Global Technical Manager

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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets.
Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Global Technical Manager (GTM) is responsible for the conceptualization, development, planning, directing, and controlling activities within a specific product area and/or program. The GTM is the subject matter expert as pertains to product architecture, application, capability, and future needs. The GTM leads product engineering, design, and development activities to ensure requirements, program objectives and company/division needs are satisfied.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defines product architecture and design solutions to business pursuit team for quoting
• Provides customer product requirements and specifications guidance to team members and supports resolution of conflicts and issues
• Lead pre-award product development activities and analysis (internally and externally)
• Provides supervision and technical guidance to project or activity team members
• Communicates development goals and timing to engineering and design staff
• May initiate and approve design/engineering changes and studies
• Working with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) supports documentation and communication of lessons-learned and best practices to engineering and design organization
• Supports the development and maintenance of product strategy and supporting technology roadmaps
• Supports the development and maintenance of literature and presentation materials to promote product offerings
• Provides product technical guidance to program teams to ensure successful manufacturing launch of new products
• Identifies and promotes the best-in-class dimensional strategy. Lead activity to improve methodology to Part tuning.
• Identifies and promotes continuous improvement of products, processes, and systems.
• Identify and communicate market trends and significant changes to regulations
• Working with the SMEs, supports understanding of vehicle legislation and regulations (FMVSS) or OEM Component/System Requirements that apply to product area of responsibility. Determine and apply these Standards as required to our Product Designs.
• May coordinate / monitor completion of the CAE/FEA execution and accuracy during the product pre-development stage.
• Maintains an awareness and understanding of competitor capabilities and market position
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external customers
• Working with legal, helps to understand existing IP within target commodities and/or define IP opportunities for new products / processes.
• Manages cost and timing of Platform / Core Engineering projects
• Adherence to Magna's Corporate Constitution, Employee Charter, Code of Conduct, etc.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for the performance of this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Special Knowledge - BS in engineering or technical education applicable to exteriors product development
Experience - 10+ years of closures engineering development. Plastic products experience preferred. Experience supervising or managing technical personnel. Excellent communication skills and experience working with global teams.
Physical Demands/Work Environment - Normal amount of sitting or standing, average mobility to move around an office environment, able to conduct normal amount of work at a computer, may require local, domestic and international travel.
Travel - less than 25% (domestic & international)
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Exteriors