Role : Technical Manager

Vacancy At : Bangalore

Essential Skills/Job Description :

- Manage Team of Launch Engineers & Project engineers

- Develop the Product Support Group and Project engineers

- Drive staffing, knowledge transfer and training of APQP | Launch Engineers

- Drive HPD and MRR

- Define goals aligned with Program management, Engineering and AME activities

- Train Engineering teams on APQP process and tools.

- Ensure correct usage of the tools driving compliance to the defined process

- Align the team and process to Aerospace requirements and ensure best practices are applied - coordinate with the other regions as well as project engineers

- Drive STP(Standard Transition Process) compliance for executing Transition projects

- Drive best project engineering practices and address any challenges/risks for executing Transition projects

- Upgrade the process if required

- Develop synergies and share best practices between GROE, C&PS and Factories

- Actively participate in worldwide joint development of APQP and Continuous improvement processes.

- Challenge AE, PE, ME and SBM to mitigate risks

- Documentation & Application of APQP Processes

- Work closely with Program Managers to prepare and review projects previous to phase exit.

- Manage Escalation Process among the groups

- Participate in IPDS phase gate and provide acceptance or rejection statement

- Responsible for ensuring the project and associated written communication is documented for best cases and lesson learned information for organizational improvement.

- Review and approve documentation before any phase exit or launch

- Ensure for all launches supplier readiness, manufacturing readiness is done by collaborating with AME, Quality, PM and Plant

- Lead task force team if required

- Participate in audit to ensure APQP is executed per plan as need base.

Dealing with Ambiguity : Can effectively cope with change; decide and act without having the total picture; achieve success despite ambiguity; comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.

Action Oriented : Works hard, full of energy; seizes opportunities when they arise, bias for engagement.

Business Acumen : Knowledge of current and emerging practices, methods, and information relating to discipline and application within the industry.

Command Skills : Rapidly Assesses situation and decides on corrective action response, emerges as leader.

Vision and Purpose : Creates and communicates vision that is aligned with company goals and business needs; dedicated to success; inspires and motivates.

Conflict Management : Makes conflicts opportunities for improvement; strives for win / win resolutions.

Customer Focus : Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of customers; applies first hand customer information for improvements; establishes and maintains effective customer's relationships.

- Leadership Courage Emerges as a leader in ambiguous situations, leans forward, identifies areas needing improvement and drives for change

Managing and Measuring : Able to interface with remote sites. Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives and establishes diagnostics and metrics; monitors results; delivers timely and objective feedback on accomplishments.

Priority Setting : Ability to identify and focus on key drivers towards End State strategies; seeks diverse opinions when establishing priorities; stays the course.

Problem Solving : Finds effective solutions based on root causes; seeks diverse opinions; applies six sigma procedures.

Education and Qualification Required :

- Bachelors/Masters in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent

- Minimum 10 to 15 years experience either in engineering, quality or manufacturing in an Aerospace or Automotive environment

- Green Belt, Black Belt, Lean Expert certification is preferred

- 5 + years of management experience in managing direct reports

Additional Qualifications :

- Six Sigma Green Belt, Design for Six Sigma, Black Belt certification is preferred.

- Beneficial to have either mechanical engineering or electrical engineering degree

Location : Bangalore, INDIA

Knowledge and Skills Required :

- Strong leadership profile, team builder for APQP, motivator, facilitator for key project reviews

- Fluent with APQP Tools

- Excellent Communication skills, train and coach Team & Platforms on complex processes

- Strong awareness to Project Engineering/Program management practices

- Interpersonal skills

- Team player

- Technical understanding of Aerospace industry or Automotive industry and how it works.

- Knowledge of corrective action process, process control plans, PFMEA and gauge R & R.

- Knowledge of APQP, product launch and SPC tools.

- Ability to read blue prints, knowledge of GD & T.

- Ability to audit and challenge team.

- Ability to analyze problem using six sigma tools.

- Understanding of risk analysis.

- Detail understanding of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).

- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.

- Demonstrated ability to use influencing skills to accomplish goals and objectives.

- Able to manage multiple priorities.

- Strong analytical skills; able to use data, communicate key trends, develop and execute continuous improvement plans

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