Automotive Program Lead — Quality, Launch & Cross-Functional

SHB; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SHB USA seeks a hands-on Automotive Program Manager to lead and coordinate automotive programs and product changes while serving as a North American resource for customer quality matters.

The role partners with engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply-chain, and commercial teams across North America and Asia-Pacific; you will drive PPAP and 8D activities, manage cross-functional actions, and ensure timely issue closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; equivalent automotive experience considered.
• 5+ years in automotive OEM or Tier 1 program management or related areas.
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects, priorities, timing, risks, and customer commitments.
• Familiarity with automotive quality tools (APQP, PPAP, 8D, PFMEA, control plans).

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned automotive programs from award through launch, PPAP, production readiness and post-launch stabilization.
• Coordinate program timing, deliverables, open issues, risks, and cross-functional actions; elevate concerns early when milestones may be affected.
• Lead or support localization, manufacturing-transfer, engineering-change, component re-sourcing, validation and PPAP activities.
• Work with OEM and Tier 1 customers and coordinate with SHB teams across North America and Asia-Pacific.
• Serve as a North American customer-quality resource for containment, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Lead or coordinate 8D problem-solving activities and ensure actions address root cause with evidence.
• Support APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, validation, and change management as required.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and communicate status clearly to customers and management.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Quality tools

APQP/PPAP

8D problem solving

Root cause analysis

Project scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control plans

Job description

SHB USA seeks a hands-on Automotive Program Manager to lead and coordinate automotive programs and product changes while serving as a North American resource for customer quality matters.

The role partners with engineering, quality, manufacturing, supply-chain, and commercial teams across North America and Asia-Pacific; you will drive PPAP and 8D activities, manage cross-functional actions, and ensure timely issue closure.