Manager Electrical Engineer

Adient Aerospace is a Joint Venture between Adient and Boeing. Boeing brings a deep knowledge of Aerospace, and Adient is the world’s leader in automotive seating. At Adient Aerospace, it is our mission to deliver innovative seating design through precise operational excellence, resulting in a superior customer experience. We bring the right pieces together, in precisely the right way, at precisely the right time.

Adient Aerospace is looking for a Manager Electrical Engineering Engineer to join our team in Huntington Beach, California. This is an on-site role and must be based in Huntington Beach, CA. We look for highly proficient individuals who are collaborative, value diversity, enjoy working as a team, and share our passion to succeed. We invest in our employees with opportunities for professional development and we offer competitive benefits.

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JOB SUMMARY
The Manager Electrical Engineering is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing electrical engineering to meet company objectives for design, new product development and improvement of existing product lines by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

SUMMARY OF JOB DUTIES - Essential Functions (Other duties and projects may be assigned or requested.)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities; and adhering to budgetary guidelines.
• Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; and developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Manage a location-diverse team by overseeing and coordinating activities across multiple locations, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Ensure designs meet changing OEM requirements for electrical installations in furniture and seats.
• Lead Electrical Engineering Design Reviews to critically assess electrical solutions against business, customer, and certification requirements.
• Ensure on-time or early release of drawings and electrical installations to support operations.
• Manage performance to maintain budget and quality continuously.
• Oversee key projects, processes, performance reports, data, and analysis. Plan documentation systems.
• Develop and implement methods and procedures for monitoring projects, including preparing records of expenditures, research findings, progress reports, and staff meetings to inform management of project status.
• Implement and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Develop, determine, and implement policies, procedures, and programs.
• Review operations and plans to meet sales planning requirements and ascertain electrical engineering needs for developing new markets.
• Select appropriate design concepts and fundamental technology for new products or improvements to existing ones.
• Work with manufacturing, operations, and quality managers to review and monitor quality, process improvements, and new product development.
• Review and analyze proposals to determine if benefits and possible applications justify expenditures.
• Plan and formulate aspects of research and development proposals, including objectives, applications, costs, and resource requirements.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and legal work environment, adhering to company policies.
• Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed.
• Protect