Senior Manager Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION

OVERVIEW:

Automotive seating structures senior manager:

• Automotive seating structure product technical expert.
• Supervises & leads a group of 3-5 engineers.
• Leads technical problem solving.
• Supports manufacturing production issue resolution.
• Leads product safety technical risk assessment.
• Oversees & checks technical project execution.
• Communicates technical status and resolution plans internally & externally.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leads the team of product & resident engineers (Plymouth, Pune, manufacturing locations):

• Represents the structures engineering team.
  • Facilitates communication in internal & customer reviews.
  • Guides & reviews technical issue summary documentation.
  • Leads critical issue containment & problem-solving activity.
  • Escalates critical issues.
  • Communicates directly with manufacturing locations, Adient structural analysis engineers, Adient product safety, Adient engineering leadership, Adient business units, and OEM customer engineers.
• Supervises the team:
  • Facilitates team engagement.
  • Provides performance feedback.
  • Flexes and leverages available resources.
  • Provides mentorship & development opportunities.
  • Implements company & department initiatives.
• Responsible for the team’s technical work product:
  • Guides issue containment & resolution.
  • Guides issue prevention and deliverable completion.
  • Identifies and documents lessons learned.
  • Approves drawings.
  • Approves engineering deliverables.

Collaborates

• Works with manufacturing to enable efficient mass production.
• Works with business unit engineering leaders to ensure team focus & collaboration.
• Engages organizational experts for specialized expertise.

Checks

• Product engineering integrity:
  • Possesses strong engineering analysis skills and ability to apply to product engineering.
• Product manufacturing feasibility based on manufacturing knowledge of:
  • Component manufacturing; Stamping, tube bending, wire forming
  • Assembly processes; welding (laser, GMAW, projection), bolting, rivet forming, general assembly.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

BSME required

Must have 10+ years automotive seat structure development experience

PRIMARY LOCATION

Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI