Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Engineering manager

120-150k

$500/month (net) car allowance

Bonus potential 15% (pro-rated in 2027 based on date of hire in 2026)

Duties in this role:

Lead the design engineering function responsible for application engineering, implementation, project

management and launch of products for mobility applications in the North American region; in

alignment with the strategic objectives.

 Lead, train and mentor the engineering organization, building core teams and supporting personnel

development. Responsible for developing their required portfolio of skills including design

engineering, GDT, Cad, CAE, APQP etc. Work with leadership and human resources in the

organizational development and managerial deliverables.

 Coordinate resources and priorities with peers for project planning, organization of workload,

supporting crisis events while ensuring respective KPI’s are met for the cross functional teams.

 Plan and execute the organizational strategy of the mobility engineering team with the leadership

team regionally and globally. The team would comprise of project engineers and CAD designers for

the region. This would include development of a technical center and the supporting organization and

capabilities team for this region.

 Guide development of engineering programs and review product designs for compliance with

engineering principles, company standards, customer contract requirements, and specifications.

 Define the technical objectives, establish decision-making processes, conduct trade studies, resolve

conflicts, and guide the team through the design space.

 Serve as the voice of the customer in internal communications and represent Engineering externally.

 Identify risks to customer satisfaction and project deliverables, and develop mitigation plans.

 Assist project engineers and account managers in planning project financials, tracking costs, and

ensuring profitability.

 Support Business Development activities in market research, competitor analysis, and identifying

potential customer leads.

 Support the development of required capabilities for the test engineering and production quality

laboratories, CMM capabilities and benchmarking new requirements driven by company global,

its Industry sector applications and trends in Mobility new energy developments externally.

 Be a motivated individual who exceeds customer expectations while building, guiding, and inspiring

a team of 5 to 15 people and the broader cross functional organization.

 Operate effectively in ambiguous, time-sensitive environments with complex engineering challenges.

Qualification Requirements:

Four year engineering degree with concentration in Mechanical or Industrial or equivalent.

Requires 10+ years’ experience with product engineering, project engineering and APQP

Minimum 10+ years’ experience in Mobility industry, ideally in vibration management and thermal management (ICE, HEV or BEV etc.).

Previous technical team management experience, team would comprise of project or design engineers and CAD designers.

Knowledge of OEM and Tier 1 environments in an international setting.

Knowledge of manufacturing process tooling and part fabrication for complex automotive

commercial vehicles metal products, ideally in exhaust or power train domain.

Additional Desired Qualification:

Master’s degree in engineering or business.

PMI and/or APQP certification.

Knowledge of design, tooling and part fabrication for automotive exhaust systems, flexible

decoupling elements, media transfer, cooling plates and pipes of metal and other materials.

Candidate questions to be considered for position have to be answered.

1) Explain your experience in product engineering including APQP- PPAP and product launches. Give years of experience for each as well

2) Explain your experience in Mobility industry, ideally in vibration management and thermal management (ICE, HEV or BEV etc.). include years of each – especially in vibration etc.

3) Explain your experience including years in management of cad designers, or other technical teams.

4) Explain your knowledge of design, tooling, and part fabrication – especially in the tube, structured brackets, welding areas in automotive powertrain settings.

5) MUST HAVE bachelors in Engineering at the minimum

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