Manager, Dimensional Engineering

The Role:

• Lead a world-class dimensional engineering team within the product engineering environment
• Resource planning for, recruitment for, and career development of dimensional engineering and engineering metrology teams
• Responsible for the dimensional strategy of the vehicle
• Focus on body structure, closures, interior, exterior, and chassis dimensional engineering
• Responsibility and opportunity to own and drive dimensional engineering from start to finish
• Build up to vehicle level dimensional simulation models in a rigid and compliant environment
• Correlate the simulation models with real world dimensional performance
• Advise hardware engineering groups on architecture, slip plane strategy, and detailed GD&T
• Work closely with all hardware engineering departments, suppliers, supply chain, supplier quality, manufacturing, quality, and metrology
• Responsibility for the Hardware Engineering Metrology department 

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of direct experience in automotive dimensional engineering with specific responsibilities in a field such as body structures, closures, chassis, interior / exterior
• 5+ years of experience leading teams of dimensional engineers and metrologists with a minimum of 5 direct reports
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in automotive product data management (PDM), Catia, FT&A, GD&T, CAD
• Demonstrated experience as a detail-oriented manager with technical depth and breadth 
• Full program cycle experience from concept to production launch in automotive field 
• Experience with software such as 3DCS, Polyworks Dataloop, QDM
• Experience with metrology technologies from CMM to scanning to photogrammetry including data creation, alignment, and post-processing
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to achieve success in a fast-paced startup environment 
• Profound knowledge of dimensional engineering and demonstrable track record of technical excellence and program execution 
• Exceptional technical abilities paired with outstanding communication skills 
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering or related discipline 
• A strong desire to create the very best product, working as an integral part of a very capable team 
• A practical hands-on approach to complement engineering fundamentals and management skills