Senior Program Engineering Manager

Position Summary

A Senior Program Engineering Manager is ultimately responsible for the product design, development, and the release of their respective department’s products. This individual must demonstrate discipline, vision, and leadership in order to ensure direct reports are engineering company products appropriately. This is accomplished through documentation, administration, implementation, and enforcement of the procedures, standards, and best practices, inside and outside of the department.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support, approve, and enforce engineering standards through implementation of best practices, company processes, and design reviews
• Enforce full design and specification reviews across all components and assemblies, according to TS, Cooper Standard Design and Process Standards
• Anticipate and recognize systemic issues within and outside the department and develop action plans for improvement
• Accountable for the performance and results of multiple related teams
• Support and implement the overall department product strategy, and translate into actionable items for the team
• Develop departmental plans, including business, production and/or organizational priorities
• Develop and meet department personnel, expense, capital budgets, and ensure that budget line items are tracked and expensed properly between departments, facilities and regions
• Ensure products are developed by utilizing CAE and 6 Sigma tools and structure to ensure product and processes are fully validated
• Impacts the business results of a discipline by supporting and funding of projects, products, services and/or technologies and developing policies and plans
• Ensure clear communication of lessons learned are shared within their respective department and across other departments including but not limited to Purchasing, Materials, Quality, etc.
• Allocate resources to ensure proper support of all department business
• Identifies and resolves complex technical, operational and organizations problems
• Provide leadership to managers and professional staff
• Influence others internally and externally, including senior leaders
• Oversee reporting of DV and PV plans/status/results including any failures and root cause analysis to executive management
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams with regards to identified VA/VE opportunities
• Support the evaluation and troubleshooting of product build issues during all phases of the product lifecycle
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description. Performs other related duties

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree preferred; Masters or other advanced degree is a plus
• Minimum of seven years’ prior management experience
• Working knowledge of customer functional performance requirements
• Experience with launching several products from initial concept, prototype and customer trials, production launch, and service
• Experience in tracking and recording internal and customer identified open issues from point of identification through to resolution
• Ability to apply in‑depth understanding of the business and of how own discipline integrates within the function to contribute to the achievement of business results
• Requires broad understanding and application of concepts, theories and principles within own discipline and knowledge of other disciplines
• Black Belt or Six‑Sigma experience a plus
• Must have excellent technical and mechanical aptitude
• Complete understanding of DFMEA, DVPR&R, PFMEA, Control Plans, APQP and Problem Solving
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Experience and understanding of the new vehicle development process
• Knowledge of customer product development and engineering change processes, acronyms are a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary

Work Environment / Work Conditions

• Professional Office Environment
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
• Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury

Position Type

Regular

Additional Locations

No additional locations specified.

Additional Information

Cooper Standard is proud of its diverse workforce and committed to providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, age, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are dedicated to creating an environment at work that not only values diversity but also encourages inclusion and a sense of belonging. We firmly believe that a diverse workplace fosters an environment where our employees can flourish and provide superior service to our customers. Because we recognize and value the range of ways in which people acquire experiences, whether personal, professional, or via education or volunteerism, we invite interested applicants to evaluate the key duties and requirements and apply for any opportunities that fit your experience and qualifications. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as certain state and/or local laws. If you believe you require such assistance to complete our online application or to participate in an interview, you (or someone on your behalf) may request assistance by emailing recruitment@cooperstandard.com with a description of the accommodation you seek. Application materials submitted to this email address will not be considered.

Remote Status

Hybrid