Technical Manager STLA Large Platform

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Technical Manager is responsible for ensuring overall program-level technical feasibility and achieving performance and KPI targets throughout the full program life cycle. The role manages the technical content, definition, and configuration of the STLA Large Platform, including its bill of materials, technical data, platform diversity, and component interchangeability. It also leads technical activities for component and system development and coordinates with purchasing, regional teams, manufacturing engineering, plants, and related platform stakeholders. The position supports achievement of quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives; leads platform-level decisions and stakeholder meetings; and oversees design freeze, tooling kick-off, and regulatory conformity. The Technical Manager also aligns product design with manufacturing processes, addresses product and process compatibility, logistics packaging, and make-or-buy convergence, and manages technical relationships with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering. The role confirms that the platform supports Top Hat and future product requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related degree field.
Eight 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, and safety.
Experience designing and developing components or systems associated with Chassis, Propulsion, or Body 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 how vehicles are assembled.
Ability to identify and organize technical commodities by functional purpose.
Ability to identify and propose design alternatives to meet or exceed aggressive cost targets.
Excellent 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 the role.
Microsoft Office skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Expertise with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, including Excel VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
Familiarity with Fastcar2, EBOM and STV, SMAK (vehicle volume tracking), CCD/CN Process, PDP for TKO/DV testing, ETKO Process, Source Package System (Review and Approval), GIMs/Tracking and Issue Resolution, and Teamcenter/Vis Pro.

Nice To Haves

Advanced technical or management degree.
Excellent relationship-building skills.
Ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels.

Responsibilities

Manage the platform's technical content, definition, and configuration.
Manage the platform BOM, including change management, and oversee technical data and VISBOM content.
Manage platform diversity and component interchangeability.
Achieve quality, cost, timing, and performance objectives.
Coordinate with purchasing on RFQs, supplier selection, and change management.
Support regional requirements and content.
Lead technical activities for component and system design, development, and validation.
Lead platform-level decision-making and stakeholder meetings.
Manage design freeze and tooling kick-off.
Ensure conformity with regulatory requirements.
Coordinate technical teams.
Coordinate activities with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant.
Align design and manufacturing processes to support cost, investment, and quality objectives.
Ensure product and process compatibility.
Address packaging issues and requirements with logistics.
Support make-or-buy convergence.
Manage technical relationships with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering.
Confirm that the platform supports Top Hat requirements and future product requirements.
Identify and propose design alternatives that meet or exceed cost targets.
Organize technical commodities according to their functional purpose.