Hardware Product Development Lead

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

Stellantis Hardware Engineering (HWE) is seeking a Hardware Product Development Lead to help transform the automotive industry and build customer-focused automotive technology experiences. The role leads multiple cross-functional engineering teams to achieve technical product targets within the agreed project schedule and oversees engineering activities across development, testing and validation, and product industrialization. The Lead is responsible for multiple product releases into production and for ensuring required product maturity throughout each product life cycle. The role plans technical work packages and product/system releases, prepares technical decision options for change control boards and management escalations, and supports sample builds. It also ensures products meet industrialization targets and that engineering documentation is released to manufacturing plants for sample builds. The Lead plans samples and manages engineering builds while accounting for domain-team requirements, project milestones, and technology relevance.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a related field.
At least 8 years of experience.
Excellent communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
Ability to work in a global team environment.
Experience with requirements engineering or management processes.
Ability to learn new technologies and systems.
Engineering analysis and analytical ability.
Project planning and leadership skills.
General knowledge of electronic sensors, modules, or systems.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Proficiency in written and spoken English, particularly for technical topics.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Institute (PMI) project management certification.
5 years of experience as a team leader or project manager.
Experience with FMEA methods and tools, such as APIS IQ FMEA.
Experience with root-cause and DFSS techniques, including is-is-not, 5-why, DMAIC, 8D, 5-penny, fishbone, or fault-tree analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple cross-functional engineering teams to achieve technical product targets according to the agreed project schedule.
Ensure execution of engineering activities, including development, test and validation, and product industrialization.
Manage multiple product releases into production.
Ensure required product maturity throughout the product life cycle for multiple products.
Prepare technical decision options for change control board input and management escalation.
Plan technical work packages, including content, schedule, and quality, in line with the overall project schedule.
Plan and execute product and system releases according to the defined schedule.
Act as an interface supporting successful realization of sample builds.
Ensure products meet industrialization targets.
Release engineering documentation to manufacturing plants so they can perform sample builds.
Plan samples and manage engineering builds.
Understand Stellantis domain-team requirements, project milestones, and technology relevance.