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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p>FG Automotive is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive through our brands, <strong>Filtran</strong>, (advanced transmission filtration technology) and <strong>Flow Dry</strong>, (desiccant components for automotive safety). </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Reporting to the Director of Product Development, the <strong>Project Engineering Manager (Product Development)</strong> is responsible for managing the design and development of automotive transmission filtration solutions and will be principally located at the Des Plaines, IL facility This includes developing, supporting, and managing a team of design and project engineers.   </p>\n<h2>Responsibilities</h2>\n<ul>\n <li>Design Department Management \n  <ul>\n   <li>Implement ISO16949 procedures that facilitate smooth project flow of superior designs and ensure conformance to these procedures.</li>\n   <li>Manage projects (project tracking sheet updated every week).</li>\n   <li>Project summaries (Gantt charts) updated every week.</li>\n   <li>Development of direct reports: training, mentoring, continuous improvement.</li>\n   <li>Inter and Intra-departmental collaboration achieved.</li>\n   <li>Conduct Design Reviews and implement GD&T standards on prints reviews and approvals.</li>\n   <li>Implement Plastics Design standards and Molding design standards during 3D design reviews and prints reviews. </li>\n   <li>Product designs are optimized through use of FEA and CFD analysis.</li>\n   <li>Product designs are optimized for cost-efficient manufacture at production quantities.</li>\n  </ul></li>\n <li>Ensure quality and correctness of design department’s output.\n  <ul>\n   <li>Final approval of design proposals.</li>\n  </ul></li>\n <li>Product Innovation\n  <ul>\n   <li>Existing designs improved.</li>\n   <li>New designs generated to meet customer requirements</li>\n  </ul></li>\n <li>Commitments (due dates) realized.\n  <ul>\n   <li>High-priority, customer-driven due dates given utmost attention and missed only in case of emergencies.</li>\n   <li>Internal or “lower level” commitments missed only if agreed upon and rescheduled by the involved parties.</li>\n  </ul></li>\n <li>Other duties and projects completed as assigned.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Qualifications</h2>\n<p><strong>Required:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electromechanical Engineering or related discipline.</li>\n <li>4+ years of experience in designing Automotive Plastic parts to meet customer requirements for functionality, cost, quality and manufacturability.</li>\n <li>4+ years of experience in managing or supervising an engineering group that is responsible for designing & developing automotive plastic products to meet customer requirements for functionality, cost, and quality (manufacturability).</li>\n <li>4+ years of experience in management design of plastic molded parts that can be tooled cost-effectively: minimal slides, avoidance of additional hydraulic action, etc.</li>\n <li>Understands engineering specifications and the tests required. 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