Design Engineering Manager

Title: Design Engineering Manager

Reports to: VP of Engineering

Job Purpose: Serves as the direct manager of the Design Engineers provides technical leadership within the Engineering department and is responsible for all engineering designrelated activities.

Location: Atlanta GA

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Plan implement and manage customer support functions:

• Manages mentors and trains Design Engineers
• Actively engages with Design Engineers and other Engineering team members at all other facilities
• Manage all Design Engineering processes and standard work with a focus on continuous process improvement
• Along with the VP of Engineering develops and maintains a cadence for onsite support at all other facilities
• Through the Kata process works to implement changes and Continuous Improvement projects for Manufacturing support
• Creates engineering working tooling and fixture drawings as required by current projects
• Reviews and provides feedback on part tooling fixture and gauge designs via the Design Review process
• Maintains Vault drawing database through periodic audits
• Coordinates drawing changes with the appropriate departments
• Participates in PPC meetings and updates PPC documents for Engineering
• Evaluates customer data and contacts customer as necessary to determine critical dimensions and part function
• Delegates development of engineering drawings from customer prints samples and/or other customersupplied information
• Assists in PPAP creation as required for new designs/parts
• Assists with performing DFMEAs and PFMEAs as required for new designs/parts
• Creates and maintains ERP part data in support of manufacturing
• Assists in the development and maintenance of Engineering standard work documents
• Investigates coordinates and completes engineering change requests with the appropriate departments
• Determines necessary data for engineering evaluations of quality and manufacturing issues
• Maintains part approval history and leads part validation & verification process
• Supports programming operation and maintenance of select automated machinery
• Supports Tooling Design Engineer in designing and validating tooling fixtures and gauges in support of manufacturing
• Assist VP of Engineering with building and executing the departments longterm strategy and vision

Operate within Company Parameters:

• Champion continuous improvement efforts through knowledge and awareness training and process improvement.
• Maintains an organized clean and safe work area using 6S guidelines and participates in audits as required
• Liaise with other functional groups and departments to support operational capabilities changes and improvements and to communicate timelines and deliverables to complete projects on time.
• Ensure activities meet and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management health and safety legal stipulations environmental policies and general duty of care
• Execute all responsibilities according to lawful and ethical standards as established by company policies and procedures

Key Measures of Success:

• Gross Margin
• Safety Recordables
• Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
• OnTime Launch (OTL)
• On Time Delivery (OTD)
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• 6S Audit

Qualifications :

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in design engineering mechanical engineering or related field
• Autodesk Inventor or similar 3D modeling experience
• Experience in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) with the ability to apply and communicate standards
• Selfdirected/Organized
• Strong work ethic
• Dependable schedule
• MS Windows savvy
• Respectful of others
• Willing to get handson in a manufacturing environment
• Capable of finding a way around over or through challenges
• Willing and able to travel 25

Additional Information :

Phoenix Stamping Group LLC offers a drugfree work place along with a competitive salary and benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer (EEO) dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color age sex religion sexual orientation gender identity or national origin and in compliance with ADAAA.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime