Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and formulate engineering program and organize project staff according to project requirements.
• Assign project personnel to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans, and product testing.
• Maintains Customer Satisfaction Program, including surveys, to ensure continued successful customer relationships.
• Develop new business through customer contacts.
• Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and related specifications.
• Estimate cost for new projects including production piece prices and tooling.
• Calculate pricing on prototype piece price and tooling costs, as well as costs for engineering changes to current production.
• Interface with customer’s purchasing department and project engineering.
• Prepare all engineering quotes.
• Issue new or revised blue prints to the Quality Manager to develop the PPAP documentation.
• Responsible for selecting appropriate measuring and test equipment.
• Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.
• Evaluate and approves design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
• Control expenditures within limitations of project budget.
• Prepare interim and completion project reports.
• Responsible for project management from cradle to grave.
• Facilitate team meetings.
• Conduct bi-weekly Advance Quality Planning Meetings.

Education and/or Experience:

• Must have 7+ automotive metal stamping experience working in a plant environment. 
• 4+ years of management experience
• Must have APQP and Quality experience
• Experience bidding and with cost estimation
• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing or similar other Engineering major