Automotive Program Manager

TEEMA; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead automotive launch programs from inception to sign-off. You will head APQP teams, coordinate engineering activities, and ensure readiness across tooling and production readiness, while driving continuous improvement and supplier coordination.

The role requires extensive experience in injection molding, painting, assembly, GD&T, and automotive exterior plastics, with travel to customer and supplier locations.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base).
• 5 years program management and 5 years engineering experience in an automotive environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage programs from New and Revised to Successful Production Sign off of Launch.
• Assemble and lead APQP team to ensure launches meet time, budget and requirements.
• Supervise project/design engineers during the program.
• Provide DFM/DFA improvements to the customer.
• Coordinate prototype/production sample submissions and QA data submission.

Skills

Communication skills

Program management

Problem solving

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Project

Windows

Macros

Databases

Job description

• Manage programs (New and Revised) from Customer Business Award to Successful Production Sign off of Launch
• Assemble and Lead APQP team to ensure launch is completed on time, on budget and all Customer and company requirements are met
• Supervise Project and/or Design Engineers activities related to your program.
• Provide DFM/DFA best practice / feasibility improvements to the customer.
• Create and Maintain the program APQP binder and orderly filing of engineering drawings, specifications, BOM, change notices and project history
• Co-ordinate and Ensure the preparation of prototype/production sample submission
• Co-ordinate and Ensure through Quality resources that all required dimensional, appearance and laboratory data is properly submitted on a timely basis
• Co-ordinate and Ensure production readiness through Engineering resources on team for facility changes, equipment installations, packaging
• Participate in design and readiness reviews with the customer and support Assembly plants during build events and during launch.
• Manage Sub-Suppliers during launch with help of purchasing and quality.
• Manage tooling suppliers including costing, tool designs, builds, trials and production sign off
• After Launch, support program through Engineering Changes
• Prepare cost reduction proposals • Review programs for continuous improvement
• Root cause all verbal and written customer concerns during launch
• Participate in costing of new programs
• Provide supplier performance information to the Purchasing group
• Visit customer and supplier locations

What you must have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in computer systems (MSOffice, Project, Windows, Macros and Data base)
• 5 years program management and 5 years engineering experience in an automotive environment.
• Experience with injection moulding, painting and assembly a must.
• Experience with GD&T, ADVP&R, principles of APQP, injection mold tooling
• Experience with automotive exterior plastic a must. Ie bumper assemblies, fascias, top caps, rockers
• Experience with launching GM, Stellantis, Ford, or Toyota programs a must
• Must have and maintain a valid passport and be able to travel to US and internationally
• Regular travel required to customer, sub-supplier and tooling supplier locations