Jobs at Gentex Corporation

Leads research and development of new materials, devices, processes, and products. Responsibilities include experimentation, testing, technical analysis, patent support, supplier identification, cross-functional project leadership, laboratory coordination, product launch support, mentoring, and potential staff supervision. The role requires applying advanced scientific and engineering principles to solve complex development and production challenges while documenting results and communicating findings to leadership.

Leads CRM and lifecycle marketing programs across consumer and connected product brands. Develops customer journeys, marketing automation workflows, segmentation strategies, and multichannel campaigns across email, SMS, push, and in-app messaging. Oversees campaign testing, deployment, optimization, reporting, and compliance with privacy regulations. Serves as a CRM technology subject matter expert, partnering cross-functionally to improve customer acquisition, retention, loyalty, personalization, and engagement.

Designs and improves industrial production systems through lean practices, process optimization, product launches, inventory control, cost analysis, quality improvement, ergonomic workstation design, and production data analysis. Maintains manufacturing documentation, including bills of materials, routings, control plans, FMEAs, process flows, and work standards. Collaborates with operations and launch teams to improve process stability, resolve quality issues, and implement new manufacturing processes.

Develop and test embedded software across the full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, design, implementation, unit/integration tests, verification and validation. Collaborate with hardware and cross-functional teams to bring up cameras, SoCs, sensors and device drivers. Participate in code reviews, mentoring, process improvement and software compliance.

Processes high-volume accounts payable invoices, resolves discrepancies, supports payment runs, performs accruals and journal entries, verifies purchase orders and receipts, researches vendor payments, monitors freight charges, documents procedures, and mentors new team members. The role is onsite in Holland, Michigan and requires strong attention to detail, customer service, accounting knowledge, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Leads engineering product development projects across mechanical, hardware, software, and systems disciplines. Coordinates requirements, technical specifications, schedules, vendors, customers, and cross-functional dependencies. Removes project roadblocks, manages communications and accountability, releases engineering artifacts, supports product quotations, and promotes project management best practices. Requires an engineering-related degree, 5+ years of engineering experience, leadership experience, and experience leading systems engineering teams.

Maintains global import and export supply-chain compliance, including HTS classification, customs valuation, certificates of origin, Incoterms, free-trade agreements, broker coordination, and regulatory responses. Supports compliance systems, develops BI tools, participates in broker reviews, and assists with customs-related projects. Requires a four-year degree, 1–2 years of supply-chain and customs-compliance experience, and Microsoft Office proficiency.

Supports the assigned department through career-focused continuous improvement projects with attainable session deliverables. Responsibilities include executing projects dependably, communicating effectively, collaborating with teams, maintaining accountability, managing time and resources, protecting confidential company information, and following company policies and safety regulations.

Develops, optimizes, and supports manufacturing processes and equipment. Responsibilities include improving quality, cost, flow, and process capability; reducing variation; designing fixtures and workstations; supporting product and equipment launches; resolving quality and safety issues; conducting root-cause analysis; and creating process documentation. The role collaborates across departments and applies continuous improvement, automation, statistical analysis, and manufacturing engineering principles.

Manufacturing Engineer II improves production-line efficiency, yield, uptime, process capability, and quality. Responsibilities include optimizing equipment, leading continuous improvement initiatives, resolving technical and quality issues, responding to 8D/RMA concerns, developing control plans and FMEAs, and mentoring production support engineers. The role requires collaboration across departments, hands-on production-floor involvement, occasional vendor and customer travel, and familiarity with SolidWorks, PLCs, and manufacturing software.

Develops, optimizes, tests, and deploys classical algorithms for Gentex products. Responsibilities include collaborating with hardware and software teams, analyzing large datasets, evaluating algorithm performance, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing scalability and resource usage. Requires strong mathematics, algorithm engineering experience, and proficiency in C/C++, Python, or MATLAB, with additional experience in signal or image processing and time-series data preferred.

Develop and test embedded software across the full software development lifecycle. Design architectures, algorithms, drivers, and features for cameras, SoCs, sensors, and chipsets. Collaborate with hardware, mechanical, product, software, and systems engineering teams. Perform debugging, verification, validation, code reviews, planning, compliance activities, and process improvements. Provide technical guidance to junior team members and support recruiting activities.

Supports aerospace manufacturing through production process improvement, equipment optimization, continuous improvement, quality issue resolution, and process capability enhancement. Leads line-support initiatives, develops problem-solving capabilities, addresses 8D and RMA concerns, and assists with control plans, FMEAs, process flow charts, and assembly drawings. Requires collaboration across production and engineering teams, mentoring, production-floor involvement, and occasional vendor or customer travel.

Supports systems design, architecture, testing, verification, validation, and analysis for new product development and manufacturing. The role contributes to interface definition, simulation, cross-functional design reviews, quality compliance, and continuous improvement while working within established systems engineering processes.

Develops, deploys, programs, and improves automated manufacturing systems with a focus on robotics. Responsibilities include supporting equipment, evaluating hardware and software, teaching robot points, developing robotic solutions, troubleshooting electrical and pneumatic systems, addressing obsolescence, and supporting manufacturing process launches. Requires an engineering degree or equivalent experience and at least three years designing, programming, or integrating automated equipment and robotic solutions.

Maintains manufacturing standard costs, labor and overhead rates, routings, inventory valuation, and variance analysis. Partners with Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to support product costing, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and cost-reduction initiatives. Requires manufacturing cost accounting expertise, advanced Excel skills, inventory accounting knowledge, and experience with standard costing, labor and overhead rates, and ERP systems.

Supports the tool room by tracking work and inventory, ordering custom components, processing purchase requisitions, coordinating with suppliers and project teams, researching pricing and availability, answering questions about CAD drawings, organizing tooling components, and delivering completed work to internal customers.

Supports product strategy execution for automotive dimming glass products, including electrochromic mirrors, visors, and large-area glazings. Coordinates engineering teams, requirements, system architecture, backlog prioritization, testing, prototypes, technology research, customer technical activities, benchmarking, and product roadmaps. Collaborates with research, electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, design, and program management teams while supporting Agile development activities.

Supports an assigned department through career-focused continuous improvement projects with defined deliverables. Interns execute projects reliably, communicate effectively, collaborate with teams, manage time and resources, maintain confidentiality, follow company policies and safety procedures, and contribute to quality and innovation. Opportunities span engineering, IT, marketing, accounting, human resources, supply chain, manufacturing, and other disciplines.

Develops, deploys, and improves automated manufacturing systems. Responsibilities include PLC programming, software development, electrical and pneumatic schematic creation, hardware and software specification, robotics integration, equipment improvement, standardization, research, and training production support teams during launches. The role provides on-site controls engineering support for Large Area Device manufacturing across two Gentex facilities.