Design Project Manager

HIROTEC AMERICA; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

Disability & basic life insurance

HSA & FSA options

Education assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. is seeking a Design Project Manager to lead automotive Body In White tooling projects and coordinate with customers from proposal through execution. The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and deep CAD/blueprint expertise.

The successful candidate will manage timelines, budgets, and resource allocation while ensuring effective communication with customers and internal teams to deliver high-quality designs on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or minimum ten years design experience specializing in automotive Body In White processing and tooling.
• Knowledge in blueprint reading, manual design and CAD design on several systems (UG, AutoCAD, IDEAS, CATIA).
• Exceptional leadership skills.
• Strong knowledge of the Automotive Industry (closures/BIW - OEM preferred).
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Products).
• Technical aptitude with problem solving skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and must possess strong organizational skills, teamwork and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Review project proposals to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.
• Provide direct customer contact and attend design review meetings with customers.
• Explain technical expertise for overall project management of the design.
• Outline, manage and maintain work plans to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and work to resolve problems regarding design.
• Maintain project timeline and budget.
• Maintain Job Log on tooling changes and documentation of changes made by the customer on project.
• Attend and document all Standard Component Buy-Offs.

Job description

HIROTEC is more than just a global industry leader with worldwide sales in excess of 1.5 billion dollars with facilities in 8 countries. HIROTEC is a company that is constantly changing and growing within its communities. We believe there is always room for advancement in every aspect of business - if it's not broke, make it better.

Currently, we are seeking a Design Project Manager to become a part of the HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Design Project Manager will be responsible to:

• Review project proposals to determine time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects.
• Provide direct customer contact and attend design review meetings with customers.
• Explain technical expertise for overall project management of the design.
• Outline, manage and maintain work plans to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and work to resolve problems regarding design.
• Maintain project timeline and budget.
• Maintain Job Log on tooling changes and documentation of changes made by the customer on project.
• Attend and document all Standard Component Buy-Offs.

The position requirements include:

• A Bachelor's degree and/or minimum ten years design experience specializing in automotive Body In White processing and tooling
• Knowledge in blueprint reading, manual design and CAD design on several systems (UG, AutoCAD, IDEAS, CATIA)
• Exceptional leadership skills
• Strong knowledge of the Automotive Industry (closures/BIW - OEM preferred)
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Products)
• Technical aptitude with problem solving skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and must possess strong organizational skills, teamwork and leadership skills

HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. offers an excellent total compensation package including:

• Multiple Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plan Options
• Company Paid Disability & Basic Life Insurance
• HSA & FSA (including dependent care) Options
• Education Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• And more!

HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.