Mechanical Engineering Manager

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Engineering / Product Development

Job Profile

Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Management Level

Manager - People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary of $106,700.00 - $177,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

Cox Automotive is searching for a Mechanical Engineering Manager. You will provide leadership and strategic direction for the design, development and maintenance of devices supporting key business functions. You will lead a team(s) that is developing and supporting hardware-based solutions at an enterprise level. Stepping into this role, you can anticipate opportunities for personal and professional growth, a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies, mentoring other engineers through technical challenges, and the satisfaction of making a meaningful impact on the many employees which provide services across the nation. You will also shape the careers of your team members and guide them towards success.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions 

• Oversees mechanical engineering processes and teams and retains technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing and coordinating projects.
• Assigns, manages and performs project work, including scope, schedule, resource allocation and budget.
• Analyzes and reviews project design and development, ensuring alignment with business requirements and performs engineering calculations to support design work.
• Ensures technical drawings, plans and specifications are developed per company practice and customer specifications.
• Engages with electrical, software and other technical colleagues / teams to ensure alignment and project coordination.
• Provides technical advice regarding mechanical systems and related design changes, risk management and change control.
• Guarantees delivery of secure, high quality, well tested and scalable systems components to meet customer and business requirements.
• Engages with customers, end users and business partners to understand system problems and issues.
• Manage team members responsible for the development and maintenance of systems that orchestrate key business activities.  
• Lead the team(s) in the operation of applications deployed throughout the enterprise. 
• Coach team(s) on product delivery and career development. Manage all HR related duties for the team. 
• Ensure high quality engineering execution results in reliable, performant and robust applications. 
• Collaborate with partners from Product, Architecture and other Engineering teams to design and deliver effective technical solutions.  
• Lead team(s) in identifying, prioritizing and resolving technical issues in a timely manner. 
• Create and manage appropriate processes to deliver a quality customer experience through effective development and operational support. 
• Work with the team(s) and utilize metrics to continuously improve both our systems and our processes. 
• Understand the business processes your team supports and the measures of success for the business. 
• Delivers solutions consistent with organizational technology strategy.

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Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 18 years’ experience in a related field.
• 1+ year of experience in management or lead role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in related discipline strongly desired (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or computer engineering).
• Successful experience as part of a product development team as well as leadership of 2 or more team members.
• Proficiency in computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating detailed 3D designs.
• Full product development lifecycle experience from concept to manufacturing to operation.
• Experience in Electrical Engineering involving PCB design.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’