Engineering Manager

AAC Technologies; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AAC Technologies is seeking an experienced engineering manager to join its Haptics team in Cupertino. This role includes building strong customer relationships, prioritizing engineering activities, and coordinating customer visits to the AAC factory.

Qualified candidates will have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and 3+ years of experience in a technical setting. Strong technical knowledge, organizational skills, and effective communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years work experience in a technical setting.
• Very well organized, both digitally and physically.
• Comfortable communicating with all levels of employees and management.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, delegate, and supervise all engineer’s activities.
• Act as technical interface for customer team in Cupertino.
• Coordinate and support customer visits to the AAC factory.
• Travel internationally to assist with customer visits.

Skills

Ability to understand complex mechanical assemblies

Experience with sheet metal, MIM, CNC, and plastics design

Familiar with statistical process control

Working knowledge of GD&T

Computer skills (PowerPoint and Excel)

Fluent in English

Preferred Mandarin speaking

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Job description

AAC Technologies is the world's leading comprehensive micro-component solutions provider.

Founded in 1993 and listed in Hong Kong in 2005 (stock code 02018), AAC Technologies has become a global leading supplier of integrated micro-component solutions for communication and IT consumer electronics, providing clients with innovative solution technologies ranging from acoustics to haptics vibrators, radio frequency (RF) and optics. As a top player in the industry, AAC Technologies maintains strategic partnerships with a number of world-class brands, and its solutions are extensively used in smart phones, tablets, ultrabooks, wearables and other consumer electronics products.

AAC is looking for an experienced engineering manager to join its talented and growing Haptics team. This person will build strong customer relationships through dedicated customer service and product development. They will become the voice of our customers and work closely with our engineering and management teams in China.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, delegate, and supervise all engineer’s activities and deliverables.
• Technical interface for customer team in Cupertino; present technical documents and discuss design solutions.
• Identify and communicate effectively with other managers and stakeholders including the factory engineering/manufacturing teams and our customers to share priorities and goals.
• Identify, highlight, and drive priorities that are not always fully defined.
• Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions when needed.
• Coordinate and support customer visits to the AAC factory and ensure all discussion topics are covered efficiently and effectively.
• Be available as needed to assist customers and colleagues even outside of normal business hours.
• Travel internationally (primarily to China) 4-8 times per year to assist with customer visits/build activities.

Qualifications

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering degree and 3+ years work experience in a technical setting.
• Ability to understand complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with sheet metal, MIM, CNC, and plastics design and manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with statistical process control as it relates to part tolerances and assembly process (CP, CPK, tolerance analysis, etc).
• Working knowledge of GD&T and ability to interpret engineering part and assembly drawings.
• Computer skills should include Microsoft Powerpoint and Excel; familiarity with MacOS desired.
• Very well organized, both in the digital world and the real world.
• Fluent in English speaking and writing. Comfortable in communicating with all levels of employees and management.
• Preferred experience in product development of high-volume production products/components (design and/or manufacturing emphasis)
• Preferred experience and/or knowledge of automated assembly processes
• Preferred Mandarin speaking and/or experience traveling in China.
• Preferred experience working with factories in China.