Wire Harness Value Stream: Sourcing, Quality GEMBA

Stellantis•Auburn Hills, MI

About The Position

This role is the Wire Harness GEMBA Walk Lead for North America, focusing on sourcing and quality. The lead will be responsible for assembling data-driven GEMBA agendas, conducting quality station reviews at various plants (Assembly, Supplier Module, Powertrain), and coordinating with multiple teams including Plant Engineering, Plant Quality, Supplier Quality, Engineering, and Suppliers. The position also involves global GEMBA and Quality Alignment, attending global meetings as the North America lead, and reporting North America KPIs. Key responsibilities include leading CCP (Clash Clearance) for Harness to the Global team, acting as a liaison for Wire Harness Core Team Best Practices and Read Across, managing issues with the Warranty Acceleration Team, and sponsoring, tracking, and reporting on North America Harness DFSS projects. Additionally, the role requires coordinating quality lessons learned and driving on-time sourcing by acting as the Harness Liaison to the Purchasing team and scheduling regular Purchasing alignment, cost, and Sourcing meetings.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems, or related field.
A minimum of 8 years in automotive product development experience
A minimum of 2 years in technical or program leadership roles.
Experience owning low- and/or high-voltage wiring harness systems across multiple vehicle platforms.
Proven leadership of Design Leads (DLs), DREs, and Tier-1 supplier engineering teams, including performance management and technical mentorship.
Manufacturing, manufacturing interface experience
Hands-on: at vehicle, station reviews to review process

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA.
10 years of experience in automotive product development.
Prior role as Engineering/Discipline Manager, Project Engineer, or Chief Engineer.
Knowledge of Stellantis platforms, systems, and engineering standards, with exposure to global, multi-region vehicle programs.
Expertise in wiring harness architecture and integration (routing, segmentation, grounding, protection, connection systems).
End-to-end ownership of the product lifecycle from concept through launch, production, and warranty resolution.
Strong command of Quality and Warranty systems, data
Direct experience reviewing/approving DFMEA, DVPR, validation results, PPAP, and leading APQP and launch activities.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional execution (Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Program Management) and warranty/Gemba-based root-cause resolution.
Experience with component sourcing, Source Packages
Interface with Purchasing and Cost Engineering
Ability to operate with executive-level visibility, making high-impact technical and organizational decisions under ambiguity.

Responsibilities

Assemble data-driven GEMBA agendas
Quality station reviews at Assembly Plants, Supplier Module plants, Powertrain plants. Coordinate with Plant engineering, Plant Quality, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Suppliers
Global GEMBA and Quality Alignment. Attend Global meetings as North America lead. North America KPI report outs.
CCP (Clash Clearance) lead for Harness to Global team
Liaison to Wire Harness Core Team Best Practices, Read Across
Manage issues with the Warranty Acceleration Team
North America Harness DFSS projects - sponsor, track, report outs
Coordinate quality lessons learned
Drive on-time Sourcing
Harness Liaison to Purchasing team
Schedule regular Purchasing alignment, cost and Sourcing meetings