Engineering Manager

Product - Engineering Manager (Plastics)

Shelby Township, Michigan

Provide leadership by planning, directing and implementing metrics for the performance a specific Engineering Group. Coach and develop assigned staff to ensure that the needed skills are applied to all projects assigned to the group. Provide a key customer interface to allow for issue escalation and resolution. Negotiate support and conformance from other corporate teams. Provide ongoing status of projects to leadership.

• Manage assigned engineering team to accomplish assigned projects by aligning assignments to objectives and ensuring that progress is achieved to plan.
• Provide feedback on ongoing performance and ensure that team members have adequate training and leadership to be successful.
• Conduct regular performance reviews on assigned staff including recommendations for promotion and any required performance improvement plans.
• Lead effort for common engineering practices and implementation.
• Oversee, as required, technical presentations internally, at suppliers & OEM relating to specific engineering development programs.
• Assess engineering launch readiness & mitigation plans through Engineering Status Review meetings.
• Ensure technical core competencies are correctly deployed to support quoting strategies and technical reviews.
• Verify design to process, release to production within allocated time, cost and quality objectives of the program.
• Document all activities as required
• Provide adequate and timely support to the projects in development.
• Prepare a Design and Engineering Plan for each new project and present it for approval.
• Communicate any change in the Design & Engineering Plan of each project
• Prepare and continuously monitor a budget for the Design and Engineering activities of each project.
• Prepare and present project status reports for each project and review them with management as needed.
• Interface with manufacturing facilities and external customers on technical issues and establish mutual trust and respect.
• Promote and enforce the disciplines of DFMEA, DFM, DFA, DVP&R and disciplined team problem solving.
• Promote and enforce engineering APQP deliveries within the engineering scope.
• Promote and enforce Design Reviews among Projects and Product Engineers
• Develop, document and implement methods and procedures to standardize and minimize cost and timing for engineering deliverables.
• Create, develop and maintain a Lessons Learned for each Project.
• Create, develop and maintain Design Standards & Guidelines.
• Develop and implement an education program to continuously upgrade skill of department team members.
• Promote and perpetuate teamwork in all activities.
• Schedule, maintain, and conduct regular meetings with the Product Engineers working in the Projects in development.
• Give technical assistance to our customers as needed.
• Establish coordination between Customer Engineering and Division Development Department.
• Keep management informed of all information regarding sector automotive trends.
• Retain, respect and assure non-disclosure agreement for aspects detailed.
• Responsible for keeping abreast of new developments in the field.
• Work closely with sales personnel in support of customer needs.
• Prepare and support Technical Presentations as required for programs in development.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or equivalent experience required
• Experience in product engineering with experience as manager or engineering leader in automotive or related field
• Professional and effective communication and representation skills.
• Ability to sit, stand and have mobility to move around the office or manufacturing environment, when needed.
• Ability to conduct extended computer work and lead discussions with employees.
• Visits to customer facilities and plants may require extended standing and walking.
• Ability to lift, move and manipulate parts required.
• May require domestic and international travel