Jobs at Shape Corp.

Manage cross-functional automotive programs from product realization through launch. Responsibilities include defining scope, budgets, timelines, risks, engineering changes, tooling, phase-gate reviews, APQP activities, customer communication, and production readiness. Supervise and develop engineering staff, coordinate suppliers and global teams, report program status, and ensure customer requirements and milestones are achieved.

Entry-level rotational engineering program for recent graduates. Participants rotate across cross-functional teams before moving into product development engineering, supporting customer requirements, CAD and CAE activities, design verification, DFM, GD&T, prototypes, testing, supplier coordination, APQP, and production launches. The role serves as an engineering liaison among customers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and internal design and analysis groups.

Entry-level rotational engineering role for recent graduates. Responsibilities include supporting new product development, customer vehicle teams, CAD/CAE analysis, design verification, DFM, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, DFMEA, prototype builds, physical testing, supplier coordination, APQP, and production launches. The engineer will liaise with customers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and internal design and CAE groups while developing engineering documentation and supporting automotive product programs.

Manages cross-functional manufacturing programs from product realization through launch, coordinating engineering, quality, suppliers, customers, budgets, risks, timelines, tooling, and phase-gate reviews. Oversees APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R, and engineering change activities while ensuring production readiness and customer satisfaction. Supervises and develops engineering personnel, communicates program status to stakeholders, and manages complex dependencies and strategic initiatives.

Leads Shape Corp’s global indirect procurement transformation and manages approximately $160 million in indirect spend across IT, facilities, professional services, HR, and travel. Develops category strategies, supplier relationships, sourcing policies, approval workflows, compliance controls, savings pipelines, procurement KPIs, and spend analytics. Partners with senior stakeholders worldwide to expand procurement oversight, improve governance and process maturity, support sustainable sourcing, and deliver enterprise-wide value.

Develops new automotive products and engineering changes, including component and system-level designs, design verification, and manufacturing-process application. Represents engineering on customer vehicle teams, interprets customer requirements, communicates design outputs, and coordinates with internal and external customers to meet development timelines. Requires engineering fundamentals, vehicle packaging, DFMEA, PPAP, and strong communication skills.

Design, troubleshoot, and improve manufacturing equipment, processes, and systems using lean methods. Lead continuous improvement, launch support, PFMEA/DOE, data-driven quality assurance, and mid-sized projects while ensuring safety and ISO/TS compliance.

Manage cross-functional program teams through product realization, ensuring on-time launches, production readiness, and customer satisfaction. Lead PRP and engineering change processes, drive schedules, manage budgets, mitigate risks, support APQP/PPAP and FMEA activities, supervise engineers, and report program status to stakeholders.

Lead product development strategy and day-to-day direction for a global engineering and design team supporting a key automotive OEM customer. Build deep customer relationships, secure global resources, drive innovation, ensure engineering excellence, and act as primary liaison across Product Development, Sales, and Customer stakeholders.

Design and verify new and changed mechanical components and systems for vehicle products. Serve as engineering representative to customer vehicle teams, apply manufacturing and materials fundamentals, and manage communication to meet development timelines. Support DFMEA, PPAP, and vehicle packaging activities for metal parts (BIW, frame).

Lead product development projects as engineering liaison between customers, design, CAE, and manufacturing. Manage CAD/CAE workflows, DFM/GD&T, DFMEA/DVP&R, prototype builds, supplier coordination, APQP/PPAP activities, and mentor junior engineers to support production launches and quality requirements.

Lead cross-functional program teams through product realization. Manage scope, schedules, budgets, engineering changes, supplier and customer interfaces, production readiness, APQP/PPAP compliance, risk mitigation, phase-gate reviews, and supervise/mentor quality and engineering staff.

Lead a strategic global customer relationship to drive long-term growth across mobility, AI, energy, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. Own account strategy, executive engagement, cross-functional alignment, commercial negotiations, financial performance, and early opportunity identification.

Manage regional account growth through business development, pricing strategy, customer relationship management, technical support, and cross-functional project leadership. Prepare financial analyses, maintain account documentation, drive cost optimization, and mentor junior team members while supporting forecasting, budgeting, and market research.

Serve as the customer's quality representative through program phases, driving APQP/PPAP deliverables, supplier readiness, GD&T/DFM activities, corrective actions, audits, and cross-functional coordination to ensure successful product launches and compliance with customer-specific quality requirements.

Manage plant material handling, shipping/receiving, and production flow using PC&L and SES tools. Implement inventory layouts, kanban systems, AMR routes, and Leveling boards; staff, train, and develop the logistics team; monitor performance and drive improvements across plant functions.

Lead aluminum extrusion process optimization across billet loading, extrusion, downstream processing, and heat treatment. Drive continuous improvement, scrap reduction, DOE/SPC-based analysis, new product launches, tooling and capital specification, and mentor extrusion process experts while ensuring safety and compliance (ISO/TS, ITAR). Support quoting, PFMEA, and process maturation.

Lead customer-facing aerospace programs by coordinating customers, engineering, operations, and manufacturing. Manage scope, schedules, risks, documentation (PRP/APQP/PCR/ECN), and reporting. Create issue matrices, assign owners, track actions, coach team members, conduct evaluations, and ensure ITAR compliance while driving execution in a fast-paced environment.