Classic Design - Design Engineering Manager

Troy, MI, United States

The Design Engineering Manager is accountable for Mechanical Design groups overall execution performance in terms of achieving functional targets, beating project budgets, ensuring on-time delivery of milestones, and delivering high engineering excellence.

The Design Engineering Manager, as a people manager, is responsible for building and coaching/mentoring the mechanical group resources through engagement, connection, development, performance management, and hiring plan/strategies. This will also include management of the group through resourcing planning and prioritization, capacity planning, and meeting group chargeability targets.

The Design Engineering Manager will collaborate with the Design Managers, Team Leads, and cross-functional teams to set the vision of the Mechanical and Controls Design groups to align with business strategies and develop processes, standards, best practices, and tools that will boost the team’s effectiveness and efficiency.

It is critical to communicate challenges, set expectations, and predict risks to be successful at delivering an extraordinary customer experience (ECE) as well as an extraordinary employee experience (EEE).

What would a typical day look like?

Engineering / Project Performance Management

Accountable for the Design Groups performance in terms of achieving/defining functional targets, meeting/beating project budgets, and ensuring on-time delivery of scope.

Ensure engineering excellence is achieved by active participation in project and design reviews as the approval authority while adhering to the defined process and Stage-Gate methodology.

Review and verify feasibility of proposed project plans for resourcing, milestone dates, and budgets such that project teams are setup with what is required to execute to the plan.

Respond to escalated project and operational challenges with strategic plans and tenacious follow-through to completion, while driving a culture of urgency into the team.

Be the mechanical process owner to develop, approve, and ensure compliance of documented standards and processes for standardization and consistent execution.

Communicate project status, risks, and opportunities to clients, stakeholders, and team members.

People / Team Management

Accountable for the group’s talent development through active coaching, mentoring, training, and front-line management of both the leaders and team members.

Foster a workspace atmosphere that is in strong alignment with values and promotes an extraordinary employee experience.

Prioritize and allocate technical resources to successfully complete projects and ensure project schedules meet on-time delivery milestones.

Understand current and future work levels to pro-actively manage resources, capacity, and chargeability targets. Escalate staffing needs as required.

Communicate team resourcing and project execution performance.

Cross-Functional Contributions

Oversee the integration of automation and custom build solutions into existing systems to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and improve safety.

Support the Project Managers with commercial strategies during project execution (i.e. scope changes, resourcing priorities, narrative management).

What Qualifies You For This Opportunity

Bachelor's degree and/or minimum ten years managing an Engineering team

Specializing in automotive Body In White processing and tooling.

Knowledge and cad design on several systems (UG, AutoCAD, IDEAS, CATIA) along with leadership skills.

Strong knowledge of Automotive Industry (closures/BIW - OEM preferred),

Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Products)

Technical aptitude with problem solving skills.

Exceptional interpersonal/ communication skills,

Must possess strong organizational skills, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Reliable transportation and an ability to travel; Engineering Managers at Classic should have the ability to travel within the US and Canada

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel objects, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, talk and hear.

Specific vision abilities required for the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Classic Design (a Convergix Company)

Founded in 1974, Classic is an end-to-end designer, developer, and integrator of custom automation solutions to customers in the automotive and defense sectors. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with a global footprint across the US and India and a strong legacy of engineering excellence, Classic is an established and innovative partner that is capable of delivering customized solutions across diverse systems and applications.

What does Classic Offer You?

Here at Classic, we offer a very generous compensation and benefits package including:

Health

Dental coverage

401K and more!

About Convergix Automation Solutions

Convergix Automation Solutions is a Global Systems Integrator specializing in custom automated manufacturing systems including, robotics, controls, material handling, information and software systems, process automation in a variety of manufacturing industries. With over 900 employees, 25+ Locations worldwide and $300M in Sales, Convergix is growing organically as well through acquisition to become a leading $1B Automation Integration global partner. We are a single source automation solutions provider that leverages the geography, technology, industry expertise and capacity of the entire Convergix portfolio across the entire value chain for our customers in a diverse set of industries.

Learn more about us: https://convergixautomation.com/

What does Convergix value?

Our values are our foundational concepts on which we build CONVERGIX; we adhere to these no matter what mountain we climb.

Integrity - Respect, Transparency, Commitment

Excellence - Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Collaboration, Communication

Passion - Momentum, Sense of Urgency, Growth, Success, Velocity

We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Classic Design has an accommodation program in place that provides reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please contact Human Resources.

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