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AIT Engineering Manager in Chesterfield, United States
Engineering Manager
Chesterfield, MI 48051, USA
Req #370
Thursday, February 1, 2024
AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.
AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.
Summary:
The Engineering Manager monitors the sites engineering design activities. The position's objective is to lead a team which designs tools, equipment, and systems to meet customer specifications, perform effectively, and are cost efficient.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Plans, directs, and oversees all site engineering activities.
Familiar with a variety of the aerospace industry concepts, practices, and procedures.
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and counseling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Supports the VP of Engineering and develops, organizes, and controls all aspects of the site engineering team, including group goals, labor forecasts, schedules, project budgets and project manpower.
Creates and nurtures a teamwork environment and supports or participates as project team member.
Aids in selection of engineering resources inside and outside of AIT.
Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Supports all projects on behalf of the engineering department from inception through completion.
Accountable for the completion of long-term engineering projects.
Provide leadership to set and meet design schedules.
Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization's established policies and objectives.
Estimate project costs at the department level and execute design for cost.
Assists in change management, organizing revisions and creates change information for estimating.
Attends to the customer requirements. Gives necessary presentations to the customer.
Oversees the engineering design of tools & equipment and interacts with fabrication, assembly, installation and operation and/or repair of products.
Ensures engineering compliance with all customer and/or other pertaining specifications.
Understands and follows safety & environmental regulations and identifies safety/environmental concerns.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with AIT policies and applicable laws.
Adheres to the Quality System and participates in Continuous Improvement.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
Minimum of ten years prior work experience in one or more of the following: Heavy Machine Design, Structural Design Aerospace Tooling Assembly Systems and Automation.
Manufacturing and machine shop background or relevant experience preferred.
Must have exposure to engineering design principles and methodologies.
Over three years of demonstrated experience managing engineering teams.
CAD Software Knowledge:
CATIA V5, NX or Equivalent software knowledge (Solidworks, Pro E, etc.)
Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software (Ansys or Femap is preferred)
Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a Secret security clearance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.
Behave consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations and diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines.
Identify the needs of others and coaches, mentors, or helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Effectively communicate with all levels of personnel.
Recognize different viewpoints and ensures productive resolution of conflict by bring the conflict into the open and encouraging those involved to find appropriate solutions.
Make timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks with information gathered and analyzed.
Work well under pressure and manage sensitive or controversial subjects with tact, kindness, and professionalism.
Behave in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions.
Open to different and new ways of doing things; willingness to modify one’s preferred way of doing things.
Knowledge of engineering and programming including electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and computer programming.
Assign responsibilities that bring out the best work and distributes the workload appropriately; ensures there are clear directions, goals, and responsibilities.
Leadership and management skills with a proven ability to coordinate employees, teams, and departments with different skills and backgrounds.
Define tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.
Self-starter, ability to work independently, act and deliver results, exercising high level judgment in the absence of explicit direction.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
Work Conditions:
Environment Type:
Indoors, Office environment. Temperature controlled.
Exposure Types:
No adverse environmental conditions expected.
Work Hours :
Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, emergent conditions.
Travel Requirements:
This position can involve travel up to 25% of the time.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.
AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.
Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.
Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.
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Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at askhr@aint.com .
AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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