Company Description

Bosch was founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) and for more than 130 years has been distinguished by a unique corporate culture based on solid values that drive us to improve every day. Our products, present in a wide variety of fields, that contribute to improve the quality of life of millions of people.

As one of the world's leading automotive steering suppliers, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering LLC is growing in the market and must continue to innovate and develop new products to meet customer needs. Our engineering, technical purchasing, and sales teams are located in our Plymouth, MI office fully supporting regional customers and providing local support for global projects. The production facilities in Florence, KY and Queretaro, Mx manufactures and administers products for the NAFTA region.

Job Description

This role is responsible for the coordination and management of Steering Systems prototype projects from project acquisition to final order delivery. The Prototype Project Manager manages and leads assignments by coordinating with external as well as internal functions and parent company organizations to meet customer Electric Power Steering prototype requirements and company objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Responsible for coordinating and documenting all activities from prototype kick off process to correct and on time delivery of prototype products to customers.

• Track and record shipments to customer.

• Attend program team meetings - Kick off, project status.

• Coordinate, lead, and support prototype team to ensure that customer key-event dates are achieved for prototype program launch.

• Manage program time-lines and activity reports to drive the on-time prototype completion and delivery.

• Utilize customer supply portals for management and communication of prototype programs when necessary.

• Coordinate the efforts and activities between Program Management and Engineering cross-functional teams to resolve issues as they arise during the course of prototyping and/or design change.

• Organize and lead prototype team meetings to coordinate project activity.

• Provide management with monthly reports/program time lines to update the progress of each new program and maintain needed information per corporate data concept.

• Ensure that the final product, as well as the process and documentation meet all customer and internal quality Standards requirements.

• Coordinate Corrective Action reports with Quality and Supplier Quality for prototype quality issues or customer concerns.

• Coordinate prototype orders with Program Management and Purchasing.

• Analyze prototype costs to support sales in quotation as well as for managing costs to meet the company’s minimum profit and/or rate of return.

• Work with Prototype Program Team to process work instructions, control plans and plant layout to meet customer standards.

• Assist logistics and shipping teams to help physically move, pack, and inventory material.

• Identify, communicate and ensure on time measure and follow actions to avoid any foresee risk on the project that can leads to risk on achieving timing/quality of the delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in technical or business
• 3+years related professional experience as a prototype process engineer, sample coordinator or project management, project coordination and similar engineering experience within a technical field

Preferred Qualifications

• Planning skills and experienceusing SAP, POE, and/or SAMOS
• German language skills
• Good communication

Additional Information

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

By choice, we are committed to a diverse workforce - EOE/Protected Veteran/Disabled.

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRSTRobotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM(A World In Motion)