• Novi, Michigan
• Automotive
• 105000
• Full Time regular employee
•  8:00～17:00
•  New

Job Description

【Position】
Project Manager

【Summary】
We are looking to add a smart and eager-to-contribute individual for a Project Manager role to help accelerate the already growing business operations at the company.

 【Essential Duties】
1) Proactively manage and lead the successful commercial and technical activities to make an engineering project successful, ensuring adherence to budget, timing, and quality.
2) Lead and perform the delivery of tasks during the execution of the customer projects.
3) Learn new engineering concepts, equipment, software tools for successful delivery.
4) Create written reports/analysis (Excel/Word/Powerpoint) for project status and proposals.
5) Communicate with customers, with support from the supervisor and team.
6) Propose proactively in engineering projects towards expansion of the business.

In addition to the responsibilities above, the first assignment/project for this candidate will be as a Project Manager (PjM) for Production Engineering.
This individual will provide standardized and holistic direction, reporting to and interfacing with the internal Program Manager and customer.  PjM will manage Project Control document and assume Project Coordinator (PjC) responsibilities when PjC is absent.   This role will require travel to and work from manufacturing plants within the US (white collar work), may be in excess of 60%, up to 100% travel.   

 【Working Hours, Working style】
- Approximately 40 hours per week
- Office or manufacturing setting - must be able to sit and work on a computer for extended periods of time, ability to walk and stand, travel as needed.
- Under no circumstances will this individual be “working on the line” or participating in the manufacturing activities.  This is purely a supervisory role anytime this individual is at/in the manufacturing facilities. 

 【Working Location】
- Novi, MI (main office); This is an in-office role
- Manufacturing locations in the US – Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Georgia, Alabama
- Travel will be on a weekly basis (M-F) with return on Friday.  Subject to change.
- Monthly travel percentage may exceed 60% during the course of the first project. 

 【Salary, Benefit】
(a) Annual Base Salary = $105,000
(b) Annual Target Bonus = 10%
(c) Paid Time Off = 10 day’s vacation (planned)+ 8 days occasional time (unplanned) + 14
holidays (anticipated)
(d) Choice of 3 different Medical plans, Dental, Vision
(e) Life Insurance, Disability, +other
(f) 401k match = up to 5%
(g) Use of company vehicle for customer visits and project support
(h) IT equipment including laptop and cell phone
(i) Customized Career Development Roadmap for personal and professional development,
with expectation of candidate growth within the company to higher roles and more
responsibility. This may include tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year for
company approved education.

【Holidays】
Saturday, Sunday, Holiday

 【Qualifications】
(a) 8+ years of professional engineering experience.   Very strong foundational engineering skills.
a. Must Have:  
① At least 3 years of Project/Program Management experience
② Previous Experience with manufacturing operations and familiarity with Kaizen, 8D, 5W, and other problem-solving techniques.
③ The ability to manage suppliers and timelines.
④ The ability to work directly with customers as the primary contact point.
⑤ The ability to think strategically and create proposals/solutions to address customer pain points.

b. Nice to Have:  
① Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronic Product Development Experience.
② Supplier Quality Experience.
③ Previous Experience as an Application Engineer or Design & Release Engineer for the entire continuous V-cycle (Concept to SOP).
④ Knowledge of Automotive integration efforts, processes, new technologies and trends in the Autonomous space.  
⑤ OEM and Tier1 experience  

(b) Bi-Lingual in English and Japanese (Native or Fluent (N1))
(c) Self-motivated, proactive, urgent, enthusiastic, ambitious, & passionately curious – does not require micro-level instructions and oversight to take action.
(d) Open to learn new engineering skills, commercial skills, tools, ideas etc.  
(e) Advanced skills in MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word  
(f) Open to working in multi-national team  
(g) Creative mind-set to combine engineering and business  
(h) Willingness and desire to tap into personal network and previous employers to acquire new business opportunities
(i) Professional Certifications: a. PMP desired, but not required upon entry.  PMP certification will be paid for and expected by SCAEUS within the first 12 months of employment.

5. EDUCATION
(a) Bachelor degree in Engineering. a. Manufacturing, Industrial, Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.
(b) Master’s Degree and/or MBA (Nice to have) 

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