Role Summary

This position reports directly to the Engineering Department Leader and is responsible for the general and specific job duties as described below:

Key Responsibilities

Key Qualifications/Requirements

Develop the program execution plan under the guidelines of the Advanced Product Quality and Planning (APQP) process.
Define customer needs and expectations for assigned programs. Establish customer milestones from design to production readiness. (Production readiness is defined as developing parts capable of being manufactured by each department at the quoted performance parameters for material labor and overhead utilization.)
Represent the internal manufacturing departments when working with the Account Manager, to meet or exceed customer expectations through resolving product related OEM issues.
Create and maintain a master timeline that details internal and supplier execution deadlines required to meet customer milestones. Implement adequate scheduling to allow for tooling modifications to produce a quality product that will meet or exceed customer expectations for sample submission and prototype parts that are delivered on time.
Maintain tooling costs within budget. Supports requests for quote packages to potential suppliers and complete a competitive analysis prior to awarding business. Use the Decostar Tooling Manual, engineering drawings and math data as a guideline for quoting.
Assist Account Manager in providing technical and engineering information and history of new tooling and Engineering changes when required.
Communicate status of assigned programs on a frequent basis through the Open Issues tracking and APQP tracking documents.
Maintain controlled documents according to TS 16949/QS-9000 procedures.
Ensure all required customer APQP sheets are consistently provided on a timely basis according to customer’s demand and established APQP process.
Establish and support positive relationships with suppliers. Develop timelines for tooling and sample part submissions allowing for adequate timing to correct any fit and finishes issues prior to PPAP submission dates of Tier 2 programs.
Direct and support Supplier Quality Engineer and Product Engineer for supplier activities including fine tuning of supplier product and PPAP submissions.
Ensure that Production Managers and Team Members are up-to-date on the product’s phases, involved and informed about the product challenges, participating in product change decisions and receiving the required support and training during start-up phases.
Conduct regularly scheduled APQP Launch Presentation on assigned programs to communicate Open Issues concerns to Decostar staff (content will include project information, costs, timing, manufacturing and quality issues).
Conduct kick-off meeting for engineering changes on assigned programs and/or new tools. Ensure all required information is available and prepared by the Product Engineer for the kick-off meeting.
Prepare, update and maintain Customer ‘Status Meeting” information.
Ensure customer’s requests and demands are addressed in a timely manner.
Ensure that all equipment and tooling are transferred on time, parts are properly manufactured and painted, that parts are CMM measured and shipped to meet customer’s delivery dates and PPAP submission requirements.
Ensure DVP&R and testing plans are coordinated with appropriate Supplier.
Ensure that all part information and BOM details are entered into Decostar’s system, confirm that information is accurately entered.
Utilize APQP and PPAP processes for automotive part submission as required for QS-9000/TS 16949 certification.

Education, Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required. Master’s degree will be a plus
Minimum 7 years’ experience managing Projects in the Tier 1 or Tier 2 Automotive space experience in automotive exterior decorative trim will be a plus.
5+ years of project/program management experience along with a verifiable record of results in both disciplines within the automotive industry. Must possess ability to lead/direct assignments and development of Product Engineers. PMP certification is a plus.
5+ years of experience in managing technical personnel and complex activities. These experiences should be gained in areas of research and development, product engineering, design engineering or technical management.
Able to focus on delivering services in a way that enhances / maximizes profitability; ensure that team delivers service in a way that brings out the organization's value and competitive advantage; manage against a budget
Able to demonstrate keen listening, open-mindedness, and strong interpersonal skills so that necessary alliances with internal & external groups can be forged and developed quickly. Comfortable communicating both formally and informally with senior executives and communicate openly and equitably with peers & subordinates throughout Magna & customer organizations
Able to serve as a source of technical / functional issues & perspective to others; demonstrate a breadth of technical/functional knowledge outside of core specialty
Experience working with European OEM’s is a plus.
Ability to plan, schedule, problem solve, delegate, coach, and train.

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