Engineering Manager

Air Lift Company • Lansing, MI, US

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Air Lift, a third-generation family-owned company, was founded in 1949 in Lansing, Michigan. Air Lift supplies the automotive aftermarket with load assist products and performance suspensions for show and track. Our goal is to consistently provide products and services that meet and exceed customer's requirements and expectations. We do this by recruiting top talent and retaining them through our commitment to professional development and preservation of our culture.

Essential results-based duties

Operate within the Air Lift Guiding Principles : respect, innovation, continuous improvement, integrity
Manage Applications team to deliver world-class air suspension kits
Enable direct reports : remove obstacles, supply resources to increase their efficiency and effectiveness
Lead cross-department, supplier, customer collaboration and cooperation
Organize APQP, ECR, CAR, etc. projects + tasks and delegate to team
Empower team to take responsibility and make decisions
Create environment of open honest communication
Review and challenge deliverables / output to be world-class
Develop suppliers
Develop customers and internal partners to support product success

Position requirements

Suspension product development experience (min 5 years), including gathering customer requirements and creating comprehensive product specifications

Manage contractor / supplier development programs

Coordinate prototype builds and lab testing / validation

Define and manage customer integration of system

In-field support of customer including testing and development

Project Management experience (min 2 years) including cross-disciplined team task management using Gantt charts

Gantt creation and active revision to overcome obstacles

Able to technically lead and manage multiple projects

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Minimum education : Bachelor's of Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Automotive / commercial truck systems experience

Structured product development (APQP) experience including DFMEA, DVP

Able to generate detailed reports and communicate clearly using MS Office tools

Team player : able to work on multiple projects in a dynamic work environment

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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