HVAC & Engine Systems Family Manager

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Propulsion HVAC & Engine Systems (Fuel, Exhaust, Intake and Cooling) Family Manager ensures global coherence, commonality, and coordination across Modules, Platforms, Top Hats, and Programs for HVAC and Engine Systems. The role reports program status and milestone reviews to senior leadership and is accountable for meeting cost, quality, performance, and planning targets while ensuring compliance with Internal Control System rules. The manager oversees unit-level activities including design modifications, packaging issue resolution, production standards, readiness at Stellantis milestones, SCA implementation, KPIs, risk analysis, test plans, sourcing, weight and cost convergence, style feasibility, and validation. The role manages product safety and durability studies, works with manufacturing to ensure process feasibility, and oversees plant readiness to secure budget convergence at and after the Contract Milestone. Additional responsibilities include managing workload deviations, executing escalation processes, coordinating unit team participation in development phases, leading hot housing kick-offs, and supporting regional Sub-System Technical Leads with technical and design reviews and issue resolution. The manager develops responses to vehicle line investigations, controls technical solutions for platforms and modules, approves design changes, and applies lessons learned across programs and regions.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related degree field.
At least 10 years of experience in a related field.
Familiarity with automotive engine design, components, and testing.
Strong interpersonal communication, team, and leadership skills or experience.
Organized, action-oriented, able to deal with ambiguity, customer-focused, and skilled in problem solving.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree with emphasis in Business, Finance, Management, or Engineering.
PMP Certification.
Five or more years in the design, development, and/or validation of HVAC and Engine Systems (Fuel, Exhaust, Intake, and Cooling).

Responsibilities

Ensure global coherence, commonality, and coordination across Modules, Platforms, Top Hats, and Programs for HVAC and Engine Systems.
Report program status and milestone reviews to senior leadership.
Monitor and control unit-level activities, including design modifications, packaging issue resolution, production standards, milestone readiness, SCA implementation, KPIs, risk analysis, test plans, sourcing, weight and cost convergence, style feasibility, and validation.
Manage product safety and durability studies.
Ensure process feasibility in collaboration with manufacturing and oversee plant readiness to secure budget convergence at and after the Contract Milestone.
Manage workload deviations and execute escalation processes.
Coordinate unit team participation in development phases and lead hot housing kick-offs.
Support regional Sub-System Technical Leads in technical and design reviews and issue resolution.
Develop responses to vehicle line investigations and control technical solutions for platforms and modules.
Approve design changes and address lessons learned across programs and regions.
Meet cost, quality, performance, and planning targets and ensure compliance with Internal Control System rules.