This position is responsible for supervising a team of sustaining engineers who are responsible for coordinating all activities related to engineering support for motors that are in production. Leads VA/VE initiatives that pertain to operations, quality, and cost reduction tasks to continuously improve commercial value through end-of-life. Serves as engineering representative to the customer and liaises with the manufacturing facility to address any emergent or ongoing issues related to the product. Works cross-functionally to maintain safety and quality of launched products. Monitors work product of team and provides direction on daily tasks.
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee engineering support of product in production
Confronts and solves performance/operational issues to improve team efficiency
Works with cross-functional team to help determine root cause of issues related to production motors
Create cost reduction ideas and implement cost reductions
Works with customer to support customer-requested modifications to motors in production
Supports the creation of new salable entities using existing products with minor changes
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Education Bachelor's degree in engineering field
Experience and qualifications Minimum 7 years' experience in engineering or related field, including 3+ years of managerial experience
Ability to work with CAD-related design documents and ERP systems
Ability to provide input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience reporting out, and presenting to, leadership
Good customer communication
Ability to manage multiple priorities/create and update priority lists
Work on cross-functional teams to resolve issues and implement changes