Senior Manager Product Engineering

General Description

• Responsible to identify, design and develop a product/product family.
• Ensures production procedures efficiently utilize materials and personnel.
• Tests finished product for quality purposes and recommends changes to product specifications as necessary.
• They receive and process changes required by clients, released on production (not launches), at a SR Level, responsible to develop the product from the concept up to the SOP on a limited basis (if it is a BTP, Built to Print) or as a full development as an FSS, Full-Service Supplier.
• May develop, uncover, characterize, and assess strategic new products and/or product extensions.
• Transforms and adopts discoveries to ensure research and development activities will maintain an organization’s competitive position.
• Will lead a team for a specific project.
• May also focus on pure research and/or design and implementing the manufacturing processes and equipment for the product.

• Experience in leading a team in the development of a new process/product.
• Experience in dealing directly with the management level at the customer without direct support from their manager.
• Experience in the Design, development and engineering of multiple Interior commodities
  • IP
• Door
• Floor Console
• Hardtrim
• Overhead
• Experience in the following Key Technologies
  • Injection Molding
• Lamination of Coverstocks (Vac-forming, Press Lamination, Bladder Wrapping)
• Assembly of Parts
  • Vibration Welding
• Sonic Welding
• Heat Staking
• Screw/Clip Attachment
• Experience in Second Tier Technologies that would be a plus in a candidate’s consideration.
  • Hybrid Injection Molding
• Compression Molding
• Cut & Sew
• Experience in other Technologies that would be beneficial.
  • Foam In Place
• Laser Scoring
• Knife Scoring (Sonic or Cold)
• Punch Trim
  • Waterjet Trim

• BS/BA required
• MBA/MS preferred

• Requires 8-12 years of experience

• Ability to manage a diverse team with different experience levels.
  • Managing their available resources as needed to be successful.
• Ability to work with managers/leaders from other teams as needed.
• Comfortable in working directly with the customer in various independent situations.
• Self-motivated and able to lead their team, at times, with little guidance from their manager.
• Ability to define product requirements to the customer.
• Ability to communicate customer wants/questions to support teams and then communicate guidance and design/tooling criteria back to the customer.
• An in-depth understanding of engineering discipline documents (DFMEA, DVP&R, EBOM)
  • Comfortable in creating, maintaining and updating the above documents as needed
• Lead internal weekly design reviews.
• Track engineering changes through an ECN/RFQ system and help initiate if needed.
• Basic understanding of GD&T, gage/fixture design and build
• Ability to support analysis of dimensional data and corrective action for product concerns
• Understand and support various team disciplines (PFMEA, APQP, DFA, DFM, DFE, LPMP, PDM, DFSS
  • An understanding of FEA/CAE development and be able to communicate expected inputs/outputs needed for the design to be successfully evaluated for FEA/CAE.
    • Ability to then analysis the outputs and suggest design improvements as needed.
• Team Center Experience
  • Initiate DR’s and DTR's for required design work and data transfers.
• Cut sections/take measurements
• Maintain engineering open issues and evidence documents
• Ensure customer expectations are being met or exceeded
• Utilize lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to ensure robust designs
• Responsible for the execution of initial engineering release and subsequent changes
• Provide launch support, including onsite at IAC and customer manufacturing locations.
• Ability to manage/track their team’s budget, provide guidance to their manager as needed for any potential.
• Develop/Mentor their younger staff members and support their overall team’s long term development.
• Drive the overall company process and requirements.
• Willing and able to engage with their manager as needed to address:
  Team member shortfalls, issues with support groups, potential customer escalations, operational issues, etc. Budget shortfalls.