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Director of Product Engineering

Metal Technologies18 open roles

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Metal Technologies, 1401 S Grandstaff Drive, Auburn, Indiana, United States of America
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Your applicationOpen nowDirector of Product EngineeringMetal Technologies · Metal Technologies, 1401 S Grandstaff Drive, Auburn, Indiana, United States of America

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12.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Metal Technologies postings stay open a median of 20 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.5%3 days
  3. 12.3%7 days
  4. 19.3%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 57.8%60 days
This job: posted 5 days ago

Metal Technologies median: 20 days open

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General Summary: The Director of Product Engineering oversees, and participates in the product engineering, activities throughout the corporation. This individual develops the strategic process for product engineering through the creation of policies, procedures, and relationships to ensure a smooth transition from product engineering through the entire product lifecycle. Additionally, the Director of Product Engineering works with all functional areas to improve safety, reduce scrap, minimize cost, maximize productivity, improve processes, achieve organizational objectives, and ensure continual improvements in meeting customer requirements. This role's primary responsibilities are leadership of the product engineering function, guaranteeing the fulfillment of design specifications, ensuring uniformity in user experiences, and leading a team of engineers and developers along with maintaining and promoting the MTI Operating System throughout the company.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the product engineering team to develop and maintain strong relationships and trust with their assigned manufacturing facility. (Dotted line reports) Support the sales team and customers to develop business winning solutions (engineering, cost, productivity, quality, etc) to grow MTIs business meeting MTI’s production facilities KPI’s. Develop an organization that provides leadership and engineering assistance throughout the entire life cycle of product.

Concept engineering and development of the product with the customer Product Cost estimating Pattern layout and engineering – including Magmas. Integration into plants operational plan – Plant involvement, ownership of the product, APQP

Tooling requirements and assistance Product Launch Processing Requirements Core requirements. Necessary capital improvements – investigate and manage the complete programs. Impact on the plant’s operation and financial performance Manage changes and revisions throughout the lifespan.

Continual refinement of existing product to improve performance. Problem resolution with the customer along with changes and revisions throughout the lifespan.

Assist the plant in identifying and prioritizing improvement opportunities. Provides direction and guidance for plant-level initiatives to ensure timely completion. Use the benchmarking process to resolve plant issues and identify plant and industry best practices. Manages the investigation of operational issues by gathering and evaluating data and developing recommended solutions. Manages projects and other duties as assigned. Provides training to project champions as needed. Recommends technological developments and improvements inefficiency. Directs engineering operations and activities, including product development, existing product support, and technical support. Defines, determines, and establishes product strategies and vision that align with long-term business goals. Responsible for the technical and functional aspects of a product and interface with engineers and developers to ensure the quality of the product is up to par. Oversees new development projects and improvements to existing products as well as supervising the team to guarantee timely delivery of new products. In the dotted line will report to this role: Engineering Plant Managers and Tooling. Manages timely and cost-effective delivery of new products by managing development budgets. Oversee staffing decisions, which include hiring, firing, promotions, and performance reviews.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Requirements:

Excellent problem solving, communication, analytical, and leadership skills. Ability to effectively organize multiple tasks. Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma concepts Understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. Understanding of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. Knowledge of machines and tools including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Familiarity with project management tools and/or software

Working Conditions: The Director of Product Engineering will reside in the office as well as on the production floor. frequently travel between plants. This guarantees that the development of products aligns with the specifications and projects.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Management, or related field (or equivalent experience) required. Project Management Certification or equivalent desired 5 or more years of experience as an engineer or project manager in a manufacturing setting preferred. 2 or more years of foundry experience preferred. 2 or more years of experience in a supervisory or managerial role preferred. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Experience with CAD and/or 3-D modeling such as AutoCAD and/or Pro/E preferred.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time

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