Engineering Manager

Inteva Products•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

The Engineering Manager will support the launch of a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area. The role leads the development and implementation of capable, efficient, lean manufacturing and sequencing systems in accordance with Inteva standards and procedures, and builds an effective manufacturing engineering organization to support continuous operations. The manager leads Manufacturing Engineering activities for flawless program launches through the PDP process, including MSD, OSD, ZDL, production ramp-up, and transition to steady-state operations. The position establishes and monitors department objectives and KPIs aligned with plant safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer requirements; improves equipment and process capability, reliability, and robustness; and leads, coaches, and develops the Manufacturing Engineering team. The role also standardizes lessons learned and manufacturing best practices, manages capital equipment plans, expenditures, and the department budget, maintains a safe and organized manufacturing environment, and identifies viable automation and manufacturing technology solutions to improve plant performance.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience, including prior engineering leadership or management experience.
Experience supporting new program launches, production ramp-up, and transition to steady-state production, including cross-functional launch planning and execution.
Strong knowledge of automotive quality and launch processes, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, SPC, and IATF 16949.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, standardized work, process optimization, and structured root-cause problem solving.
Experience developing, improving, and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, processes, material flow, and automation systems to improve operational performance.
Experience managing capital equipment projects and departmental budgets, including evaluating technical solutions and preparing business justifications for investments.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop engineering teams, establish performance expectations, and drive accountability across multiple shifts.
Strong project management, analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, Materials, Program Management, suppliers, and customers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a Tier 1 automotive sequencing, Just-in-Time (JIT), or Just-in-Sequence (JIS) facility.

Responsibilities

Lead development and implementation of capable, efficient, and lean manufacturing and sequencing systems in accordance with Inteva standards and procedures.
Build and lead a Manufacturing Engineering organization capable of supporting continuous operations.
Lead Manufacturing Engineering activities for program launches through the PDP process, including MSD, OSD, ZDL, production ramp-up, and transition to steady-state operations.
Establish, communicate, and monitor department performance objectives and KPIs aligned with safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer requirements.
Improve the capability, reliability, and robustness of manufacturing equipment and processes using structured technical problem-solving and lean methodologies.
Lead, coach, and develop the Manufacturing Engineering team, setting individual goals and development objectives aligned with company goals and plant priorities.
Identify, implement, and standardize lessons learned, global manufacturing standards, and best practices across plant processes and new programs.
Develop and manage capital equipment plans, expenditures, and the Manufacturing Engineering budget, ensuring investments support operational requirements and business objectives.
Maintain a safe, organized, and professional manufacturing environment, including adherence to 5S, applicable quality-system requirements, layered audits, and Inteva policies and initiatives.
Identify and implement technically and financially viable automation and manufacturing technology solutions to improve safety, quality, productivity, sequencing accuracy, labor efficiency, and overall plant performance.