Gear Reducers

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

21h

About The Position

The Technical Manager will be responsible for: Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. Assign task and evaluate performance of direct reports (internal/external). Perform resource management including timesheets and expense report approval. Project Oversight: Oversee the design, development, and implementation of vehicle program, ensuring they meet quality, safety, and performance standards. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, deliverables, and project timelines, ensuring seamless integration and execution. Technical Guidance: Conduct regular project reviews, providing technical guidance, troubleshooting, and support to the engineering team. Communication: Understand and follow departments business model, strategic direction, purpose, and mission and continually communicate that to direct reports. Strategic Planning: Work with Director to participate in departments resource planning, goal setting and road map or engineering footprint creation. Technical Specification: Assist engineers in generating detailed system and sub-system technical specifications (SSTS/TTS) to ensure functional objectives are met. Problem Solving: Assist the team in identifying the root cause of the issue and collaborative problem-solving. Work closely with suppliers to develop and implement effective technical solutions, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to project timelines. Total Warranty Cost Reduction and value optimization: Collaborate with teams to identify areas of improvement to reduce total warranty cost and propose technical solutions. DFSS: Lead initiatives to integrate DFSS principles into project workflows, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within the engineering team. Maintain and track progress of the DFSS candidates within the department. Innovation & Trends: Stay updated with new technologies, market trends to drive innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related degree field
10 years of experience working in automotive industry for Driveline, Axle or Gear reducer fields
Excellent organizational, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
Proven track record for other behavior skills like ownership mindset, accountability, adaptability to changing requirements, driving for results, motivating team and action oriented while focusing on speed and efficiency
Strong technical knowledge of working principles of gear reducer, power transfer units and rear drive modules and sub-system/component testing procedures
Understanding of root cause analysis tools like fish bone analysis, Is-Is not, 3L5Y, Red X, etc.
Experience with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
Experience with Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R)
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Engineering or related degree field
Prefer DFSS Black Belt Certified

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers
Assign task and evaluate performance of direct reports (internal/external)
Perform resource management including timesheets and expense report approval
Oversee the design, development, and implementation of vehicle program
Work closely with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, deliverables, and project timelines
Conduct regular project reviews, providing technical guidance, troubleshooting, and support to the engineering team
Understand and follow departments business model, strategic direction, purpose, and mission and continually communicate that to direct reports
Work with Director to participate in departments resource planning, goal setting and road map or engineering footprint creation
Assist engineers in generating detailed system and sub-system technical specifications (SSTS/TTS)
Assist the team in identifying the root cause of the issue and collaborative problem-solving
Collaborate with teams to identify areas of improvement to reduce total warranty cost and propose technical solutions
Lead initiatives to integrate DFSS principles into project workflows
Maintain and track progress of the DFSS candidates within the department
Stay updated with new technologies, market trends to drive innovation