• Engineering Manager

    TriMas Corporation (El Cajon, CA)


    Job Summary:

    Manager of Engineering shall be responsible to plan, organize, implement and control a variety of activities related to engineering, research and development, process improvements and production design related to customer specifications to ensure company business goals and customer requirements are met within cost and on schedule.

     

    Projects will include but are not limited to: New Product Development IP designs, Build-to-Print, Design to Spec, and other relevant design activities. The Engineering Manager shall be responsible to ensure the completion of projects from the Request for Proposal (RFP) phase thru Contract Award, Detailed Design, Design Validation/Certification, initial Production, and sustaining engineering efforts.

    Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

    Contribute to all aspects of the business as a member of the Leadership Team.

     

    Manage an Engineering Department with a diverse set of disciplines including manufacturing equipment programming.

     

    Organize, schedule and supervise efforts of R&D, Design and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure engineering activities are completed on schedule and within cost.

     

    Evaluate engineers’ performance and track their developmental needs.

     

    Establish department budget and personnel requirements.

     

    Support Marketing in technical/customer presentations.

     

    Execute review of detailed design activities including manufacturing drawing review, stress analysis, project schedules, etc.

     

    Assure design compliance to customer requirements.

     

    Schedule design reviews, department meetings and interdepartmental presentations to ensure design points are understood and are concurrent with other organization activities.

     

    Ability to take “hands on” approach as well as give appropriate direction.

     

    Set engineering standards and policies that promote technical excellence and interdepartmental cooperation.

     

    Implement appropriate design/office automation tools and methods to ensure the efficiency of departmental design and documentation tasks.

     

    Perform other duties as assigned

     

    Conform to company safety policies and procedures.

     

    Work in a team environment.

     

    This role is required to be on-site 5 days a week at the El Cajon, CA location.