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When you join the Sandalwood team, youll join an engaging and inclusive group with a mission to help our customers identify, assess, and reduce work-related risks to quality, productivity, and employee health.

In your day to day activities, youll work with multiple customers, as a consultant and trusted partner in Sandalwoods areas of expertise of Injury Prevention, Systems Engineering & Systems Integration. Youll help customers innovate, solve their current struggles and guide them with the power of Sandalwoods deeply ingrained subject matter expertise.

You will have opportunities to help lead your own individual development with programs designed to guide you. Feeling you havent been recognized lately? You will have the chance to consistently appreciate your coworkers and be appreciated by your coworkers for continued distinction using our peer to peer appreciation and feedback software.

You will be encouraged to participate in Sandalwoods multitude of extra-curricular activities including:

• An innovative health, safety and wellness program
• An internal innovation forum to guide and develop innovation initiatives
• The all-team meeting and staff day planning committee, dedicated to fostering team dynamics, collaboration and cross-functional interactions
• Participating in on-campus and virtual recruiting
• The social committee plans various get-togethers for the team outside of work
• Our cross-line of business marketing committee assists with marketing planning, ideas and collaboration
• The mentorship program provides a forum for mentors/mentees to connect and provide feedback, make connections and offer encouragement
• Community involvement opportunities driven by our teams background, our companies core values and community need

Sandalwoods people are its greatest and most treasured asset. Learn more about our focus on our people on our YouTube Channel, Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics.

We're currently looking for a Engineering Project Manager to join our growing team of engineering and ergonomics professionals. Details about the role are as follows:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Working knowledge of project management methodologies, including: scope management, schedule development & integration, risk management, stakeholder management, issue & action item management, cost management
• Experience with automotive vehicle development, major vehicle and powertrain components, and commercial vehicles
• Ability to establish priorities, work both independently and in team settings
• A professional manner with excellent organizational and communication skills to establish working relationships with product development stakeholders
• Self-starter and a detail-oriented team player
• PMI certification (e.g. PMP ) preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development, review and approval of plans and schedules for and across product programs
• Act as liaison between Engineering Program Management and the engineering mechatronics department
• Documenting and maintaining project assumptions, risks, issues, and action items
• Drive deliverable achievement within assigned engineering functional area(s)
• Identify, prioritize and communicate risks with Engineering Program Management and functional areas
• Lead project workshops and meetings, and ensure documentation of results and follow up on open topics
• Prepare and deliver project status reports, presentations and metrics

• Identify Functional Area stakeholders and actively manage needs and expectations
• Ensure visibility and consistent understanding of program content at system and component level, coordination with running product changes, managing program conflicts and escalations
• Provide Examples of automotive project management best practices
• Specific responsibilities include:o Align and maintain the Development & Test Schedules for powertrain systems and componentso Coordinate / facilitate technical reviews and task forceso Assist engineering managers in developing and implementing validation strategies and planso Monitor execution of validation plans, proactively identify potential disconnects, and assist in recovery planning as necessary

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering Planning or equivalent
• 5-10 Years experience with Engineering Planning for new product programs
• Knowledge of automotive product development processes (Daimler MDS, CVDS: GM GVDP; Ford GPDS; VW PEP)

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• HSA and FSA Accounts
• Retirement Plan (401k) 50% Company Match of the First 6% of Employee Contribution
• Short Term & Long Term Disability Premiums 100% Company Paid
• Employee and Dependent Life Insurance and AD&D Premiums 100% Company Paid
• Paid Time Off (2-5 weeks)
• Company Paid Holidays
• Training & Development (Tuition Reimbursement and Certifications)
• Additional Voluntary Benefits Available




Sandalwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates with E-Verify