Engineering Manager

Vontier•Stow, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Oversee a team of Product Development Engineers, guiding them to achieve quality and new item creation goals. Develop a pipeline of projects focused on enhancing quality and generating warranty savings to meet key performance indicators (KPIs). Collaborate with the Sourcing team to align resourcing strategies that improve product quality and cut warranty costs. Coordinate warranty savings KPIs with sourcing KPIs to ensure overall cost reduction. Manage all tool repair and service centers throughout North America, partnering with both internal and external facilities to advance quality initiatives and shorten turnaround times. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential for effective interactions with field staff and customers. Support new item creation through competitive benchmarking and targeted research to identify the strongest product opportunities. Create and maintain technical documentation, review designs for compliance with company and ASTM standards, and define robust test criteria for new offerings. Use tensile, torque, hardness, and other lab equipment to validate performance and reliability for both new and existing tools. This is an on-site 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

Oversee a team of Product Development Engineers, guiding them to achieve quality and new item creation goals
Develop a pipeline of projects focused on enhancing quality and generating warranty savings to meet key performance indicators (KPIs)
Collaborate with the Sourcing team to align resourcing strategies that improve product quality and cut warranty costs
Coordinate warranty savings KPIs with sourcing KPIs to ensure overall cost reduction
Manage all tool repair and service centers throughout North America, partnering with both internal and external facilities to advance quality initiatives and shorten turnaround times
Support new item creation through competitive benchmarking and targeted research to identify the strongest product opportunities
Create and maintain technical documentation
Review designs for compliance with company and ASTM standards
Define robust test criteria for new offerings
Use tensile, torque, hardness, and other lab equipment to validate performance and reliability for both new and existing tools
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