Project Manager lll

Amtec; Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector seeks a Development Engineer to manage projects from design to launch. The role involves innovative design, technical advising, and coordination of production requirements, suited for a proactive individual with a Mechanical Engineering background. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute throughout the product development lifecycle while collaborating closely with production teams.

Qualifications

• Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Experience in production environments.
• Self-starter with creativity.

Responsibilities

• Manage Automotive projects through the product life cycle.
• Develop innovative solutions and technical drawings.
• Facilitate materials testing and manage project changes.

Skills

Design

Problem Solving

Mechanical Skills

Creativity

Education

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering

Technical degree with equivalent experience

Tools

CAD

Job description

Manage Automotive projects/products through the product life cycle to include: design, develop, cost, quote, on-time launch and post launch modifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Design new products and accessories for the OE automotive industry.

• Develop innovative solutions to meet customer requirements.

• Coordinate or supply technical drawings and 3 dimensional models of specialized parts, tooling, and assembly.

• Fabricate prototypes of products in development. Mechanical skills using hand tools & some production machinery.

• Produce technical drawings, assembly drawings, & bill of materials.

• Solve problems with and provide technical advice to the production and quality control departments.

• Assist in sourcing raw materials and components.

• Work with cost accounting to prepare cost packages and customer quotations.

• Coordinate and facilitate the necessary materials testing requirements of development programs

• Compile all existing engineering documentation and organize it into the approved design documentation format.

• Compile customer required documentation and supply it in the appropriate format required per customer.

• Participate in determining “best in class” for design capabilities with an emphasis on rapid prototyping, lean manufacturing, and innovation.

• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential crises and devises contingency plans.

• Continuously tracks project through development cycle. Utilizes timelines to maintain program milestones and task resource output.

• Develops best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Qualifications

Education:

• Candidate should have a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or technical degree with equivalent experience.

• Four year degree- Mechanical Engineering preferred

• CAD or technical drawing experience.

• Self-starter. This is not a “typical” engineering position in which candidates are strictly confined to one discipline. This job entails exposure and functions all through the product development lifecycle.

• Creativity: This position is one that entails design and problem-solving skill sets.

• Experience in a production environment. We do not have a “Manufacturing” Engineering staff and the development engineer also has to hand off and coordinate the production of programs.

Thermal Forming and plastic injection molding a plus.

Additional Information

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