Senior Manager, Automotive Engineering

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Confidential Company
Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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On site

Job Description

A global manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Engineering Manager to lead technical engineering activities, customer-facing initiatives, and program execution within a complex global manufacturing environment.

This position requires a strong engineering leader who can work effectively across global, cross-functional teams, communicate confidently with customers and internal stakeholders, and drive programs from technical development through execution.

About the role

  • City listed: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • This is an on-site position in Mississauga, Ontario. Candidates should be comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment and partnering regularly with colleagues and customers across multiple regions and time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership across engineering, technical customer engagement, and program execution.
  • Lead and coordinate engineering activities supporting customer programs and manufacturing initiatives.
  • Serve as a key technical interface with customers, ensuring requirements, priorities, risks, and program expectations are clearly understood.
  • Work closely with global, cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, commercial, and program functions.
  • Drive program schedules, deliverables, technical milestones, and issue resolution.
  • Support technical decision-making and ensure programs remain aligned with customer requirements and business objectives.
  • Communicate effectively across different functions, cultures, and geographic regions.
  • Use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project to support program planning, tracking, reporting, and execution.

Requirements

  • Engineering degree or equivalent technical education.
  • Proven engineering leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong experience working within a global manufacturing organization and with international, cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated customer-facing technical leadership experience.
  • Strong program or project execution experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, technical teams, and senior stakeholders.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
  • Ability to work on-site in Mississauga, Ontario.
  • Ability and willingness to travel approximately 25% globally, primarily to the United States.
  • Preferred experience working with teams or operations in China.
  • Chinese language skills are an asset but are not required.
  • Experience supporting complex, multinational manufacturing programs.

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Lead engineering activities, customer-facing initiatives, and program execution in a global manufacturing environment.

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