Program Management Launch Engineer - Automotive

Multimatic; Lewisburg (Union County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Multimatic Tennessee seeks a Program Management Launch Engineer to drive automotive programs from inception through start-up, ensuring on-time milestones and cost controls. You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing activities, and report program status to leadership.

You will act as the primary liaison with customers, prepare technical presentations, and manage ECNs while enforcing APQP gates and launch readiness. Travel will be required as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience managing automotive programs from concept through production.
• Strong coordination across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and purchasing.
• Knowledge of APQP gates, ECN processes, and production readiness.
• Ability to identify and drive cost-saving opportunities across the program.
• Excellent communication with customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage program timelines, budgets, quotations, prototypes, and production start-up.
• Act as primary liaison between customer and Multimatic for the program.
• Prepare technical presentations and support for product launches.
• Review engineering changes (ECN) and ensure APQP gates are met.
• Support tooling, process development, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Travel as required by the project and customer needs.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

APQP/ECN

Cost reduction

Customer liaison

Job description

Program Management Launch Engineer - Automotive

Location: Multimatic Tennessee, Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for program timelines, budgeting, quotations, prototypes, tool and automation follow-up (on-site & remote), pre-production samples, production start-up, customer safe launch, and monitoring throughout the production life cycle from an engineering perspective.
• Keep the communication lines open between production, tool room, quality assurance, and engineering departments as well as other Multimatic Divisions.
• Primary liaison between the customer and company for the program.
• Produce customer presentations and technical support on new product launches both internally and externally.
• Investigate, analyze, and propose cost savings to management and sales.
• Perform engineering and manufacturing feasibility studies.
• Prepare comprehensive internal quotes for new/existing programs and review all engineering changes (ECN) and customer breakdoens. Submit for approval.
• Understand document flow and assure APQP gates are met in a timely fashion
• Work with purchasing in procuring quotes for current and future cost-saving proposals.
• Analyze rejected quotes for improvements.
• Establish timing parameters and ensure schedules are maintained with tracker.
• Assist in tooling and manufacturing process development to reduce costs.
• Work with Process Engineer to plan and implement new or revised process flows to improve plant layout and efficiencies.
• Assist in the procuring and sourcing of tooling and equipment for new programs.
• Assist the Tooling Engineer, Quality Engineer & Process Engineer to ensure said tooling/equipment complies with the company's and customer's specifications, standards, and expectations.
• Travel as required by company and customer.
• Create and maintain program cash flow milestones & glide paths.
• Provide direction to the Continuous Improvement Team (C.I.T.) by establishing goals and timing schedules to meet objectives.
• Ensure that General Manager is updated regularly regarding program status.
• Perform other duties as determined by the GM/AGM

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As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.

Multimatic is a global enterprise supplying engineered components, systems and services to the automotive industry. The company's success has been fueled by its ability to attract and motivate a team of highly skilled and passionate individuals who want to make a difference. With expanding facilities around the world, including in Canada, the US, the UK, Germany, Mexico, Japan and China, there is always room in Multimatic's growing team for people who share a dedication to technical excellence, quality and enthusiasm.