Commissioning and Start Up Engineering Supervisor II

dtna; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DTNA is seeking a qualified leader to head the Portland Aftermarket Product Launch team, ensuring part readiness, serviceability, and documenting engineering direction across Series and PAR projects.

The role involves supersession management, introducing new technologies, and supporting service needs with strong cross-functional collaboration and data-driven reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5–7 years of relevant experience or 8+ years in lieu of degree.
• 2+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing, engineering, or related environments.
• Decision maker for daily activities guided by policy and business plans.
• Experience supporting engineering change processes and PLM activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team analyzing engineering change notices and service data requirements.
• Coordinate the identification of service-related parts and stock levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure proper service parts support.
• Support new product introductions with stocking levels at the PDC.
• Interpret engineering data interchangeability and its impact on service.
• Maintain data accuracy for Aftermarket parts in Paragon.
• Report project status via Aftermarket forums and leadership groups.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Cross-functional

Project reporting

Engineering direction

Staffing decisions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Paragon

Job description

Inside the Role

This position is responsible for supervising and leading the Portland Aftermarket Product Launch team. This team is responsible for ensure part readiness, serviceability, and documenting the Engineering direction for all Series and PAR projects. This includes supersession management, introduction of new technologies and supporting service needs, project reporting, and major project initial PDC stock management.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

• Typically requires a Bachelors Degree
• Typically requires 5-7 years of relevant experience or 8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Decision maker for daily activities that are guided by policy, procedures, and business plans with oversight from manager
• Demonstrates understanding and application of procedures and concepts related to job field as well as basic knowledge of other related work areas
• Coordinates the resources of team and set daily priorities to meet operational objectives
• Primarily supervises the work of entry and intermediate level professional individual contributors or large numbers of shop floor employees in operations, manufacturing, and/or logistics
• Interprets and administers policies, processes, and procedures
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and diplomacy to exchange information, handle sensitive issues, and translate, simplify, and clarify information for employees
• Responsible for staffing decisions such as hiring, firing, rewarding, training, and developing employees

What You Drive at DTNA

• Supervise a team which analyzes engineering change notices and determines service documentation data requirements.
• Identify the need for service related parts (i.e. assemblies, sets, kits, etc.).
• Work closely with Parts Catalog Team, New Material Load, Purchasing, Pricing, Supplier Management, Service, Material Planning, Warranty, Program Management, Engineering, Global Service Parts (Daimler Germany) and others to ensure appropriate service parts support.
• Support new product introductions through engagement and leadership regarding new parts to be stocked at the PDC and dealer recommended and/or required stocking levels.
• Ensure proper interpretation of Engineering data interchangeability and effectively; and how it affects service.
• Work with cross functional teams and apply TOS principles to continually improve systems and processes.
• Support cross-functional collaboration in continuous improvement activities focused on providing the best customer experience (CX) possible.
• Develop data quality metrics and performance criteria related to documentation quality, throughput, and rework.
• Ensure Engineering changes impacting production are documented for clear Aftermarket serviceability.
• Escalate off-track project deliverables via appropriate channels and committees.
• Report project status updates via Aftermarket Supply Chain, Aftermarket Product Project Committee, and Aftermarket Launch Readiness forums.
• Maintain Aftermarket parts status integrity including Activations, Deactivations, Supersessions, and End Of Life (EOL) designations to ensure segregation of Active and Inactive parts in Paragon.
• Manage and Maintain Aftermarket Franchise Codes in Paragon to ensure Aftermarket Parts are made available for ordering to only the appropriate dealer groups

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor's degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience or 8+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience leading and developing employees in a manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, aftermarket, or related environment.
• Decision maker for daily activities that are guided by policy, procedures, and business plans with oversight from manager.
• Demonstrates understanding and application of procedures and concepts related to job field as well as basic knowledge of other related work areas.
• Coordinates the resources of team and set daily priorities to meet operational objectives.
• Primarily supervises the work of entry and intermediate level professional individual contributors or large numbers of shop floor employees in operations, manufacturing, and/or logistics.
• Interprets and administers policies, processes, and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to use tact and diplomacy to exchange information, handle sensitive issues, and translate, simplify, and clarify information for employees.
• Responsible for staffing decisions such as hiring, firing, rewarding, training, and developing employees
• Experience supporting engineering change processes, service parts operations, or product lifecycle management activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical and operational data and m