Automotive Project Lead, Chassis & Systems (Onsite)

Kelly Services; Michigan; On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Vacation/holiday

Job summary

Kelly Services in the United States is seeking an experienced Project/Program Manager for an onsite, full-time contract to direct opportunity in the Bay City area. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing automotive electronic chassis control programs from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has an engineering degree and strong PM skills, with knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety requirements and extensive cross-functional collaboration across engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ME, EE, Mechatronics, Automotive.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate cross-functional automotive development programs throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor program progress and proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Coordinate activities among engineering, quality, manufacturing, purchasing, suppliers, and customers.
• Facilitate program review meetings and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and management.
• Ensure adherence to customer requirements, quality standards, and internal development processes.
• Support budgeting, resource planning, and program cost tracking.
• Manage change requests, program documentation, and configuration control activities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on system requirements, validation activities, and product launches.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards, including ISO 26262 functional safety processes.
• Support customer communications and act as a primary point of contact for assigned programs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance program execution and efficiency.

Skills

Automotive systems

ISO 26262

Chassis control

Project management

Stakeholder management

Time management

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in ME, EE, Mechatronics, Automotive

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Asana

Monday.com

Planner

Job description

Kelly Services in the United States is seeking an experienced Project/Program Manager for an onsite, full-time contract to direct opportunity in the Bay City area. The role focuses on planning, coordinating, and executing automotive electronic chassis control programs from concept through production launch.

The ideal candidate has an engineering degree and strong PM skills, with knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety requirements and extensive cross-functional collaboration across engineering,