Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Trim Manager

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSantiago de Querétaro, Qro., MexicoNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 8 years of experience in automotive engineering.
Strong trim engineering background.
Proven success launching soft trim programs, including just-in-time and cut-and-sew programs.
Demonstrated leadership of engineering teams delivering measurable results.
Expertise with engineering tools including Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Root Cause Analysis/8D, Design Verification Plan (DVP), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Responsibilities

Provide front-line technical leadership and serve as the customer interface for assigned programs, ensuring delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, and manufacturable trim products.
Lead engineering teams to achieve at least 95% on-time engineering releases, a first-time design validation/production validation pass rate of at least 90%, and reduced engineering changes compared with prior programs.
Act as the primary technical interface with customers, ensuring timely closure of technical issues and escalations and alignment with customer specifications, performance requirements, and cost targets.
Own engineering budgets and resources to ensure program execution within the approved budget tolerance of ±5% and optimal utilization of engineering resources.
Drive a culture of robust design, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Develop team capability through coaching, mentoring, and structured development plans.
Serve as a core member of the Simultaneous Development Team, with accountability for engineering execution, technical decisions, and program performance outcomes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Locación : QUERETARO

Modo de Asistencia: PRESENCIAL

Education

BSME, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience

Experience

8+ years in automotive engineering
Strong trim engineering background
Proven success in launching soft trim programs (JIT, Cut & Sew)
Demonstrated leadership of engineering teams delivering measurable results
Expertise in engineering tools (DFMEA, Root Cause/8D, DVP, GD&T, etc.)

Position Summary

Provides front-line technical leadership and customer interface for assigned program(s), ensuring delivery of high-quality, cost-effective, and manufacturable trim products. Leads engineering teams to achieve on-time program milestones, first-time quality targets, and budget adherence, while strengthening team capability and customer satisfaction.

Core member of the Simultaneous Development Team (SDT) with full accountability for engineering execution, technical decisions, and program performance outcomes.

Core Responsibilities

Leads engineering team to achieve:
- ≥95% on-time engineering releases
- First-time DV/PV pass rate ≥90%
- Engineering changes reduction vs. prior programs
Acts as primary technical interface with customer, ensuring:
- Timely closure of all technical issues and escalations
- Alignment to customer specifications, performance, and cost targets
Owns engineering budget and resources to ensure:
- Program execution within approved budget (±5%)
- Optimal utilization of engineering resources
Drives a culture of robust design, accountability, and continuous improvement

Develops team capability through coaching, mentoring, and structured development plans

PRIMARY LOCATION

Tech Center Queretaro

About the Company

Adient

Designs, manufactures, and delivers automotive seating

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating, designing, manufacturing, and delivering seating systems and components for various vehicles. It uses a vertically integrated process from research and design to production, with more than 200 manufacturing and assembly plants across 29 countries, ensuring consistent quality and innovation. The company sells seating solutions to major automakers to differentiate vehicles through quality, technology, and performance, and it operates AdientDX to enable controlled data exchange across its supply chain. Its goal is to maintain leadership in automotive seating by delivering high-quality, scalable seating solutions with a global footprint and data-enabled operations.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Plymouth Township, Michigan
Founded: 2015

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