Engineering Manager

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PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is a diversified industrial supplier and global leader in the development of fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket solutions, with a strong portfolio of trusted brands that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY®, and HARTRIDGE™. With over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, PHINIA has approximately 12,500 talented employees and over 40 locations in 20 countries and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Read More

JOB PURPOSE

Lead and develop the application engineering team to provide technical customer interface and support product design, development, validation, industrialization, production launch, and product lifecycle management of customer projects. Responsible for engineering project execution, people development, technical leadership, budget management, global interaction with other PHINIA locations and regions, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure quality, delivery, cost, safety, and customer satisfaction objectives are achieved. Strong cooperation and coordination with the Sales organization to expend PHINIA’s business with Japanese customers. The role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capability, strategic thinking, and the ability to work effectively in a global and matrix organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilites

Team Leadership and Talent Development

• Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate a team of engineers across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Support recruitment, selection, onboarding, and succession planning for engineering talent.
• Create a high-performing team culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Team Leadership and Talent Development
  • Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate a team of engineers across multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Support recruitment, selection, onboarding, and succession planning for engineering talent.
  • Create a high-performing team culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Identify capability gaps and develop training and development plans to meet current and future business needs.
  • Manage workload allocation, resource planning, and prioritization of engineering
• Engineering and Technical Leadership
  • Lead engineering activities to capture and communicate customer requirements throughout the product lifecycle, including concept development, product design, simulation, validation, launch, manufacturing support, and product maintenance.
  • Provide technical direction and serve as a key engineering resource for complex technical issues and problem-solving.
  • Ensure engineering deliverables comply with company standards, engineering procedures, design guidelines, and product development processes.
  • Support and coordinate with customer and internal development teams and plants within and across regions for robust engineering practices including DFMEA, design verification, testing, engineering documentation, drawings, specifications, and change management.
  • Ensure design reviews and project gate reviews are conducted effectively and in accordance with project timing requirements
• Project and Business Management
  • Lead engineering projects to achieve cost, quality, delivery, and performance objectives.
  • Establish project budgets, monitor expenditure, and ensure engineering spending remains within approved targets.
  • Anticipate project risks and proactively communicate challenges and mitigation plans to management.
• Cross-Functional & Customer Collaboration
  • Collaborate, coordinate and provide technical support to the sales organization.
  • Collaborate effectively with internal and external team members.
  • Represent Engineering in customer meetings, project reviews, and management presentations.
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
  • Act as the engineering spokesperson for cross-functional and leadership discussions.
• Safety
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety culture within the engineering organization.
  • Ensure completion of required safety training and achievement of departmental safety objectives and KPIs.
  • Support emergency preparedness activities and corporate EHS requirements.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP 

For this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country where the position is based. Only in certain circumstances, based on business need, does PHINIA provide sponsorship for employment visa status.

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