Director of Engineering - Fuel Tanks

Auburn Hills, MI, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • MI
  • Marketing Intelligence
  • Automotive Manufacturing
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Risk Assessment
  • Change Management
  • Cost Reduction
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Engineering Management
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Product Engineering
  • Mentorship
  • Software Engineering
  • RFQ
  • Leadership
  • Value Engineering
  • IDEA
  • Customer Engineering
  • Communication
  • Management
  • Product Design
  • Microsoft Word
  • Recruiting
  • Accounting
  • Computational Finance

Summary

Job Description

Director of Engineering - Fuel Tanks - Auburn Hills, MI

Minimum 3 years of experience as a Director of Engineering

Venteon is currently seeking a Director of Engineering to fill an opening for a stable automotive manufacturing client in Auburn Hills.

Requirements of the Director of Engineering
  • Maintain a regular presence (in person or through virtual means)

    and be accessible.
  • Lead technical problem-solving efforts, including design validation, risk assessments, and corrective actions.
  • Support customer change management, cost-reduction initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
  • Ability to manage multiple employees such that engineering objectives are met.
  • Maintain the capability to formulate and implement solutions to design problems.
  • Drive clear, timely, and accurate communication with engineers, engineering management, and senior leadership within a global, matrixed organization.
  • Ability to plan and execute effectively.
  • Advanced computer proficiency
  • Bachelor s degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field.
  • Master s Degree Engineering or Business (Preferred).
  • Minimum of 10 years experience in product engineering.
  • Minimum of 5 years managerial experience.
  • General knowledge of IATF16949 standards as they pertain to this position.

Benefits of the Director of Engineering
  • Competitive hourly pay
  • Advancement potential
  • Full time
  • Paid time off
  • Medical / Dental / Vision
  • 401k

Responsibilities of the Director of Engineering
  • Serve as mentor to all engineers; set the example for professional conduct and the proper application of Engineering standards and thoroughness.
  • Develop FTDS Application Engineering team members, supporting both technical growth and leadership growth.
  • Stay current with trends in technology relevant to the scope of responsibility.
  • Establish and execute Engineering objectives which contribute to the achievement of the Company s strategic objectives, including:
  • Leadership for new program product and system proposals and RFQ responses
  • Leadership for new program launch engineering activities following AQP processes
  • Leadership of annual VA/VE activities, including idea generation, internal validation, customer engineering approval and production release
  • Reallocate resources as required to optimize the output of the department(s).
  • Clear, timely and accurate communication with employees and management.
  • Interface with the directors of other departments in the same region to establish initiatives for improvement and ensure all initiatives are adequately supported and prioritized, including the establishment

    of strategic and tactical plans for new program support and meeting company's growth goals.
  • Interface with the Engineering directors of other regions to establish common initiatives for improvement and ensure all initiatives are adequately supported and prioritized.
  • Represent Engineering in manager-level and higher customer meetings, when appropriate.
  • Ensure the support of product design standards to optimize performance and minimize scrap.

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

At Venteon our talent acquisition team is proud to provide our clients with the most qualified Accounting & Finance, Engineering, IT and Administrative talent in the industry today
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  • Dice Id: 10285961
  • Position Id: a680443b3c6c9f8992019b22da4db5dc
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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