Engineering Manager

Vontier•Stow, OH

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves overseeing a team of Product Development Engineers to achieve quality and new item creation goals. The manager will develop project pipelines focused on enhancing quality and generating warranty savings to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Collaboration with the Sourcing team is crucial for aligning resourcing strategies to improve product quality and reduce warranty costs. The position also includes managing all tool repair and service centers across North America, partnering with internal and external facilities to improve quality initiatives and reduce turnaround times. Strong communication skills are essential for interacting with field staff and customers. The role supports new item creation through competitive benchmarking and research, creating technical documentation, reviewing designs for compliance with company and ASTM standards, and defining test criteria. Lab equipment will be used to validate performance and reliability. This is a hybrid role located in Stow, Ohio.

Requirements

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
3+ years experience in a people leadership role
Minimum three years’ experience in material testing and comparison to industry standards
Minimum three years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with SolidWorks 2D print creation and 3D modeling
Hands-on automotive experience with an excellent working knowledge of automotive tools
Minimum two years’ experience with problem solving strategies (5 Why)
Database / Business Intelligence System Query Writing and Analysis
Proficient with Microsoft office Suite (Specifically Excel and Access)

Nice To Haves

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively to C-suite
Results driven
Exceptional data analysis skills
Experience with material testing equipment
Automotive industry experience
Hands-on automotive repair experience both mechanical and electrical
Prior manufacturing quality experience
Formal problem-solving training and successful execution of its tools
Ability to interpret and understand ASTM standards
10% travel or less. May include one international trip per year
Current passport

Responsibilities

Lead the Engineering team to achieve product quality and warranty reduction KPI targets
Create a tracking funnel for all warranty and quality projects
Track top warranty items by number of defects and cost
Manage the performance of internal and external repair centers to meet KPI targets
Track turnaround time both repair time and delivery turnaround
Conduct weekly meetings with struggling centers to focus on remediation
Travel to repair centers to review quality processes
Support new product development by evaluating new tools and completing the New item Creation (NIC) process
Acquire specifications/drawings/testing/application data
Assist with the creation of equipment design, manufacturing and test specifications
Perform Product testing on new and existing tools
Internal lab testing
3rd party external testing
Field testing
Perform data analysis for new and existing warranty agreements with suppliers
Attend supplier review meetings and provide Engineering and Quality feedback to the scorecard
Respond to Customer Service requests for engineering and quality expertise through the Epost-it process
Author field communications for quality related concerns