Product Engineering Manager

Engineering Köping have expanded for the last two years and have introduced new functional and competence areas to support newly awarded business and long term growth and expansion. The organization is now working intensively to adapt and align with the GKN Global Engineering community and methods of working. Therefore we are now taking the next step to continue our successful journey towards an interesting and exciting future. Do you want to be part of developing the next generation of AWD systems?

We are now expanding our organization within customer relations, product ownership and risk management, and are looking for a Product Engineering Manager (PEM). The PEM is our technical key-account manager; the link between our OEM customers and GKN product development resources, and ensures functionality and specification alignment of our products with customer specifications. This is a communication-heavy role, with both internal and international contacts on a daily basis.

Key Responsibilities
The main responsibilities for the PEM are product ownership and customer relations. Every PEM is assigned to a specific OEM customer and responsible for the corresponding products. The PEM is also the main point of contact concerning technical product discussions for both external and internal customers.

Within ongoing projects, or other product tasks, the PEM is responsible for analysing the customer product specification from a technical perspective and understanding the technical scope. Together with representatives from engineering line functions, the PEM continually structures and analyses the project engineering work, risks and validation strategy, performing FMEA and design reviews. Within the projects the PEM is the main decision maker and driver of technical sign off decisions, ensuring alignment to customer and internal specifications. The PEM is part of the GKN global account team for a specific customer and is as such part-responsible for shaping the long term relations, specifically the technical strategy towards the customer.

The PEM reports to the Project Manager at Köping, the Global Customer Account team and to the Engineering Site Management team at Köping.

Qualifications / Experience / Skills
- MSc or BSc Degree in Engineering or related field of study.
- Experience from leading positions and technical decision making.
- Experience from product development within the automotive industry.
- Leadership skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal. German language skill is a plus.

To find out more about this role please contact Magnus Kolasa, Manager Product Engineering Management, on +46 221 762087.

To apply for this position please visit our website https://careers.gkn.com/