Technical Manager - Import Projects

The Technical Manager is responsible to ensure overall program level technical feasibility and achievement of performance & KPI targets during the full program life cycle.

The Candidate responsibilities include:

• Managing the technical content, definition and configuration of the Platform including:
• BOM Management for the Platform including Change Management
• Technical data and VISBOM content
• Platform diversity and component interchangeability
• Achieving Quality, Cost, Timing, and Performance Objectives
• Coordinating with purchasing for RFQ, supplier selection, and change management
• Supporting regional requirements and content
• Leading the technical activity of component and system development:
• Design, development, and validation of component and systems
• Leading decision / stakeholder meetings at the platform level
• Design freeze and tooling kick off
• Conformity of regulatory requirements
• Coordination of technical teams
• Coordinating activities with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant:
• Alignment of design and manufacturing process to support cost, investment, and quality objectives
• Compatibility of product and process
• Packaging issues and requirements with logistics
• Make buy convergence
• Managing the technical relationship with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering
• Confirming that platform supports Top Hat requirements and future product requirements

Critical Skills:

• Design and Development of components/systems associated with Chassis, Propulsion, or Body through a full project cycle.
• Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc).
• Understanding part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled.
• Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose.
• Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets

Methodology/Tools Expertise:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Excel commands (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Fastcar2
• EBOM & STV
• SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
• CCD/CN Process
• PDP for TKO/DV testing
• ETKO Process
• Source Package System (Review and Approval)
• GIM’s / Tracking and Issue Resolution
• Teamcenter / Vis Pro

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree field
• 8 years of Automotive Industry experience
• Experience in vehicle / component design / release engineering, vehicle finance cost, program management, and / or component cost analysis
• Experience with NVH, Durability, Safety
• Excellent leadership communications / people skills
• Attention to detail
• Able to manage change and present ideas / concepts to all levels of management
• Able to motivate and lead people that do not report directly to you
• MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced technical or management degree
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels