Director of Manufacturing Engineering - Connection Systems North America

Head of Manufacturing Engineering – Americas CS

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, Americas CS.

• Strategy & Centers of Excellence: Define and refine manufacturing process strategy; establish CoEs for molding, stamping, component assembly and electronic assembly.
• Business Pursuit & Planning: Lead forward planning, NA Capex, and process excellence; provide timely inputs to commercial quotes; manage tactical plans and capital/expense control.
• Project Launch: Ensure successful manufacturing process launches meeting cost, quality, and performance targets.
• Prototypes: Oversee development and construction of prototypes.
• Manufacturing Strategy: Support initiatives for world-class manufacturing processes and optimized value streams.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Product Engineering, Product Management, Finance, Quality, and Operations to drive profitable revenue growth.
• Talent Development: Recruit, coach, and develop team members; manage performance and career progression; execute organizational strategy and transformation.
• Continuous Improvement: Develop criteria to determine priority improvement areas; work with operations to improve performance.

• Define and meet KPIs and cost standards for world-class stamping, molding, and assembly processes.
• Define and meet KPIs for accurate, competitive quoting to maximize business win rates.
• Achieve KPIs for on-time, on-budget project delivery at required quality and performance levels.

• 10–15+ years in fast-paced, B2B manufacturing (preferably automotive) with expertise in complex, global operations and customer relationships.
• Prior experience in one or more key manufacturing processes—high speed precision metal stamping, plastic molding, PCBA and electronic assemblies— is a desired qualification.
• Proven regional leadership experience in quality and manufacturing; global experience highly desired.
• Hands‑on experience leading transformational projects and change.
• Education: Bachelor’s in Engineering preferred;
  Master’s highly desired.
• Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt).

• Business Acumen: Strong customer and business focus; ability to develop strategies and deliver on commitments.
• Strategic Mindset: Drives continuous improvement and best practices; sets clear strategic direction and vision.
• Execution & Results: Achieves goals aligned with company values; highly motivated, energetic, and effective under pressure.
• Leadership: Inspires trust, communicates vision, and builds high‑performing, accountable teams.
• Influence & Relationships: Builds credibility and collaborates across all functions and levels.
• Resilience: Embraces challenges as opportunities for growth.

Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.