Engineering Manager- Air Registers

Company Description

Would you thrive in a global company with a decentralized and entrepreneurial culture?  If so, read on!

Who is ITW (Illinois Tool Works)?

ITW, founded in 1912, is a global company with over 45,000 employees.  We set ourselves apart with a differentiated and proprietary business model.  We have the stability of a large corporation but day to day act more like an entrepreneurship. 

We have 7 industry leading segments that leverage the ITW Business Model to generate solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer focused solutions are required. Our products are everywhere even if you don’t know it yet, we are there!

What does ITW Air Flow Management do?

ITW Air Flow Management delivers differentiated value to the North American Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) by addressing industry trends of autonomous driving, display integration and customized environments.  We are a producer of interior components such as Pressure Relief Valves (PRVs) and Air Registers bringing in approximately $88M of revenue.

We are part of a division with 3 locations and approximately 530+ employees in North America.  Our manufacturing location are in Westminster, MA and Reynosa, Mexico.  In addition, our Sales, Engineering and Product Development team are located in Troy, MI.  This role will be in our Troy Office.

What can ITW bring to you?

We care and live by a set of core values.  Our entrepreneurial culture encourages our employees to have ownership in their development and achieving career goals.  We offer many great benefits .  Besides the expected benefits (health/dental/vision etc.), we also offer matching 401k, parental leave, company paid income protection and our 3 for 1 Matching Gift Program!  For more information, please go to:  https://www.itw.com/careers/benefits-compensation/  

Job Description

Job Description

• Leads the Engineering team through the design, development, and implementation of new products and product changes for Air Register components in North America
• Ensures that product designs or design changes proposed by the Engineering or Operations team meet customer requirements and are design-feasible within the manufacturing, quality and commercial requirements
• Responsible in guiding the Engineering team and the cross functional teams to update and release the required APQP documents to support Customer launches (i.e.: Design requirements, CAD models, Drawings, Feasibility Documents, GD&T, Prototype tooling and parts, Key Product Characteristic, Tolerance stack up, CAE activities, Engineering specifications, PFMEAs etc.).
• Prepares and reviews cost models with the Engineering team and Operations, so that the Sales Teams can take them as basis for the Quotations
• Works with the Sales Leaders for Air Register to translate the Organic Growth Strategies into Annual and Long-Range Plan needs, that ensure business’s ability to meet or exceed organic growth and profitability goals
• Business partner for the Innovation team to understand customer pain points and market trends and to identify new product / application opportunities
• Execution of organic growth strategy for Air Register through the development of a high-performing, cross-functional team with a focus on talent development through structured competency models, talent acquisition and inclusive leadership founded in ITW Culture and Values and Leadership Development Framework
• Participates in regular product/application discussions with external customers, Project Managers, and Engineering teams from NA and other regions

Qualifications

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience with engineering in the automotive industry;
• Experience in an engineering management role or similar area; Ability to build high performing teams that meet and exceed expectations
• Solid MS Excel abilities including working knowledge of budgeting and planning and both short and long-term planning.
• Solid technical skills, including part design, mechanical engineering, DFMEA, PFMEA and root-cause analysis
• Excellent communication skills, including MS PowerPoint, verbal and written, to meet a variety of stakeholder communication needs and at a variety of levels
• Excellent leadership presence, including communication and presentation skills for a multi-national business environment and adapting style to high-stakes customer meetings to employee townhalls to executive leadership discussions
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university in Engineering or related area;
• Willing to travel up to 30%; both domestic and internationally<