Technical Manager, Engineering
About The Position
Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems including consoles, door panels, and instrument panels. With over 50 years serving the industry, we deliver engineering and product excellence to our customers, on time, in budget, with the latest innovations. A career with Summit Polymers means working with smart people in a culture that thrives on challenging, meaningful work. At Summit, we look for growth potential with every hire. We don’t just fill seats, we set people on career paths. We’re always on the lookout for smart people who are committed to continuous improvement, customer service and quality.
Requirements
- B.S degree in engineering and 5 years of industrial project management (automotive related preferred) experience or some college coursework in and engineering curriculum and 10 years of progressive technical experience leading to and including industrial project management.
- A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the Cognitive portion).
- Agreement to complete all post-hire required training.
Responsibilities
- Develop and track technical competence of designers and project engineers
- Supervise on program work
- Assign projects to deepen knowledge
- Support part/program in development
- Meet Timing
- Meet Design and Tooling Budget
- Meet Gross Margin
- Lead Design Input and Design Output
- Review as needed Tooling Design and Function
- Participate in development gates activities
- Responsible for the technical merit of the commodity – meet customer, engineering and manufacturing needs
- Direct responsibility for part design and tooling
- Work closely with technical leader to support gauges, fixtures, other secondary equipment and standardized work
- Follow standards
- Develop, Maintain and Update “Knowledge Database”, Development Checklists, Standards etc.
- Through reflections on parts in development
- Through benchmarking competitors’ parts and processes
- Through benchmarking current production parts and processes
- Through performing or assigning projects
- Support other functional areas in company with commodity specific work
- Quoting
- Sales and Marketing
- R&D
- Responsible for assigned auxiliary work to support design and engineering
- Other tasks as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
