Program & Project Engineer

Gestamp; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Gestamp is seeking a Program Engineer to manage each assigned program from award to one year after start of production. You will champion the program and serve as the primary contact for customers, engineers, and sister plants.

You will lead APQP efforts, coordinate the program team to deliver prototypes and production on time and on budget, and ensure quality targets are met throughout the launch phase.

Qualifications

• Four-year engineering degree required.
• Minimum 3 years automotive industry experience.
• Experience with Mercedes-Benz systems.
• Formal training in statistical applications to manufacturing processes.
• Proficient with word processing and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Directs the program team to meet all objectives from award to successful launch.
• Delivers each program at the quoted engineering change level, both prototype and production, on budget, on time, at quoted rates, and meet or exceed customer quality expectations.
• Directs the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) effort in accordance with AIAG published requirements.
• Manages and resolves program open issues in a timely manner utilizing an open issues matrix.
• Reports program status periodically to Gestamp Stakeholders and to customer representatives as required.
• Provide facility with pre-production support.
• Manage all engineering changes and quoting activity of program.
• Keeps Gestamp GPCS systems with up to date information in Team Center

Skills

APQP knowledge

Program management

Customer liaison

Education

Four-year engineering degree

3 years automotive industry experience

Experience with Mercedes Benz systems

Formal training in manufacturing statistics

PC skills with word processing and spreadsheets

Tools

Microsoft Office

Team Center

Job description

Program Engineer

Manages each assigned program with Gestamp Business Unit from award to one year after start of production. Function as the Champion of each program and be the primary contact person for the customer, engineers, sister plants. Helps with the delivery of each program, on budget, on time, and meets or exceeds customer quality expectations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• - Directs the program team to meet all objectives from award to successful launch.
• - Delivers each program at the quoted engineering change level, both prototype and production, on budget, on time, at quoted rates, and meet or exceed customer quality expectations.
• - Directs the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) effort in accordance with AIAG published requirements.
• - Manages and resolves program open issues in a timely manner utilizing an open issues matrix.
• - Reports program status periodically to Gestamp Stakeholders and to customer representatives as required.
• - Provide facility with pre-production support.
• - Manage all engineering changes and quoting activity of program.
• - Keeps Gestamp GPCS systems with up to date information in Team Center

SHORT TERM RESPONSIBILITIES

• - Lead launch activities on all commodities.
• - Lead launch activities on new business platforms.
• - Assist plant/s in any design or processing changes required to reach manufacturing profit goals.
• - Assist plant/s in implementation of manufacturing industrialization for a successful launch.
• - Communicate efforts to account managers and engineers and customers as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• - A four-year degree in any engineering discipline.
• - A minimum of 3 years of automotive industry experience.
• - Experience in systems for support of Mercedes Benz
• - Formal training in statistical applications to manufacturing processes.
• - Personal computer skills with familiarity with word processing and spread sheets.