Drivetrain Engineering Lead

Linamar Corporation; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Linamar Corporation in Michigan seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering resources for driveline/powertrain product development from concept to production. You will supervise Product Designers, Program Managers, and testing facilities, ensuring design quality and on-time delivery.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering and 5–7 years of management experience; a Master’s or MBA is preferred. On-site role with emphasis on leadership, customer communication, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent and 5-7 years of management experience.
• Master of Science in Engineering or MBA is preferred.
• Proven ability to handle customer technical meetings.
• Demonstrated leadership and teamwork.
• Driveline product engineering experience preferred.
• Familiar with NVH development at vehicle and component level.
• Proficient with CAD/CAx tools and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide resource allocation, manage priorities, and provide design and engineering status reports.
• Create project plans to meet Product Development Systems requirements.
• Create and manage the budget for assigned projects.
• Create and control engineering design documentation.
• Assure quality of design, analysis, models and prints through design reviews.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and supplier contact both internally and externally.
• Lead new business pursuit activity including quotes, presentations and technical reviews.
• Manage training plans for engineering employees and provide guidance for growth.
• Lead design development testing and validation plans.
• Lead simultaneous Product/Manufacturing Engineering teams to develop low cost designs and processes; support Lean initiatives.
• Support manufacturing plant to resolve design and manufacturing issues.
• Utilize 8-D and 6-Panel problem solving methods.
• Conduct performance reviews and HR responsibilities for direct reports.

Skills

Leadership

Customer meetings

System engineering

Driveline engineering

NVH development

Technical communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

5-7 years management experience

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Linamar Corporation in Michigan seeks an Engineering Manager to lead engineering resources for driveline/powertrain product development from concept to production. You will supervise Product Designers, Program Managers, and testing facilities, ensuring design quality and on-time delivery.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering and 5–7 years of management experience; a Master’s or MBA is preferred. On-site role with emphasis on leadership, customer communication, and cross‑functional collaboration.