Program & Project Engineer
About The Position
The Program & Project Engineer manages assigned programs with the Gestamp Business Unit from award through one year after start of production. The role serves as the champion for each program and as the primary contact for customers, engineers, and sister plants. The position helps ensure programs are delivered on budget and on time while meeting or exceeding customer quality expectations. The engineer directs program teams and launch activities, oversees APQP and program issues, manages engineering changes and quoting activity, reports status to stakeholders and customers, and provides pre-production support. The role also assists plants with design, processing, and industrialization changes needed for successful launches and manufacturing profit goals.
Requirements
- Four-year degree in any engineering discipline.
- At least 3 years of automotive industry experience.
- Experience with systems supporting Mercedes-Benz.
- Formal training in statistical applications to manufacturing processes.
- Personal computer skills, including familiarity with word processing and spreadsheets.
Responsibilities
- Direct the program team to meet all objectives from award through successful launch.
- Deliver programs at the quoted engineering change level for both prototype and production, on budget, on time, at quoted rates, and in line with customer quality expectations.
- Direct the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) effort in accordance with AIAG published requirements.
- Manage and resolve program open issues promptly using an open issues matrix.
- Report program status periodically to Gestamp stakeholders and customer representatives as required.
- Provide pre-production support to the facility.
- Manage program engineering changes and quoting activity.
- Keep Gestamp GPCS systems up to date in Team Center.
- Lead launch activities across all commodities and new business platforms.
- Assist plants with design or processing changes required to meet manufacturing profit goals.
- Assist plants in implementing manufacturing industrialization for a successful launch.
- Communicate efforts to account managers, engineers, and customers as required.
- Serve as the program champion and primary contact for customers, engineers, and sister plants from award through one year after production starts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
