VSR - Structures

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

The Vehicle System Release (VSR) is responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of vehicle systems that meet design requirements and functional objectives for quality, cost (investment and variable), technical performance, and timing/planning. The role covers BIW (Platform/Tophat), Closures, Exterior, Restraints, and Vision systems, and ensures critical Key Process Indicators are met at each development phase through launch and lifecycle vehicle actions. The VSR works closely with Discipline Managers (Engineering Directors) and their teams to align on program objectives and development principles, processes, and methods. The position coordinates engineering, supplier, purchasing, brand, planning, and manufacturing activities to support successful vehicle development and launch.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum of 10 years of automotive experience or other related experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure, with release engineers, supervisors, and managers, the completeness and availability of documents needed for sourcing start-up (Source Package), and keep them current and consistent with sourcing closing due dates.
Develop milestone reviews (scorecards) and ensure Engineering Key Process Indicators meet milestones.
Achieve program milestone targets for quality, material cost, investment, research and development, weight, and timing.
Conduct the Tool Kickoff process with suppliers, ensuring required tooling-release documents are complete and available and parts are delivered on time.
Support build activities, including problem-solving activities.
Lead supplier troubleshooting when suppliers face design or manufacturing/dimensional issues.
Urgently address open issues through corporate systems and processes.
Develop and execute the change management process with engineers, supervisors, and managers, including establishing the Electronic Bill of Material (EBOM).
Manage project execution according to global best standards for current and new vehicle versions.
Ensure subsystem certifications and compliance for components and vehicles.
Build and maintain the R&D budget and ensure delivery to budget.
Interface with engineering and non-engineering teams, including purchasing, brand, planning, and manufacturing, to support successful project development and launch.
Evaluate pilot vehicle test plans and establish the parts, quantities, and associated costs needed to support execution.
Estimate the labor hours full-time engineers need to develop and validate new component designs, considering vehicle functional objectives and impacts on existing component designs.
Confirm dimensional stability and fit-and-finish requirements for systems and components during pilot builds to support robust vehicle quality at launch.