Motorsport Customer Accounts Engineering Manager

Bosch - Farmington Hills, MI

Full-time - Mid Level

Farmington Hills, MI

5,001-10,000 employees

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Motorsport Customer Accounts Engineering Manager at Bosch is responsible for managing key customer accounts within the professional motorsport market. This role involves leading a team of engineers, enhancing customer relationships, and ensuring high-quality application and software development processes. The manager will also develop strategies for customer service and product sales, set annual growth targets, and collaborate with headquarters in Germany to align on market requirements and product management.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for 3 large North American motorsport customer accounts
• Leadership of a team of application and software development engineers across two locations (Farmington Hills, MI + Mooresville, NC)
• Development and management of relationships with current and future customers
• Continuous improvement of application and software development processes to guarantee the highest quality standards
• Enhancement of product management and customer service strategies through cooperation with headquarters in Germany
• Implementation and development of customer services and product sales business strategy
• Set and achieve annual targets to ensure growth of the business year-over-year
• Develop strategic pricing for new products and services in cooperation with the management team
• Domestic and international travel flexibility required, up to 25% per year including weekend travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering
• Minimum 3 years of experience in professional motorsport
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading a team and developing direct reports
• Minimum 3 years of experience in leadership position within an engineering environment
• Minimum 3 years of experience in customer facing automotive specific calibration and/or application software development
• Minimum 2 years of project management experience
• Must be capable to travel internationally on short notice
• Must be fluent in English (written and verbal) - Native or minimum of C1 (CEFR/ACTFL)

Nice-to-haves

• Minimum 3 years of experience in managing development budgets with P&L responsibility
• Minimum 3 years of cross-functional experience in technical sales or product management
• Minimum 3 years of experience in requirements capture and integration
• Demonstrates collaborative skill sets and has a proven track record in effective collaboration
• Demonstrates experience in proactively engaging with customers / key stakeholders
• Demonstrates strong technical and business acumen
• Experience working with hybrid and/or battery electric vehicles
• Experience with motorsport engineering tools (data acquisition systems, common scripting languages, communication protocols, hardware diagnostic tools, etc)
• German language skills

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Adoption assistance
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings accounts (HSA)
• Wellness programs
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Reimbursement of education expenses