Vehicle Calibration & Test Supervisor
About The Position
The Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering team is responsible for planning and implementing new vehicle program launches at assembly plants. The Vehicle Calibration and Test (VCT) Supervisor will lead vehicle calibration and test development, launches, validation, and ongoing plant support for North American programs. This role involves providing VCT manufacturing engineering leadership throughout new model development, ensuring compliance with standards, developing process improvements, supporting launch reviews, leading capital projects, and providing onsite prototype build support at North American Manufacturing Assembly Plants. The role also includes coordinating pre-launch validation events, assisting with issue resolution, and leading the lessons learned feedback loop.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing), or Similar Technical degree
- 5+ years’ experience in Final Assembly Process & Tooling Development
- Strong computer skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.)
- Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints.
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- Extended travel to assembly plants in US, Canada, and/or Mexico required (up to 70%)
- Leadership communication skills consistent with reporting out to Director and VP level leadership
Nice To Haves
- Automotive manufacturing experience / supplier project management skills
- Extensive knowledge and experience in FAE tooling installation and commissioning
- Knowledge and experience in failure mode avoidance methodology
- Knowledge and experience in diagnostic validations methods and tools, processes and engineering deliverables
- Experience with optical measurement and calibration systems
Responsibilities
- Provide VCT manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program from KO through launch.
- Ensure compliance to the GVOSS (Global Vehicle Operations Structured Standards) and Ergonomic standards for calibration and test system installations.
- Develop and implement improvements to process tooling software (SW) and hardware (HW) using data from the Dashboard Reporting Systems.
- Support NML and program launch reviews as required including validating scorecard updates.
- Lead capital project teams to develop capital appropriations requests and manage the projects from concept through commissioning.
- Lead costing for test implementation and find acceptable cost reduction opportunities.
- Provide onsite prototype build support at North American Manufacturing Assembly Plants.
- Coordinate all pre-launch EOL validation events from DCV through MP2.
- Assist plant & implementation teams in resolving EOL performance issues.
- Lead the lessons learned feedback loop to drive Process Driven Product Design standards.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days
- Paid parental leave
- New parent ramp-up programs
- Subsidized back-up child care
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
