Sr. Manager, Development Engineering

The Opportunity:

Driving better future mobility

VS (Vehicle component Solutions) Company (https://www.lg.com/global/mobility) of LG Electronics focuses on commercializing environmentally responsible automotive components and core solutions based on LG's proprietary technologies. A leading provider of core components for global car manufacturers, VS Company is supporting the emerging trend of the vehicle industry.

As the Sr. Manager of Development Engineering you will:

• Lead development planning and manage multiple feature milestones
• Identify and manage all project development quality aspects before, during, and after development
• Understand team responsibilities and advise team members in both short? and long?term contexts
• Manage OEM customer design requests, develop APQP, and coordinate 3rd?party solutions
• Manage software and hardware issues, communicating with the customer to resolve them
• Release weekly progress reports and communicate with customer engineers
• Coordinate with LGE HQ function domains (not limited to a single program)
• Support resolution of business, manufacturing, and technical issues
• Identify and manage feature?related issues; publish weekly status reports
• Support cross?functional teams (Validation, Manufacturing, Procurement/Purchasing, Sales, and Quality)
• Act as the lead for development work priorities and serve as the main technical contact for customers
• Decide most program?development items, with manager review if necessary
• Collaborate with Software/Hardware Project Leaders to plan or revise technical development
• Follow the customer's acceptance process in addition to LG's internal development process
• Influence functional specifications and target schedules in product development (VS business division)
• Contribute to longer?term plans aligned with organizational vision
• Seek effective ways to implement functions that save resources and prevent repeated issues alongside engineers
• Propose ideas during planning; escalates to the Director for approval
• Assign action items to the relevant engineers for execution
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor or VP

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of relevant experience including;
  
  
  
  • Building/leading technical teams for embedded systems
  • Working in or with distributed engineering teams, sales, quality, and customers
  
  
  
  
• Ability to:
  
  
  
  • Drive and/or test in a vehicle
  • Lift/carry up to 30 lbs (samples, boxes, tools)
  • Bench setup (up to 25 lbs)
  • Sit/drive/test vehicles for up to 4 hours at a time
  • Interact with displays/center controllers/steering wheel while driving or during stationary testing
  • Manage multiple technical projects simultaneously, delivering on cost, quality, and timing
  • Recognize and mitigate technical/organizational challenges
  • Excel in written/oral communication with transparency
  • Lead and manage engagements with customers (mainly internal), collaborators, and 3rd?party developers
  • Demonstrate expertise in managing multiple technical projects with agreed?upon cost/quality/timing
  • Plan and coordinate cross?functional teams
  
  
  
  
• Knowledge of:
  
  
  
  • Vehicle Infotainment, Telematics, and Vehicle interface technology
  • Automotive materials or new technologies
  • Product life cycle from ideation to design, prototype, and production
  
  
  
  
• Passion for technology and problem?solving
• Strong commitment to quality and detail
• Desire to learn new areas and unfamiliar technologies
• Travel: Up to 30% (domestic/international) for customer events, meetings, training, etc. as needed

Preferred:

• Knowledge of IATF 16949 and APQP & FMEA certification
• Language: Bilingual (English and Korean)