Engineering Technical Manager - Technical Center, South Sprinkle Rd, Portage, Michigan, United States of America
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Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
Technical Manager, Engineering
FLSA STATUS:
Exempt
REPORTS TO:
Chief Technical Manager, Engineering
SUMMARY
The Engineering Technical Manager is a leadership role responsible for guiding a team of Product Engineers and Designers in the development of automotive interior trim (instrument panel, center console, door panels, hard trim and air registers).
This position plays a key role in driving engineering excellence, fostering innovation, and ensuring flawless execution from concept through launch.
The ideal candidate will be an expert in Lean Product Development and Set-Based Concurrent Engineering, with a strong desire to continuously grow knowledge and set new standards of technical excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Under general supervision is responsible for the following major tasks:
Lead and mentor a team of Product Engineers and Designers in developing innovative, cost-effective interior trim solutions.
Technical expertise and leadership in part design, GD&T and injection molding.
Work to meet all internal and external requirements including timing, dimensional accuracy, product validation and PPAP.
Drive the application of lean product development principles to improve speed, quality, and collaboration.
Champion best practices/standards and continuous improvement across design and development products and processes.
Develop deep product expertise and serve as a subject matter expert for interior systems—door panel experience is highly preferred.
Work cross-functionally with Program Management, Advanced Manufacturing, and Plant Launch Teams to ensure alignment and flawless program execution.
Lead reflections and benchmarking activities.
Support sales, marketing and new product quoting activities.
Other tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
B.S degree in engineering and 5 years of industrial project management (automotive related preferred) experience or some college coursework in and engineering curriculum and 10 years of progressive technical experience leading to and including industrial project management.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
B.S degree in engineering and 5 years of industrial project management (automotive related preferred) experience or some college coursework in and engineering curriculum and 10 years of progressive technical experience leading to and including industrial project management.
A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the Cognitive portion).TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This position typically does require up to 25% travel.
DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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