Engineering Group Lead

The Engineering Group Lead is a professional responsible for overseeing and optimizing the high-pressure die casting process in a manufacturing setting. This involves managing resources, ensuring quality, up-time, and improving efficiency in the production of die-cast components while utilizing advanced Stellantis Production Way (SPW) tools.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Leading Engineers in attainment of continuous improvement goals of operations and implementation of new model launches and non-new model capacity improvements.

* Must have excellent project management skills, capable of creating project schedules, maintaining project budgets/forecasts, and tracking/closing open issues.

* Capable of supporting / creating budgetary cost estimates for new and retool studies.

* Participate in simultaneous engineering activities and suppliers on new model programs.

* Obtain outside resources and information when technical challenges exceed capability of the cross functional team.

* Actively participate and intervene in project development in the area(s) of responsibility to reduce/eliminate waste.

* Drive HPDC (High Pressure Die Cast) lines and processes to fully PPAP'd requirements at 70% OPE

* Drive kaizen/projects with Engineering Team in areas of waste defined through prioritization.

* Ability to present during plant / project reviews to all levels of leadership of the organization.

* Train, coach, and support the deployment of sophisticated SPW tools on more complex problems (e.g. major and advanced projects utilizing statistical methods to reduce variation).

* Offer hands on trouble-shooting support to the assigned Technical Engineers and Maintenance Support Team in securing/improving OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) of process equipment including the improvement of MTBF (mean time between faults) and reduction in MTTR (mean time between repairs).

* Oversee/ensure the updating of all process equipment related documentation including, but not limited to:

* Tool and operation sheets, machine drawings, tool drawings,

* PFMEA's (process failure model effects analysis), control plans,

* OPL's (one point lessons),

* EWO's (emergency work order), software back-up programs, etc.

* Lead efforts for spare parts definition and cataloging in the business unit assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in engineering

* Proven experience in high-pressure die casting processes.

* Knowledge of die design, tooling, and metal casting techniques.

* Proficiency in CAD software and simulation tools.

* Create/support new business cost studies as required.

* Must be able to lead and coach engineers in problem solving methodologies.

* Must have excellent communication skills and strong knowledge of business metrics.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

* Demonstrated leadership competencies and able to handle multiple tasks and work with all levels of management, union and other organizations.

* Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

* Travel 20/40%