Engineering Manager

Job Responsibilities

The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and developing the engineering team while driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and capital projects across the facility. This role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Safety to ensure engineering initiatives support business goals, cost targets, and customer requirements.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers and technical professionals.
• Plan and execute capital projects, including equipment selection, installation, and validation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Analyze production and quality issues or proposed deviations from established standards and advise related departments/business units on conclusions, recommendations, and plans of action.
• Participate in APQP and PDP events, and complete tasks as required in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with Operations to improve manufacturing processes, cycle times, and throughput.
• Ensure engineering standards, specifications, and documentation are maintained and followed.
• Support new product launches and engineering changes.
• Manage engineering budgets, timelines, and project priorities.
• Active participant in the Division’s energy savings and sustainability team.

• Bachelor Degree in manufacturing engineering or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in a JIT automotive manufacturing environment including a minimum of three (3) years of people management responsibility.
• Strong project management and cross‑functional leadership skills.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes, automation, and industrial equipment.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.

At Magna, we invest in employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.