| Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
Vehicle Packaging Manager
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) seeks an engineering design manager to lead its diverse, growing Vehicle Packaging Team of the Structures Engineering Design (SED) Department. The Vehicle Packaging Manager would coordinate full-vehicle development efforts across design studio and engineering design teams, aligning efforts with the program vision, strategy, and business plan to meet internal and external customer objectives.
What You Will Do:
Develop project work plans and budget in support of SEDs vision
Develop goals and objectives for all direct reports
Assign tasks and projects to support the related team's work plan
Serve as a subject-matter expert in overall vehicle layout and packaging requirements
Ensure team support of current and future product development for occupant packaging, vehicle layouts, and overall packaging development
Manage and direct engineers in daily activities for work projects relating to team activities in support of Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis vehicles
Support R&D activities for future product development and special projects
Manage packaging issues by creating, assigning, and tracking, while coordinating regular packaging review meetings with key stakeholders until issue resolution
Identify interference conditions and feasibility challenges, and develop solutions to address said conditions and challenges
Leverage kinematic models to generate clearance envelopes for accurate spatial planning
Perform benchmarking analysis and maintain a database of dimensional benchmarks
Assist in the development of general layout drawings and master sections
Analyze surfaces, working closely with designers to ensure production feasibility and alignment with vehicle systems
Collaborate across functional teams, including manufacturing, to ensure the feasibility of assembly processes
Present findings and updates for upper management to review
Design and develop BIW designs for minor and major change programs
Travel up to 20% of the time, both domestically and internationally
What You Will Bring to the Role:
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
8-12 years in automotive vehicle design and development with increasing levels of project and team management
3+ years managing a multi-functional engineering team
Expert in vehicle packaging and resolving space and location concerns between multiple engineering teams
Significant experience and expertise in coordinating with design studios
Experience with multiple propulsion systems and their supporting architectures
Experience and expertise in automotive areas, such as structures, closures, and CAE
Proficiency in CATIA V5
Experience using engineering tools to create and modify 2D and 3D drawings
Ability to explain technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Adept in Microsoft programs, such as Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
An ability to prepare reports/spreadsheets (when needed) to support project-related work
Excellent time management, self-management, project management, and organization skills
Strong written, oral, interpersonal, presentation, and leadership skills
Flexibility with program and process changes. Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis may make late changes to satisfy customer needs.
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