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Engineering Manager - Trim 

Minimum 5 Years experience in Engineering Management

Venteon is currently seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to fill a opening with a Tier 1 manufacturing company located in Metro Detroit. The ideal candidates should have a background in engineering, ideally in seat trim, with experience managing teams covering program management, quality, manufacturing and lab work.

Requirements of the Engineering Manager

• 5+ years of Seat Trim experience 

• BSME or similar degree 

• Proven ability to mentor and train teams of engineers 

• Experience launching automotive programs 

Benefits of the Engineering Manager

• Competitive salary

• Advancement potential

• Full time

• Paid time off

• Medical / Dental / Vision

• Profit Sharing & Pension plans

Responsibilities of the Engineering Manager

• Leads trim product development for a seating business unit.

• Leads trim design reviews and open issues meetings.

• Ensures trim best practices and processes are applied appropriately.

• Reviews and ensures that DFMEAs are completed/updated prior to release of tooling. Ensures that all high RPNs have been designed out or have a corrective action plan.

• Designs trim patterns aligned with the trim, foam interface template and follows Design for Assembly guidelines.

• Maintains strong working knowledge of trim cover construction process.

• Coaches principles of 2D pattern design using manual patterns, Optitex 2D CAD tools and Lectra as appropriate.

• Provides engineering solutions based on data driven problem solving and application of the Basic Engineering Process (BEP).

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to bray@venteon.us.com.

We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

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