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Summit Polymers · 1 day ago

Engineering Technical Manager (Interior Trim)

Portage, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Summit Polymers is a leading, global supplier of automotive interior systems. The Engineering Technical Manager is responsible for guiding a team of Product Engineers and Designers in developing innovative automotive interior trim solutions while driving engineering excellence and fostering innovation.

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Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of Product Engineers and Designers in developing innovative, cost-effective interior trim solutions

Technical expertise and leadership in part design, GD&T and injection molding

Work to meet all internal and external requirements including timing, dimensional accuracy, product validation and PPAP

Drive the application of lean product development principles to improve speed, quality, and collaboration

Champion best practices/standards and continuous improvement across design and development products and processes

Develop deep product expertise and serve as a subject matter expert for interior systems—door panel experience is highly preferred

Work cross-functionally with Program Management, Advanced Manufacturing, and Plant Launch Teams to ensure alignment and flawless program execution

Lead reflections and benchmarking activities

Support sales, marketing and new product quoting activities

Other tasks as assigned

Qualification

Lean Product DevelopmentSet-Based Concurrent EngineeringPart DesignGD&TInjection MoldingIndustrial Project ManagementAutomotive ExperienceContinuous ImprovementTeam LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

B.S degree in engineering and 5 years of industrial project management experience or some college coursework in an engineering curriculum and 10 years of progressive technical experience leading to and including industrial project management

Technical expertise and leadership in part design, GD&T and injection molding

A minimum score of 50 on the Wonderlic Select Assessment (Traditional score of 26 on the Cognitive portion)