Sub System Launch Manager

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

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About The Position

The Sub System Launch Manager joins the Body, Chassis, Interior (BCI) Quality Team and is responsible for meeting project quality targets, managing launch timelines and deliverables, and transitioning projects to quality volume production. The role manages engineering robustness and launch issue resolution through engineering principles and technical analysis before handover to manufacturing.

The manager leads technical reviews, milestone status assessments, maturity-plan tracking, and manufacturing handover. They evaluate BCI part and assembly compliance and geometrical analysis; manage industrial indicators, issue containment, rework timing, and assembly-plant perimeter; and oversee part conformity, design validation, and change-request systems for launch vehicle issues. The role also assesses safety conditions and working quality for the launch team, evaluates subcontractor skills, communicates progress to the team and Plant Management, and escalates issues with partners, suppliers, and subcontractors for timely resolution.

This position requires mobility for short- or long-term assignments at manufacturing plants lasting 6–8 months.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent in Materials, Chemical, Civil, or Aerospace Engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in automotive Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and/or Product Quality.
• Ability to travel or relocate temporarily for short- or long-term manufacturing-plant assignments lasting 6–8 months.
• Mastery of geometry assessments, including technical documents and processes.
• Experience managing scheduling, organization, and internal processes for launch-phase activities.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and trades, including stamping, welding, painting, and assembly.
• Knowledge of BCI product design fundamentals.
• Self-motivated, with a strong passion for automobiles and appreciation for quality.
• Basic understanding of statistics and root-cause problem solving.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science degree in Engineering, Quality, or Business, or equivalent.
• Reactive Shainin or DFSS Master Black Belt qualification.
• Manufacturing process and launch experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure BCI part and assembly compliance and conduct geometrical analysis.
• Drive convergence of industrial indicators, contain issues, manage rework timing and perimeter within the assembly plant, and support launch readiness.
• Manage engineering robustness and resolve launch issues before handover to manufacturing for volume production.
• Ensure safety conditions and working quality for the launch team.
• Lead technical reviews, milestone status assessments, maturity-plan tracking, and handover to manufacturing.
• Assess the skills and engineering capabilities of subcontractors working with the team.
• Communicate with the team and report progress to Plant Management.
• Manage launch BCI activity progress, part conformity, design validation, and change requests for launch vehicle issues.
• Escalate technical issues with partners, suppliers, and subcontractors to achieve timely resolution.
• Apply engineering judgment and analytical methods to achieve project quality targets.
• Manage launch timelines and deliverables so engineering objectives, technical requirements, and product maturity targets are achieved within project milestones.
• Lead the engineering transition to quality volume production through design validation, manufacturing readiness, and product-performance requirements.
• Identify and resolve engineering constraints affecting launch execution.

What This Job Offers

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