Position Summary: The Global Engineering Leader has overall accountability for the product development of a key customer account, partnering across function to develop deep knowledge and relationships with the customer to position Shape to win. As a key member of our Product Engineering Team, this leader will be responsible for setting the strategy and day-to-day direction for a product development and design team, exhibiting a high level of leadership, customer focus, and drive to win.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:- Develop the overall product development vision, strategy, and supporting work plans for a key customer account
- Provide day-to-day direction to a global team of product development and product design team members
- guiding continuous skill development and high performance and ensuring projects are on track and aligned with sound engineering principles.
- Anticipate, estimate, secure, and develop the global resources needed to ensure successful execution of the Shape OEM strategic plan.
- Develop and maintain strong, trusted customer relationships by demonstrating deep understanding of customer trends and unmet needs and positioning Shape as a unique solution provider who can meet those needs.
- Act as primary liaison and escalation point between Advanced Product Development, Sales, and Customer stakeholders for new products and processes as they are developed.
- Partner with the team to identify opportunities for both incremental and game changing innovation for the customer.
- Contribute thought leadership to the broader Corporate Engineering Team, providing continuous improvement ideas related to Shape's engineering products, systems, and processes on a regular basis.
- Maintain global market awareness, proactively identify competitor trends, and anticipate regulatory changes and regional requirements that may impact Shape.
- Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
- Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.
Position Skills and Experience Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineerings required with Master's Degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of product development engineering experience in the automotive environment.
- Proven success building strong customer and cross functional stakeholder relationships.
- Advanced proficiency in all forms of communication.
- Expert in Shape Internal processes ( DFM/ SPS/ SES....)
- Proven success managing multiple priorities and complex customer project plans.
- Prior experience managing a global team of engineering resources, working across time zones and cultures.
- Willingness and ability to travel globally up to thirty percent of the time.
- IATF Requirement and Audit system
