Project Manager

Japanese global cutting edge technologies Engineering service and development company in Novi, MI seeks Japanese bilingual Project Manager to provide our customers with new approaches to the same old problems. Our expertise in project management, industry standards/methodologies, and full V-cycle development makes our company a great resource and partner for any project type.

We prioritize employee development and pride ourselves on making our company a fantastic place to work. Some of our core values include respect, teamwork, proactiveness, valuing ideas over hierarchy, and commitment to development. We are looking to add a smart and eager-to-contribute individual for a Project Manager role to help accelerate the already growing business operations.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

As the Project Manager, the candidate will thrive to:

1)         Proactively manage and lead the successful commercial and technical activities to make an engineering project successful, ensuring adherence to budget, timing, and quality.

2)         Lead and perform the delivery of tasks during the execution of the customer projects.

3)         Learn new engineering concepts, equipment, software tools for successful delivery.

4)         Create written reports/analysis (Excel/Word/Powerpoint) for project status and proposals.

5)         Communicate with customers, with support from the supervisor and team.

6)         Propose proactively in engineering projects towards expansion of the business.

Main place of work

–            Novi, MI (main office); This is an in-office role

 –           Occasional business travels expected in the US

           Primarily local day-trips

           Overnight trips: 1-4 days per trip / 0-1 trips per month

–            At external project sites in the US, during project period

           Primarily customer sites in MI (driving distance from the main office)

           It is possible that some longer-term projects may require temporary relocation to customer sites in other states (e.g. California)

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/PERSONAL QUALITIES

(a)        8+ years of professional engineering experience. Very strong foundational engineering skills.

a.         Must Have:

① At least 3 years of Technical Project/Program Management experience

② Testing Experience for mechatronic systems, (HILS bench Testing with test case programming experience is a plus)

③ The ability to manage suppliers and timelines.

④ The ability to work directly with customers as the primary contact point.

⑤ The ability to think strategically and create proposals/solutions to address customer pain points.

Nice to Have:

① Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronic Product Development Experience.

② Vehicle Level reliability/quality testing experience (Field Operation Testing)

③ Previous Experience as an Application Engineer or Design & Release Engineer for the entire continuous V-cycle (Concept to SOP).

④ Additional engineering experience in one or more: ADAS/AD, Battery/Electrification, Software Defined Vehicle (SDV), ASPICE, Cybersecurity, Functional Safety, CAN Signal Processing

⑤ Knowledge of Automotive integration efforts, processes, new technologies and trends in the Autonomous space.

⑥ OEM and Tier1 experience

(b)        Must be Bi-Lingual in English and Japanese (Native or Fluent (N1))

(c)        Self-motivated, proactive, urgent, enthusiastic, ambitious, & passionately curious

– does not require micro-level instructions and oversight to take action.

(d)        Open to learn new engineering skills, commercial skills, tools, ideas etc.

(e)        Advanced skills in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word

(f)         Open to working in multi-national team

(g)        Creative mind-set to combine engineering and business (entrepreneurial)

(h)        Willingness and desire to tap into personal network and previous employers to acquire new business opportunities

(i)         Professional Certifications:

a.         PMP desired but not required upon entry. PMP certification will be paid for and expected by company within the first 12 months of employment.

EDUCATION

(a)        Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

a.         Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, Systems, etc.

(b)        Master’s Degree and/or MBA (Nice to have)

Compensation

(a)        Annual Base Salary = $120,000

(b)        Annual Target Bonus = 10%

(c)        Paid Time Off = 10 day’s vacation (planned)+ 8 days occasional time (unplanned) + 14 holidays (anticipated)

(d)        Choice of 3 different medical plans, Dental, Vision

(e)        Life Insurance, Disability, +other

(f)         401k match = up to 5%

(g)        Use of company vehicle for customer visits and project support

(h)        IT equipment including laptop and cell phone

(i)         All travel reward program points (airline, hotel, rental car) are kept by the employee

(j)         Customized Career Development Roadmap for personal and professional development, with expectation of candidate growth within the company to higher roles and more responsibility. This may include tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year for company approved education.

Ro apply, please email your resume to xjiang@pasona.com

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