Customer Project Manager for Powertrain Control Unit

Robert Bosch • Farmington Hills, MI

70d

About The Position

Powertrain Solutions is a provider of diversified powertrain products and solutions in our three market segments Electric Vehicles (EL), Passenger Cars (PC), and Commercial Vehicles / Off-Road (CV/OR) - from gasoline and diesel injection to electric drives with battery and fuel cell technologies. We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager to join our Customer Project Team in the area of Powertrain control systems for conventional Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) and Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV/BEV).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• 2+ years of experience with Software or Hardware development in automotive domain
• 2+ years of experience in relatively large project management
• Experience of one complete cycle from start to SOP in one of the automotive electronic products

Nice To Haves

• Strong cooperation and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills related to customer interaction and global, internal cross-functional teamwork
• Strategic thinking, results orientation
• Project experience in all project phases (initiation, planning, execution & control, closing)

Responsibilities

• Overall responsible for Powertrain Control Unit project management deliverables (set-up of project-charter, project management plan, communication strategy, project schedule, milestones, work breakdown structure, etc.)
• Responsible for achievement of project targets and KPIs (on time, on spec, on quality, on budget/ profit, customer satisfaction)
• Monitor and control project execution regularly, define and implement countermeasures in case of deviations, escalate if necessary
• Set-up and maintain cockpit chart with a completeness/consistency value of 100% and present project status to steering committee
• Project budgeting, and control of project profit (including optimization)
• Lead interdisciplinary project teams
• Maintain and increase team and customer satisfaction by appropriate internal and external communication regarding project deliverables and achievement of customer project goals
• Interface to the customer; manage interface between customer and project team; spokesperson for the project with all the internal and external stakeholders
• Organize and lead customer and internal meetings to ensure the project deliverables fulfill project objectives
• Coordination of Hardware, Software and Calibration deliveries to support customer milestones, including delivery of samples and series release
• Responsible for launch management of the product
• Perform and overall lead for risk management, quality management and problem resolution management; including the identification, analysis, implementation and evaluation of measures together with the cross functional team
• Lead change management, including requirement management, estimation and quotation
• Adherence to company and business unit process library, guidelines, policies and legal terms

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees