Technical Manager - Import Projects Job Auburn area,Alabama USA,Engineering

The Technical Manager is responsible to ensure overall program level technical feasibility and achievement of performance & KPI targets during the full program life cycle.

The Candidate responsibilities include:

Managing the technical content, definition and configuration of the Platform including:
BOM Management for the Platform including Change Management
Technical data and VISBOM content
Platform diversity and component interchangeability
Achieving Quality, Cost, Timing, and Performance Objectives
Coordinating with purchasing for RFQ, supplier selection, and change management
Supporting regional requirements and content
Leading the technical activity of component and system development:
Design, development, and validation of component and systems
Leading decision / stakeholder meetings at the platform level
Design freeze and tooling kick off
Conformity of regulatory requirements
Coordination of technical teams
Coordinating activities with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant:
Alignment of design and manufacturing process to support cost, investment, and quality objectives
Compatibility of product and process
Packaging issues and requirements with logistics
Make buy convergence
Managing the technical relationship with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering
Confirming that platform supports Top Hat requirements and future product requirements

Critical

Skills:

Design and Development of components/systems associated with Chassis, Propulsion, or Body through a full project cycle.
Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc).
Understanding part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled.
Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose.
Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets

Methodology/Tools Expertise:

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
Excel commands (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
Fastcar2
EBOM & STV
SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
CCD/CN Process
PDP for TKO/DV testing
ETKO Process
Source Package System (Review and Approval)
GIM's / Tracking and Issue Resolution
Teamcenter / Vis Pro

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree field
8 years of Automotive Industry experience
Experience in vehicle / component design / release engineering, vehicle finance cost, program management, and / or component cost analysis
Experience with NVH, Durability, Safety
Excellent leadership communications / people skills
Attention to detail
Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced technical or management degree
Excellent relationship building skills
Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels

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