Manager, Vehicle Project Coordination
About The Position
This role is responsible for leading a talented team within the Pilot Hall E/E organization, which facilitates collaboration between R&D and Production. Identify, analyze, root cause, and resolve issues during the vehicle commissioning process within a production environment. Your team will work hands-on with ECUs and diagnostic systems and collaborate cross-functionally to implement sustainable solutions. The team combines deep technical expertise, software development, and systems understanding with a proactive and conceptual mindset. You’ll contribute directly to the future of the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV). Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace.
Requirements
- 7 + years professional experience with expertise in car production, development and diagnostics, including ability to achieve stable validation processes.
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent qualification with focus on Automotive and/or electronic education.
- Skillful at organizational navigation and cross-functional collaboration at all levels; ability to develop effective partnerships and relationships.
- Leadership experience.
- Extensive knowledge of vehicle engineering processes, understanding of manufacturing processes and possesses a holistic overview of vehicle concepts and functions.
- Creative and forward thinking.
- Strategic problem solver.
Responsibilities
- Lead a talented team responsible for Software Changes, Technical Change Management for electric/electronic and Project reporting
- Hire, train, and retain an exceptional team. Motivate and develop team members, fostering a strong sense of teamwork.
- Plan annual administrative, operational, and capital budget. Responsible to stay within budget.
- Ensure company policies and regulations are followed.
- Define and track group KPI’s to ensure quality, volume, and cost goals.
- Contribute to the minimalization of production downtime, scrap, and rework costs.
- Identify training opportunities and implement training plans to improve overall organizational capability.
- Manage the verification and issue analysis process, helping to ensure new process or product introductions work flawlessly.
- Create and Lead a Cross Functional Team to support Production, Technical Development, Quality, and After Sales problems.
- Lead the Problem-solving process.
- Responsible for Vehicle Software changes for Scout Motors Production.
- Coordinate the changes with other departments like Production, Logistic, Quality, Development.
- Present Release notes.
- Evaluate change time, feasibility and effect volume for part to need updates and time requirements for a software update campaign/vehicle.
- Coordinate for Pilot Hall EE department on the technical change management.
- Inform the team about the content of the change.
- Provide information for the evaluation of the team.
- Collect feedback, present results to upper management, and share with Launch Management and other departments as required.
- Track Change Status and implementation timing.
- Ensure change costs are spent/implemented in a reasonable time.
- Generate the electronic project status report for Pilot Hall.
- Organize meetings across departments and include other groups as required to generate the report.
- Provide a management summary report and highlight the escalation topics on a high level.
- Generate and distribute regular status reports.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
- 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
- 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
- 40 hours of unplanned PTO
- 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
- Corporate Vehicle Program with eligibility for 1 assigned vehicle
- A mobility stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
