterpillar
Lafayette, Indiana
Engineering (Non-Software)
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Project & Program Management
$128k - $193k/yr
10,000+

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Caterpillar
Engineering Project Team Leader-2
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Engineering Project Team Leader-2
Caterpillar
Lafayette, Indiana
Engineering (Non-Software)
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Project & Program Management
$128k - $193k/yr
10,000+

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Garmin
Team Leader Software Engineering
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Team Leader Software Engineering
Garmin
Chandler, Arizona
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Program Management
Project Management
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
10,000+

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Garmin
Team Leader Software Engineering (Developer Experience)
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Team Leader Software Engineering (Developer Experience)
Garmin
Olathe, Kansas
Account Management
Business Development
Business Strategy
Partnerships & Business Development
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
10,000+

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GE Vernova
Additive Process Team Engineering Leader
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Additive Process Team Engineering Leader
GE Vernova
Greenville, South Carolina
Electrical Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
Mechanical Engineering
$132k - $219k/yr
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
10,000+

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Engineering Team Leader Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • Garmin
    Garmin10
  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar3
  • Halff
    Halff2
  • Garver
    Garver2
  • Rocket
    Rocket2

Top Industries Hiring

  • Consulting & Professional Services
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction & Real Estate

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in engineering team leader jobs.

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
  • 5 or more years of engineering experience with at least 2 years in a team lead or supervisory role
  • Proficiency in Agile or Scrum methodologies and project management tools such as Jira
  • Experience owning technical roadmaps, sprint planning, and delivery timelines across a team
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills for coordinating with product, operations, and stakeholders
  • Professional Engineer license or relevant domain certification preferred for infrastructure and industrial roles

Tips for Your Engineering Team Leader Job Search

Quantify your team's delivery outcomes

Hiring managers want to see what your team shipped, not just that you led one. Rewrite your resume bullets to show headcount managed, cycle time improvements, or defect rate reductions your team achieved under your direction.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists engineering team leader openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Tailor your resume to the stack in the posting

Engineering team leader roles vary widely by domain. A posting that lists Agile, Jira, and CI/CD pipelines calls for different resume emphasis than one centered on PLC systems or AutoCAD. Mirror the technical environment described in each listing.

Filter openings by your technical discipline

Search with terms like 'engineering team leader mechanical,' 'engineering team leader embedded,' or 'engineering team leader civil' to surface roles where your specific background is a match, not just those using the generic title.

Prepare a people-leadership story for interviews

Interviewers for this role probe how you handle underperformers, cross-functional conflict, and resource constraints. Prepare two or three specific situations where you coached an engineer through a performance issue or resolved a cross-team dependency.

Negotiate scope alongside compensation

In your offer stage, clarify team size, budget authority, and whether the role carries hire/fire responsibility. These details directly affect your title trajectory and daily autonomy, and they're easier to negotiate before you accept than after you start.

Engineering Team Leader Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most engineering team leaders?

The companies hiring the most engineering team leaders right now include Garmin, Caterpillar, and Halff, with the largest share of openings in Kansas, Florida, and Michigan, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in manufacturing, defense, and software infrastructure sectors.

How many engineering team leader jobs are remote?

About 33% of engineering team leader openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, though availability varies significantly by discipline. Software and systems engineering team leader roles carry the highest remote share, while civil, manufacturing, and hardware-focused positions are more likely to require an on-site presence.

How do you become an engineering team leader?

Most engineering team leaders move into the role after building deep technical credibility as an individual contributor, then taking on informal mentorship or project coordination responsibilities. Formally, you'll want to demonstrate ownership of a full project cycle, document your experience managing or developing other engineers, and make the case to your manager or through an application that you're ready to own team outcomes, not just your own deliverables.

Can you get hired as an engineering team leader with limited leadership experience?

Yes, particularly at smaller companies or startups where the title reflects technical seniority as much as formal people management. If your leadership experience is limited, lead with examples of mentoring junior engineers, driving technical decisions, or coordinating cross-team work. Applying to roles that describe the position as a 'tech lead' or 'lead engineer' rather than a people manager title also broadens your realistic options.

What does the engineering team leader interview process look like?

Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a technical interview assessing your domain expertise, and a behavioral round focused on how you've led people, resolved conflict, and delivered under constraints. Senior roles typically add a system design or technical strategy discussion and a conversation with the hiring manager about team structure, roadmap ownership, and cross-functional expectations.

Where can I find and apply to engineering team leader jobs?

You can find and apply to engineering team leader jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your discipline and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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