ENGINEERING MANAGER

## Description

# Objective

Engineering Manager plans, directs, and coordinates product and manufacturing engineering activities within an engineering project. They need to possess a unique set of skills that combine technical expertise with people management skills.

# Essential Functions

• Research and develop designs and products.
• Determine the need for training and talent development.
• Hire contractors and build teams.
• Ensure products have the support of upper management.
• Provide clear and concise instructions to engineering teams.
• Lead research and development projects that produce modern designs, products, and processes.
• Check the team’s work for accuracy.
• Coordinate work with other managers and staff.

# Preferred Skills

• Print and specification reading and interpretation and creation using AutoCAD Inventor.
• Strong Mechanical aptitude; Process Improvement mindset, Analyzing Information.
• Verbal Communication; Informing Others, Continual Improvement, Mindfulness, and Thoroughness. Dealing with Complexity; Statistics, Lean workplace, General knowledge of manufacturing and Machining practices.

## Qualifications
# Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering Technology preferred. Relevant job experience in lieu of Engineering Degree acceptable.
• 3+ years in product engineering with management experience, automotive/fastener experience preferred.

# Competencies

• **People Skills** **–** Treats others with courtesy and respect regardless of their status or position; keeps emotions under control; approaches others in a tactful manner; maintains confidentiality; effectively separates personal issues and problems from work responsibilities and activities.
• **Oral****Communication****–** Speaks clearly, confidently, and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• **Written****Communication****–** Writes clearly, accurately, and informatively; presents numerical data accurately and effectively; can read and interpret written technical information.
• **Teamwork****–** Contributes to building a positive team spirit, shares knowledge and experience.
• **Diversity****–** Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a tolerant, respectful, and harassment-free environment.
• **Ethics****–** Maintains confidentiality; works ethically and with integrity; upholds personal and organizational values.
• **Organizational****Support****–** Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization’s goals and values.
• **Planning****/ Organizing –** Uses time efficiently; strives to understand and satisfy priorities.
• **Professionalism****–** Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions; follows through on commitments; continuously strives to increase knowledge and skills.
• **Quality****–** Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality; is not satisfied with anything less than 100% conformance with all requirements.
• **Quantity****–** Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly while maintaining quality of work.
• **Safety****and****Security****–** Observes safety and security procedures, reports potentially unsafe conditions and security issues.
• **Adaptability****–** Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• **Dependability –** Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with alternate plan; shows a willingness to perform