OEM Engineering Manager

Barnes Aerospace; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnes Aerospace in Warren, MI seeks an experienced Engineering Leader to oversee all new product introduction activities, guide the engineering team, and ensure tooling and process conformity to standards. You will mentor staff, drive continuous improvement, manage cross-functional support to sales, manufacturing, and quality, and influence cost reductions across legacy products.

The role requires strong leadership, extensive aerospace engineering background, and proficiency in ERP systems and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years aerospace engineering experience preferred with a process engineering background in manufacturing of titanium and nickel-based alloys.
• 3–5 years of supervisory experience with demonstrated leadership and emotional intelligence.
• Must be an effective change leader; balance consistency with flexibility.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and innovative product/process ideas.
• Professional integrity and high ethical standards; excellent communication and influence skills.
• Knowledge of financial modeling (revenue vs costs).
• ERP experience with Syteline; understanding of engineering’s role in ERP.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all new product introduction engineering activities to meet milestones, budgets, and customer objectives.
• Direct engineering staff to provide technical support to sales, manufacturing, and quality.
• Ensure manufacturing special processes and tooling conform to standards.
• Develop new manufacturing processes and revise existing ones.
• Provide technical support to customers on engineering issues.
• Coach and mentor engineers to achieve high performance and standards.
• Drive cost reduction and continuous improvement for legacy products.
• Coordinate tooling development and NC programs for part processing.
• Manage inventory and customer-owned tooling/property.

Skills

Leadership

Emotional Intelligence

Financial modeling

ERP systems

Process engineering

Communication

Change leadership

Tooling development

MS Office

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

Six Sigma Black Belt

Tools

Syteline ERP

MS Project

Job description

Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Oversee all new product introduction engineering activities to ensure that milestones, budgets, and technical customer’s expectations are met.
• Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the engineering staff ensuring they provide the necessary technical support to sales, manufacturing, and quality to achieve division objectives.
• Ensure that all manufacturing special processes and tooling conform to customer, organizational, and governmental standards.
• Direct the development of new manufacturing processes and the revision of existing processes to facilitate the improved manufacturing of parts.
• Provide technical support to all customers on engineering issues.
• Develop, coach and mentor team of engineers to ensure the highest level of performance and standards of excellence.
• Manages by way of Leadership Effectiveness (EI). Recognizes his/her emotions and that of his/her team and develops actions to motivate, inspire and direct in a more effective manner.
• Experience with financial modeling (Revenue stream vs. product costs vs. capital costs)
• Coordinate the development of tooling and N/C programs to support the processing of parts.
• Manages/supports inventory and accountability for customer owned property (tooling).
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to reduce costs to produce legacy product

Qualifications:

• 7 to10 years of aerospace industry engineering experience preferred with a process engineering background in the manufacturing of Titanium and Nickel based alloys including sheet metal forming, 3 and 5 axis machining, laser trimming, chemical processing, welding, and heat treating.
• Experience with AS9100, aerospace customer contracts, system requirements and Nadcap preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience. Demonstrated leadership effectiveness (Emotional Intelligence). Must be an effective change leader; balances consistency with flexibility and willing to change ideas in the face of new information.
• Seeks ideas for continuous improvement and change; suggests and encourages innovative ideas for products and processes.
• The successful candidate must be highly professional and ethical, with unquestioned integrity.
• Excellent communication skills required and ability to communicate change(s) effectively. Has the ability to influence, build commitment and overcome resistance to drive change initiatives.
• Knowledge of financial modeling (Revenue stream vs. product costs vs. capital costs)
• Understanding of ERP systems and engineering’s role within the system (Syteline experience preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.
• Manage the design and build of all tooling for both internal and external build.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Understanding of lean principles and techniques. Six Sigma Black Belt certification a plus.

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