Full-Time

Design Project Manager

Posted on 9/9/2026

HIROTEC AMERICA

HIROTEC AMERICA

201-500 employees

Automotive closure manufacturing solutions provider

No salary listed

Auburn Hills, MI, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Project & Program Management (1)
Required Skills
CAD
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree or a minimum of ten years of design experience specializing in automotive Body in White processing and tooling.
  • Knowledge of blueprint reading, manual design, and computer-aided design using UG, AutoCAD, IDEAS, and CATIA.
  • Strong knowledge of the automotive industry, preferably closures or Body in White for original equipment manufacturers.
  • Strong computer skills using Microsoft Office products.
  • Technical aptitude with problem-solving skills.
  • Strong organizational, teamwork, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Review project proposals to determine project time frames, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, and allocation of available resources across project phases.
  • Provide direct customer contact and attend design review meetings with customers.
  • Provide technical expertise for overall design project management.
  • Outline, manage, and maintain work plans assigning duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
  • Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve design-related problems.
  • Maintain project timelines and budgets.
  • Maintain the job log for tooling changes and document customer changes made to the project.
  • Attend and document all Standard Component Buy-Offs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with automotive closures or Body in White for original equipment manufacturers is preferred.

HIROTEC AMERICA provides automotive closure manufacturing solutions to carmakers around the world. The company designs and delivers tooling, manufacturing systems, and processes to produce vehicle closures (such as doors, hoods, trunks, and other closures) with a focus on flexibility and adaptability to customer needs. Unlike many competitors, HIROTEC AMERICA leverages its position in the HIROTEC Group, with a network of 29 facilities across 8 countries and over 30 years of experience, to offer a broad global footprint and integrated support. The company's goal is to supply reliable, scalable closure manufacturing solutions that help automotive customers improve efficiency and meet their production demands on a global scale.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Auburn Hills, Michigan

Founded

1988

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • HIROTEC added a Flint facility in 2026, targeting 70 new jobs.
  • The company is expanding tooling integration capacity for growing stamping and hemming demand.
  • Its customer base across four major automakers supports new program wins and cross-selling.

What critics are saying

  • Automotive program losses at Ford, GM, Stellantis, or Rivian would hit 2026 volumes.
  • The 2024 executive leadership changes signal internal transition during a competitive, capital-intensive cycle.
  • If EV platform awards slow, HIROTEC's Michigan expansion becomes underutilized by 2027.

What makes HIROTEC AMERICA unique

  • HIROTEC supplies closures, exhaust systems, and tooling to Ford, GM, Stellantis, Rivian.
  • Its Michigan footprint spans four facilities and 670,000 square feet after Flint.
  • HIROTEC pairs manufacturing with closure-equipment engineering, deepening customer switching costs.

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Company News

Hispanic Today
Dec 27th, 2024
Information Systems Intern

HIROTEC America is more than just a global industry leader with worldwide sales in excess of 1.5 billion dollars and 29 facilities in 8 countries.

HIROTEC
Jun 14th, 2022
HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. recognized as General Motors Global Supplier of the Year

Hirotec Corporation, founding member of the Hirotec Group was also honored as a General Motors Global Supplier of the Year for its excellence in supplying Class A closure parts and its support of General Motors Worldwide operations.

HIROTEC
May 16th, 2022
HIROTEC AMERICA, Inc. hired Brian McGinnity on Jan 1st 92'.

In 1992, Brian McGinnity joined HIROTEC AMERICA as the Controller.