Global Engineering Process & Tools Manager

Gentherm; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gentherm, a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, is seeking an Engineering Manager, Process and Tools to define and own the global engineering process across Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Hardware. You will align PM, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering, drive tooling maturity, and ensure compliant execution across product lines.

You will manage a team of Tech Leads, enforce process discipline, and partner with Cybersecurity leadership to meet ISO/SAE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive or similarly regulated engineering environment, including process, systems, software, or tools related roles.
• Prior people management or team lead experience.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate, and drive alignment across teams and functions without direct authority, including Program Management, Marketing, Sales, and cross regional Engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of engineering lifecycle tools (requirements management, test management, ALM/PLM systems, e.g., Jama, Polarion, Jira, Teamcenter, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity engineering standards relevant to automotive (ISO/SAE 21434 or equivalent).
• Strong cross functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Track record of holding ground on process and compliance standards under pressure from stakeholders, including senior stakeholders, who do not report to this role.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and asserting process discipline against competing priorities and resistance.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the global engineering process covering Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Hardware disciplines.
• Set the roadmap and strategic direction for engineering process maturity and tooling across all product lines.
• Own the engineering tools portfolio used across all product lines, including selection, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Manage direct reports, Tech Lead Process, Tech Lead Cybersecurity, and Tech Lead Tools, setting priorities and reviewing execution against the roadmap.
• Proactively engage Program Management, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering early in program and product lifecycles to ensure process and tools are applied by design, rather than reconciled after the fact.
• Drive enforcement and usability of defined process across engineering, not just documentation of it, closing the gap between defined process and actual practice.
• Govern process and tool change through the applicable Change Control Board, evaluating impact across regions and product lines.
• Partner with Cybersecurity leadership to ensure engineering process meets applicable regulatory and customer security requirements (e.g., ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, as applicable).
• Represent Process and Tools in customer and internal audits, program reviews, and process assessments (e.g., ASPICE, CMMI, or equivalent).
• Identify and resolve gaps, inefficiencies, or compliance risk in current process and tools; drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Hold cross functional teams accountable to defined process and tooling standards, including teams and functions with no reporting relationship to this role, escalating and resolving noncompliance directly.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation and resolution for process and tools related conflicts across regions, product lines, and functions

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

ALM/PLM tools

Cybersecurity standards

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Jama

Polarion

Jira

Teamcenter

Job description

Gentherm, a global leader in thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies, is seeking an Engineering Manager, Process and Tools to define and own the global engineering process across Systems, Software, Cybersecurity, and Hardware. You will align PM, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering, drive tooling maturity, and ensure compliant execution across product lines.

You will manage a team of Tech Leads, enforce process discipline, and partner with Cybersecurity leadership to meet ISO/SAE