Description
A Tier 1 automotive client is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead the mechanical engineering team responsible for product design and lifecycle management of its Tier 1 products for North America. The role will support hidden antenna solutions.
This Mechanical Engineering Manager will lead mechanical design activities for the North American VAS product line. The manager will oversee approximately 8 employees onsite and 13 engineers/designers/technicians globally.
The role will be responsible for leading product design, supporting new product development, driving component development, resolving design and manufacturing challenges, supporting launches, and mentoring engineering talent. This person will work closely with electrical engineering, program management, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, customers, and production teams to develop cost-effective, manufacturable, and high-quality automotive products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead mechanical engineering design activities for automotive antenna products
- Manage and mentor a team of engineers, designers, and technicians
- Work closely with electrical engineering to create complete electromechanical product designs
- Drive component development to ensure dimensional, functional, appearance, and performance requirements are met
- Support new product RFQ activity, including design concepts and customer proposal support
- Partner with program management to ensure projects stay on schedule and meet design milestones
- Support manufacturing sites through manufacturing concept development, production trial builds, ramp-up, and launch
- Collaborate with manufacturing, industrial engineering, and production teams to resolve manufacturing issues
- Evaluate materials, manufacturing processes, and alternate designs to improve cost and performance
- Support prototype development, validation, testing, and design iterations
- Participate in engineering change processes and ensure design updates are accurate and efficient
- Build credibility with customers through technical presentations and strong communication
Skills
Engineering, Mechanical design, automotive, electromechanical design, process design, machining equipment, fabrication processes, prototype design, wire harness design
Top Skills Details
Engineering, Mechanical design, automotive, electromechanical design, process design
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.
- Minimum of 10+ years of automotive mechanical/electromechanical product design experience preferred.
- 8+ years may be considered if the candidate is very strong technically and has leadership capabilities.
- Experience leading engineering teams or serving as a technical lead, supervisor, staff engineer, or engineering mentor.
- Experience managing multiple projects at one time and driving technical decisions.
- Strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle from concept through launch and production support.
- Hands-on experience with:
- Plastic injection molding
- Resin selection
- Electromechanical product design
- Prototype builds
- Product validation
- Manufacturing feasibility
- Design for manufacturability
- Experience with die-cast aluminum is strongly preferred
- Strong communication skills required, as this person will collaborate globally with suppliers and with customers
- Must be comfortable making time-sensitive technical decisions while balancing risk, cost, timing, and quality
- Must have the personality and professionalism to step into a visible leadership role
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Grand Blanc, MI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $175000.00/yr.
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Grand Blanc,MI.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jul 14, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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