Interior, etc.

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Project Technical Manager manages the vehicle’s technical aspects and works to achieve quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives. The role includes BOM and change management, technical data and VISBOM content, coordination with Purchasing on RFQs, supplier selection, and changes, and support for regional requirements and content. The manager leads component and system design, development, and validation; decision and stakeholder meetings; design freeze and tooling kickoff; regulatory conformity; and coordination across technical teams. The role also coordinates with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant to align product design and manufacturing processes with cost, investment, and quality objectives; address product-process compatibility, packaging and logistics requirements, and make-buy convergence; and manage technical relationships with stakeholders. The manager drives technical issues through to resolution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related degree field.
Minimum 8 years of automotive industry experience.
Experience in vehicle or component design/release engineering, vehicle finance cost, program management, and/or component cost analysis.
Experience with NVH, durability, safety, and dynamics.
Leadership, communication, and people skills.
Attention to detail.
Ability to manage change and present ideas or concepts to all levels of management.
Ability to motivate and lead people who do not report directly to you.
Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Experience designing and developing chassis, propulsion, or body components or systems through a full project cycle.
Understanding of vehicle construction by systems and subsystems, including body, chassis, powertrain, interior, underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, and HVAC.
Understanding of vehicle part breakdown and assembly.
Ability to identify and organize technical commodities by functional purpose.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Excellent relationship-building skills.
Ability to productively manage change, including trade-off decisions.
Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
Familiarity with Fastcar2 EBOM & STV, SMAK (vehicle volume tracking), CCD/CN Process, PDP for TKO/DV testing, ETKO Process, Source Package System (Review and Approval), GIM’s, tracking and issue resolution, S2irius, Teamcenter, and Vis Pro.

Responsibilities

Manage vehicle technical activities to achieve quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.
Manage BOMs, change management, technical data, and VISBOM content.
Coordinate with Purchasing on RFQs, supplier selection, and change management.
Support regional requirements and content.
Lead component and system design, development, and validation activities.
Lead decision and stakeholder meetings, design freeze, and tooling kickoff.
Ensure conformity with regulatory requirements.
Coordinate technical teams.
Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant to align design and manufacturing processes with cost, investment, and quality objectives.
Address product and process compatibility, packaging and logistics requirements, and make-buy convergence.
Manage technical relationships with stakeholders and drive technical issues to resolution.
Identify and propose design alternatives to meet or exceed cost targets.