The Mechanical Design Engineer Manager is responsible for a team of engineers who will achieve outlined goals to meet customer requirements for design performance, quality, and cost. Design & develop mechanically orientated components for safety and mission-critical products

General Responsibilities
• Manages a team who communicates with customers to understand new applications and programs. Relays how Sensata technology and portfolio can be designed/customized to meet their needs
• Leverages engineering fundamentals, and org to make sound decisions on complex technical issues
• Detailed understanding of market and implications for business
• Proactively challenge and drives the organization to deliver improved quality and performance related to engineering design
• Conduct presentations of technical information with specifics on projects/schedules and timelines
• Understanding customer requirements and expectations, and developing/driving actions and schedules needed to support those program expectations
• Manages a team who is responsible for interactions with customers to solicit product specifications requirements, schedule expectations and budget
• Manages competitive analysis (benchmarking patent research, cost estimates etc.)
• Advanced understanding of mechanical engineering principles, materials, mechanics, fluid, thermo and heat transfer which influence design for manufacturability
• Manages efforts in design prototype builds and production validation activities in collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality and Supply
• Solicit and provide input to stakeholders for design, manufacturing, material specifications and procedures to ensure the resulting products can be efficiently be produced to Sensata requirements
• Develops mechanical design activities while participating on cross-functional New Product Development (NPD) teams
• Lead mechanical design and sustaining engineering, cost reduction activities to optimize product quality, cost and compatibility with manufacturing systems
• Expertise in common continuous improvement and problem-solving tools and methodologies

Experience / Qualifications
• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

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