Automotive Sustaining Engineering Manager

Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Healthcare, dental, prescription drug

Company paid life insurance

Disability benefits

Job summary

Inalfa Roof Systems seeks a Sustaining Engineering Manager to lead and optimize day-to-day engineering activities within Operations. You will collaborate with NA Operations and Engineering to meet annual goals and drive cost-effective, robust designs across sunroof modules and roof systems.

The role emphasizes recruiting, training and succession planning while ensuring compliance with PRP and global technical initiatives.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of engineering management experience with managing managers (people, equipment, resources and budget).
• Must have strong product technical experience designing, developing and launching electrical and mechatronic type assemblies for automobiles and light trucks.
• Proven capabilities to be an effective communicator, bridge builder and problem solver internally and externally in front of customers.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills to analyze solve and drive problems to resolution with a sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the day to day engineering activities, ensuring work products are delivered on-time and within budgets.
• Actively participate and integrate with the NA Operations and Engineering departments to ensure annual goals and objectives are realized.
• Effectively manage the development and the capabilities of employees in either a technical or managerial role within the organization.
• Ensure technical issues are resolved in a timely manner and with a cost effective solution.
• Defines a sustainable competitive advantage that exceeds internal and external customer expectations.
• Focuses on robust designs, solutions and improvements that result in lower overall life cycle costs and reduced warranty.
• Manages the development and growth of the overall engineering department through recruiting, onboarding, training, career development and succession planning.
• Ensures that Inalfa work and component standards are followed at all times including adherence to the Product Realization Plan or PRP.
• Works closely with global colleagues on technical council objectives that improve our overall technical capabilities.
• Track the planning documents such as: customer planning, prototype, & test planning
• Develop and organize needs to meet operations targets (including ERD)
• Develop & Maintain systems & procedures for continuous improvements internally & globally
• Develop improved or new designs for automotive sunroof modules and roof systems or modifies existing equipment on production vehicles, and directs building, modification, and testing of products by performing the following duties Ensure the appropriate engineering tools are used throughout the design process, i.e. design standards, DFMEA, design stacks, etc.
• Support cost reduction activities as appropriate
• Support Purchasing and SQA with technical input in to supply base issues

Skills

Engineering management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering

MBA or advanced degree

Tools

DFMEA

Design standards

Design stacks

Job description

Inalfa Roof Systems seeks a Sustaining Engineering Manager to lead and optimize day-to-day engineering activities within Operations. You will collaborate with NA Operations and Engineering to meet annual goals and drive cost-effective, robust designs across sunroof modules and roof systems.

The role emphasizes recruiting, training and succession planning while ensuring compliance with PRP and global technical initiatives.