Job Summary

Lead a group of Lead Engineers, Engineers and Technicians to develop a multi-part product (system), or multi-step processes to a set of defined specifications.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer engineering organization and build relationships with engineering and technology key “decision makers”.
• Understand customer product issues and opportunities for product improvements.
• Ensure customer engineering groups understand Yanfeng technical capabilities.
• Support teams with program specific issues.
• Inform customer engineering leadership of significant launch, production or timing related issues (“no surprises”).
• Provide single contact point for escalation to customer engineering.
• Provide Leadership to the Group following the YFSS (Yanfeng Safety Systems) leadership expectation model.
• Make complex decisions and guidance of securing new business awards.
• Manage resources and budgets from award through SOP.
• Communicate with the teams and peer engineering managers to share best business practices through LEAN Engineering.
• Ensures documents, processes and procedures are managed and maintained using all YFSS standards and systems (BOS, PRP, Lean, CPP, CMP, EPIC, BEP, etc)
• Successfully fulfill people leadership and people development responsibilities, including providing mentorship and support of the team; succession planning; resource planning, etc.

Education

• Bachelors Degree or higher in Engineering (Mechanical, or similar), or equivalent experience in a technical career path

Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ experience in the automotive industry
• Experience in safety restraints highly desired.
• Experience leading programs and teams with full engineering responsibility.
• Airbag design, development, and launch expertise demonstrated on multiple programs – preferably with North American OEMs.
• Airbag module testing and performance analysis experience.
• Knowledge of plastic part design for injection molding.
• Knowledge of Injection Mold Tooling (gates, parting lines, action, etc.) as it relates to part design.
• Plastic resin and materials selection knowledge as related to airbag modules.
• Experience using CAE as a design and product optimization tool.
• Dimensional management and tolerancing experience.
• Ability to develop component and sub-assembly GD&T tolerancing and tolerance stack-up studies in support of manufacturing & craftsmanship goals.
• Ability to communicate in a professional and respectful manner in a team environment. Identify and address issues in a direct, “data driven” manner.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
• PMP training or Program Management experience desired.
• Chinese- or Spanish language skills desirable, but not required.
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic; “coaching” leadership style.
• Available as needed for domestic and international travel, up to 25%.