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In the aerospace world, it's called a "systems engineer."

The lead:

1: Understands the whole system, but not necessarily every detail.

2: Plans the whole project.

Edit:

Sometimes in the software world, the title is "architect."

This is rarely the "manager," except in organizations that have a hard-on for hierarchy and artificial promotion for "career advancement." Managers are usually concerned with people, schedules, and resources; but don't go very deep into technical issues.

That being said, the lead/manager may fill in for each other when one is on vacation, sick, quits, ect.



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