Engineering Group Leader

Magna International•Newaygo, MI

About The Position

What we offer: At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Group Summary: The Mechatronics, Mirrors and Lighting group specializes in automotive technologies that are driving the future of mobility. Combining a deep systems knowledge to develop unique vehicle access experiences, intelligent visions systems and advanced automotive lighting technologies, MML's expertise light the path to innovation, safety and styling. Job Responsibilities: JOB SUMMARY This person will provide technical leadership, direction, and support for the manufacturing engineering and product development activities necessary to support long-range goals as well as short-term performance objectives. The manager must establish and maintain strong, proactive relationships with technical resource groups within and outside Magna. The ability to teach and institutionalize comprehensive problem solving in a technically challenging and fast-moving business environment through a participative management approach is essential for success in this role.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with 5 or more years of related experience or equivalent engineering work background.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated capability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
Proven leadership skills in a participative work environment with strong emphasis on teaching these skills to others.
Ability to direct and lead others through daily assignments, special projects, and root cause analysis.
Thorough knowledge of glass fabrication and thin film deposition as well as electronic performance functional thin and thick films
Ability to develop, implement, maintain, and support systems as they pertain to manufacturing operations.
Represent the Magna development expertise internally and towards the customer
Continuous improvement (increased efficiency and cost reduction)

Responsibilities

Demonstrate, teach, and apply principles of engineering, technical problem solving, and reporting of technical development.
Develop and communicate long-term strategic goals and translate them into specific performance objectives and action plans.
Coordinate and develop engineering team members while remaining an active contributor in technical areas.
Accountable for attaining engineering team objectives as well as establishing and controlling departmental resource requirements and budgets.
Develop, establish and maintain procedures, standards of workmanship and reporting formats for technical work.
Lead and support efforts to identify and eliminate non-value-added operations and improve manufacturing effectiveness and efficiency.
Monitor technical advancements within Magna as well as outside the organization that could potentially impact processes or products.
Participate in customer and supplier technical problem-solving as circumstances require.
Build engineering team skills through proactive recommendations on in-house and outside training and development opportunities for each team member.
Work cooperatively with other departments (e.g., Operations, PICS, Product Development, Marketing, etc.) to ensure that engineering objectives and day-to-day activities are supporting the organization’s needs.
Provide leadership for process, product and equipment cost analysis that contribute to improved performance.
Participate in customer and supplier technical problem-solving as circumstances require.
Accountable for attaining engineering team objectives as well as establishing and controlling departmental resource requirements and budgets.