Position Summary: The Global Engineering Leader has overall accountability for the product development of a key customer account, partnering across function to develop deep knowledge and relationships with the customer to position Shape to win. As a key member of our Product Engineering Team, this leader will be responsible for setting the strategy and day-to-day direction for a product development and design team, exhibiting a high level of leadership, customer focus, and drive to win.
Essential Job Functions include, but not limited to, the following:
- Develop the overall product development vision, strategy, and supporting work plans for a key customer account
- Provide day-to-day direction to a global team of product development and product design team members
- guiding continuous skill development and high performance and ensuring projects are on track and aligned with sound engineering principles.
- Anticipate, estimate, secure, and develop the global resources needed to ensure successful execution of the Shape OEM strategic plan.
- Develop and maintain strong, trusted customer relationships by demonstrating deep understanding of customer trends and unmet needs and positioning Shape as a unique solution provider who can meet those needs.
- Act as primary liaison and escalation point between Advanced Product Development, Sales, and Customer stakeholders for new products and processes as they are developed.
- Partner with the team to identify opportunities for both incremental and game changing innovation for the customer.
- Contribute thought leadership to the broader Corporate Engineering Team, providing continuous improvement ideas related to Shape’s engineering products, systems, and processes on a regular basis.
- Maintain global market awareness, proactively identify competitor trends, and anticipate regulatory changes and regional requirements that may impact Shape.
- Identify and train a back-up(s) to manage key tasks when absent.
- Additional functions not specifically outlined in this position description as directed by the leader.
Preferred Qualifications
Position Skills and Experience Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty effectively. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineerings required with Master’s Degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of product development engineering experience in the automotive environment.
- Proven success building strong customer and cross functional stakeholder relationships.
- Advanced proficiency in all forms of communication.
- Expert in Shape Internal processes ( DFM/ SPS/ SES….)
- Proven success managing multiple priorities and complex customer project plans.
- Prior experience managing a global team of engineering resources, working across time zones and cultures.
- Willingness and ability to travel globally up to thirty percent of the time.
- IATF Requirement and Audit system
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Minimum 10 years product development engineering experience in the automotive environment
- Proven success building strong customer and cross-functional stakeholder relationships
- Advanced proficiency in all forms of communication
- Expertise in Shape internal processes (DFM, SPS, SES)
- Proven success managing multiple priorities and complex customer project plans
- Prior experience managing a global team across time zones and cultures
- Willingness and ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time
- Familiarity with IATF requirements and audit systems
Shape Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Shape Corp. and has not been reviewed or approved by Shape Corp..
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing offerings are positioned as unusually comprehensive, including a 24/7 onsite gym and a Total Wellbeing Center with on-site and virtual support available to employees and families at no cost. These services broaden the non-cash rewards package beyond typical manufacturing benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is described as a meaningful part of the package, with a 401(k) match referenced as a recurring strength. This can increase total compensation value even when base pay is viewed as only mid-pack.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentives are portrayed as relatively dependable, with quarterly bonus payouts and efforts to keep schedules near 40 hours when demand softens. This consistency can help stabilize earnings for roles exposed to production cycles.
Shape Corp. Insights
What We Do
We are thinkers, believers and doers. At Shape, we don’t see the norm as our limit; we look at it as our opportunity to push limits and tradition. As a chance to bring something new to our customers, associates and communities. Ignite a career where you can be INVENTIVE, CONNECTED and YOU. Discover opportunities at shapecorp.com/careers. INTEGRATED ENGINEERING As a full service, tier-one supplier, our teams design, engineer, test and analyze metal and plastic automotive components and systems. Shape solutions provide automotive OEMs with lightweight impact energy management and body structure components that meet both customer requirements and global regulations. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING Each day we manufacture products that solve customer challenges, meet global regulations and create a workplace where each associate makes a difference. Process and material advancements position us as a pioneer in custom roll forming and specialists in injection molding, welding, stamping and aluminum processing.
