Main System Engineer, Body Systems – Metals

Scout Motors • Charlotte, NC

44d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Main System Engineer, Body Systems – Metals, you will serve as the operational and technical integration extension of the Main System Lead (MSL), supporting the successful development and delivery of the Body Systems portfolio. This position is responsible for driving cross-functional alignment, readiness, transparency, and issue resolution across multiple System Engineering Teams (SETs) within the Metals domain. The Main System Engineer works closely with SET Leaders, Technical Program Leaders (TPLs), Product, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, and Logistics teams to ensure technical content, program milestones, sourcing activities, risks, and deliverables are mature and aligned prior to leadership reviews and decision-making forums. Unlike a SET Leader, this role does not own an individual subsystem scope. Instead, the Main System Engineer ensures SET deliverables are integrated, aligned, decision-ready, and supportive of overall Body System objectives. The Metals Main System Engineer supports integration and delivery activities across: Body-in-White (BIW) Underbody Structures Closures Doors Hood Systems Liftgate Systems Structural Components Structural Integration Associated Body Structures content

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline (Master’s degree and significant experience is a plus).
• 5+ years of automotive engineering, program management, systems engineering, or vehicle development experience.
• Experience working within cross-functional vehicle development organizations.
• Strong understanding of automotive product development and launch processes.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to suppliers, manufacturing, and testing facilities as required throughout product development and launch.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with body systems, interiors, exteriors, vehicle integration, or engineering program management.
• Knowledge of VW Group tools and process is a huge plus.
• Experience supporting engineering governance and decision-making processes.
• Knowledge of vehicle development milestones, sourcing processes, and launch readiness activities.
• Familiarity with timing management, issue resolution, and risk mitigation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Main System Lead in coordinating delivery activities across the Metals (Platform / BiW / Door and Closures) Body Systems portfolio.
• Act as a central integration point between SET Leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment between engineering development activities, vehicle program objectives, and business requirements.
• Drive transparency regarding technical status, timing, cost, quality, sourcing, and risk topics.
• Identify and manage dependencies across multiple SETs and organizational functions.
• Prepare and coordinate topics requiring review within Main System governance forums.
• Assess readiness and completeness of deliverables prior to leadership reviews.
• Ensure supporting technical, cost, timing, quality, sourcing, and risk information is available for decision-making.
• Support preparation, execution, and documentation of Main System Team (MST) meetings and escalation reviews.
• Track actions, decisions, and commitments resulting from governance activities.
• Consolidate status reporting across the Metals SETs.
• Monitor engineering milestones, deliverables, sourcing readiness, and development progress.
• Maintain visibility of open issues, program risks, and mitigation plans.
• Facilitate timely escalation of issues affecting technical, cost, timing, quality, or vehicle integration objectives.
• Drive accountability for closure of action items and identified program risks.
• Partner with SET Leaders to improve topic maturity and cross-functional alignment.
• Challenge readiness assessments, timing plans, technical assumptions, and risk evaluations.
• Support development of decision-ready content for engineering and leadership reviews.
• Facilitate resolution of issues extending beyond an individual SET's responsibility.
• Promote consistent engineering governance and reporting practices across the organization.
• Develop integrated status reporting and management summaries.
• Support communication of priorities, decisions, risks, and recovery plans.
• Serve as an escalation and coordination resource within the Body Systems organization.
• Assist the Main System Lead in driving strategic objectives across the assigned scope.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level