Manager Engineering, Frontal Airbags

Novi, Michigan

Employer: Yanfeng Automotive
Industry: Research & Development
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Job Summary

Lead a group of Lead Engineers, Engineersand Technicians to develop a multi-part product (system), or multi-step processes to a set of defined specifications.

Responsibilities
  • Understand customer engineering organization and build relationships with engineering and technology key "decision makers".
  • Understand customer product issues and opportunities for product improvements.
  • Ensure customer engineering groups understand Yanfeng technical capabilities.
  • Support teams with program specific issues.
  • Inform customer engineering leadership of significant launch, production or timing related issues ("no surprises").
  • Provide single contact point for escalation to customer engineering.
  • Provide Leadership to the Group following the YFSS (Yanfeng Safety Systems) leadership expectation model.
  • Make complex decisions and guidance of securing new business awards.
  • Manage resources and budgets from award through SOP.
  • Communicate with the teams and peer engineering managers to share best business practices through LEANEngineering.
  • Ensures documents, processes and procedures are managed and maintained using all YFSS standards and systems (BOS, PRP, Lean, CPP, CMP, EPIC, BEP, etc)
  • Successfully fulfill people leadership and people development responsibilities, including providing mentorship and support of the team; succession planning; resource planning, etc.

Education
  • Bachelors Degreeor higher in Engineering (Mechanical, or similar), or equivalent experience in a technical career path


Qualifications:
  • 7+ years' experience in the automotive industry
  • Experience in safety restraints highly desired.
  • Experience leading programs and teams with full engineering responsibility.
  • Airbag design, development, and launch expertise demonstrated on multiple programs - preferably with North American OEMs.
  • Airbag module testing and performance analysis experience.
  • Knowledge of plastic part design for injection molding.
  • Knowledge of Injection Mold Tooling (gates, parting lines, action, etc.) as it relates to part design.
  • Plastic resin and materials selection knowledge as related to airbag modules.
  • Experience using CAE as a design and product optimization tool.
  • Dimensional management and tolerancing experience.
  • Ability to develop component and sub-assembly GD&T tolerancing and tolerance stack-up studies in support of manufacturing & craftsmanship goals.
  • Ability to communicate in a professional and respectful manner in a team environment. Identify and address issues in a direct, "data driven" manner.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
  • PMP training or Program Management experience desired.
  • Chinese- or Spanish language skills desirable, but not required.
  • Self-motivated andenthusiastic; "coaching" leadership style.
  • Available as needed for domesticand international travel, up to 25%.
Created: 2024-09-11
Reference: 20242467
Country: United States
State: Michigan
City: Novi