Company Introduction

***This Position is available for current Taiwan residents only / We are unable to consider expatriate applicants at this time. Thank you for your understanding***

This position is for Magna Automotive (Taiwan) Ltd., located in Zhubei Taiwan.
Magna Electronics provides leading technologies for automated driving to secure connectivity and vehicle electrification. With our competitive position and our culture of innovation, we are transforming mobility.

The vehicle of tomorrow will demand a comprehensive range of electronic controls, and sensors to provide drivers with systems that offer enhanced safety and convenience. With our global footprint, innovative designs, deep systems knowledge, Magna Electronics can supply unique electronic systems.

Job Introduction

Magna Taiwan is currently seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a young, dynamic multi-project engineering team tasked with development of key ADAS related technologies for the global market.

Suitable candidates need to be highly motivated and able to successfully guide various product development cycles on time and on budget. You’ll have responsibility for both people management (development, coaching) and project leadership for those projects in your domain.
To support you, you’ll have access to outstanding program managers, a highly motivated team and a modern work environment equipped with state of the art equipment and development tools.
Our entrepreneurial culture will empower you to do the best work of your career. Magna supports employees in pushing the limits of their creativity. Many of our award-winning innovations are imagined, designed, and prototyped by enterprising employees. At Magna, you aren’t restricted to what’s in your job description; you have the freedom and autonomy to innovate and explore.

Major Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for specific, core engineering development projects, reporting directly to our Global Director of Core Engineering.
• Ensure that programs are structured with the right resources to succeed (people, tools, funding), whether through assignment of direct resources (inter-company), or leveraging external resources.
• Provide the team with clear leadership and management direction, including coaching and active engagement with the direct and extended teams.
• Lead role in establishing annual budget requirements for Taiwan based development projects.
• Track and report on engineering targets (BOM cost, project and department engineering budget, etc.) for all assigned projects.
• Collaborate with global engineering team to establish product architectures which are highly competitive from a feature and cost standpoint.
• Active lead in interviewing, hiring, training and performance appraisals of employees.
• Manage any escalation of technical issues during internal development.
• Provide strong technical support to our global sales team for technical presentations of technologies being developed by the Taiwan team.
  
  
• Ensure teams are following all Magna internal processes for development, gate review and feature readiness level.
• Work with Program Managers to ensure timely release of quote response (effort, material, capital, tooling, etc.) for Taiwan development programs.
• Ensure compliance to Company procedures (e.g. Process - Work Instructions) and applicable standards.

Knowledge and Education

• Bachelor degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or similar
• Master’s Degree or PhD preferred
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the automotive industry (or combination of automotive + closely related technologies)
• Ideal candidate would have 15+ years of relevant experience delivering complex technical projects and in team management/coaching
• Able to work effectively in a global environment with people from many cultures.
• Able to lead, coach, and motivate a cross functional team
• Able to clearly present technical topics internally and externally