Description
Position can sit in Troy, MI or Vandalia, OH
- Plan, manage, organize, and control complex projects (resources, budgets, schedules, etc.)
- Act as the management technical contact to customers; establish effective relationships with customers
- Manage program resources and/or functional groups such as Quality, Validation/Test, Design, Application Engineering
- Comply with TS16949 - Design Review Requirements
- Generate development quotes for re-billable services (ex: design, engineering, CAE, validation)
- Deliver engineering rebills on-time
- Lead teams in the design and engineering activities for vehicle interior components and modules
- Provide monthly budget forecasts
- Ensure engineering change requests meet key performance indicator requirements
- Mentor, coach, and develop team members
- Ensure compliance with company processes and procedures (ex: Product Development Process)
- Work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
- Establish effective communications between customers, internal groups, and suppliers
- Achieve program imperatives (financial, product performance, schedule, PPAP, quality)
- Manage prototype activities
- Support business pursuit activities
- Support cost reduction and warranty reduction initiatives
- Prepare reports and presentations for customers and internal groups
- Ensure program resource support, as needed, at Inteva and customer sites for prototype and launch activities
Position Requirements
- Minimum (10) years automotive interior product engineering experience
- Previous supervisory experience of automotive technical resources
- Highly advanced planning and organizing skills
- Proven leadership style – ability to create clear vision and lead/manage teams to meet requirements
- Outstanding interpersonal effectiveness – building relationships and facilitating goal achievement
- Ability to lead, manage, and coordinate multiple complex tasks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Creative problem-solving skills and self-starter
- Proficient in MS Office Programs – including MS Project
- Ability to travel to support plant launches (25% both domestically and internationally)
Preferred Qualifications
- MS Engineering
- Multiple automotive interior partition product and/or manufacturing engineering experiences of complex modules (ex: IP, Cockpit, Door Pads, etc.)
About the Organization
Inteva Products is a leading global automotive supplier providing innovative, reliable, environmentally friendly products that enhance vehicle quality, safety, and performance. Inteva has global resources for design, engineering, manufacturing, and customer service for Closure Systems, Interior Systems, and Motors & Electronics. Formed in 2008, the tier-one supplier is focused on achieving sustained global growth, providing excellent customer service, and driving innovation. Inteva was founded on innovative solutions and the use of applied technology to drive value-based solutions. The company employs more than 8,000 people in 30 sites and maintains its World Headquarters in Troy, Michigan USA.
For more information, please visit .
Equal Opportunity Employer
Inteva Products, LLC participates in Affirmative Action Planning
- Positions are open to qualified candidates who have work authorization for the listed locations. All candidates must have the ongoing legal right to work within the country where the position is located.