**Job Description:** Job Description + Program management: Plans and formulates project timetable after defining customer needs. + Communicates directly with customers (Automotive OEMs) and with global teams. + Coordinates activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolving engineering design and test problems reporting results and status as needed. + Innovates creative product solutions to meet customer needs and works with internal patent department. + Manages and develops suppliers in various fields of manufacturing concerning metal, plastic injection mold makers and rubber industries. + Forms production, QA and engineering teams dedicated to specific phases or aspects of project such as technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and technical plans and product testing. + Reviews product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications. + Acts as facilitator to ensure commitments to customer are met in a timely manner and within budget. + Maintains personal knowledge in product, application and processes appropriate to projects undertaken. + Works with Sales to develop new business opportunities. + Review drawing changes, deviations, and Engineering Change Notices + Coordinates parts design and tool design activities per customer specification + Responsible for financial budget for individual preproduction and development projects + Follows IATF 16949 procedures if customer required and descriptions per the ITW handbook. + Interprets engineering specifications + Authors DFMEA’s, PFMEAs and champions 8D problem solving activities + Review RFQ package: Identify customer part numbers, create bills of materials, derive part weights, evaluate annual volumes, key dates, assembly plant locations. + Develop BOM’s (bill of Materials) + Interpret customer specifications. + Prepare customer reviews, technical presentations and open issues list. + Develop design validation test plans. + Develop and maintain tooling, assembly and test equipment financial plans and documents. + Participate in regular APQP activities and meetings and AAR events. + Create FEA reports. + Lead customer, supplier and ITW tooling and product design signoffs and kick offs. + Lead RFQ activities with tooling, automation and gauge suppliers. + Nominate supplier: Tooling/Parts/Gauges/Automation. + Develop packaging plans per customer requirements. + Support customer build and launch activities. + Monitor tooling, gauge and assembly concepts according to ITW standards. + Maintain customer milestone timing in customer portals. + Issue molding sample requests. + Monitor serial part history. + Monitor release of production to operations. Qualifications + B.S. in Engineering or Engineering Technology with an emphasis in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience + 2+ years of experience in engineering and project management in a manufacturing environment. + Project management experience preferably Tier 1 automotive. PMI PMP certification preferred. + Knowledge in Plastic Injection Molding part design, performance, material selection, tooling technology + Must be adaptable, flexible, organized and act with a sense of urgency and able to operate independently + Must have demonstrated analytical/problem-solving, project management/task planning, engineering risk assessment, creativity/innovation and technical leadership skills. + Must be able to make sound, logical judgments using deductive reasoning, attention to detail; understand the cause and effect of such decisions. + Ability to travel up to 35% to support the customer and launch process. + Strong organization skills, and ability to take on special projects from concept to implementation and maintaining. + Fluent in MS Project, and MS Office Suite. **Compensation Information:** $90K-$110K