Design Engineering Manager

Location: Taylor Mill, KY

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Hire Type: Direct hire, benefits from day 1 w/almost 100% coverage!

Job Summary: 

Job Duties:

• Champion the continuous improvement efforts of Design Engineering
• Identify opportunities to improve or mitigate risk through data driven process approach
• Create training programs to develop new hires, expand roles of existing employees, and empower the design team as a whole
• Forecast team workload and schedules, develops strategies to address resources constraints; promotes teamwork and shared workload
• Implement and review check sheets to monitor progress and quality of design work
• Manage overall Design Engineering backlog
• Lead product strategy vision and development requirements to achieve strategy goals, market share, cost, and OPACC objectives

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering (PE desirable) or bachelor’s degree with equivalent required experience
• Experience in structural steel design, metallurgy, steel machining and processing
• Demonstrated experience in leading product development and design processes
• Knowledge ISO (AREMA & AAR a plus) standards and specifications related to product design and application, product development, engineering principles, and testing, to include theory, design and manufacture, project management, and data analysis
• Proven experience with design software including various 2D and 3D modeling and drawing platforms (AutoDesk-AutoCAD, Inventor, Visual Basic, LISP)
• Familiarity with international standards and regulations (FRA, AAR, EN, AS/RISSB) preferred
• Experience with ASME Y14.5, AIAG Core Tools (DFMEA) and Root Cause are a plus

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information