Automotive Quality Program Lead

Stellantis; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Vehicle Lease Program

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan refinancing programs

18 paid volunteer hours

Paid time off (PTO)

Health & well-being coverage

Family building benefit

Job summary

The Project Quality Manager – PRS System at Stellantis is a program-oriented leadership role responsible for defining, integrating, and executing the quality strategy across the propulsion system program lifecycle. This position operates at the intersection of Program Management and Quality, ensuring alignment between quality deliverables, program timing, cost, and risk objectives.

The PQM drives cross-functional convergence, ensures disciplined execution of program milestones, and proactively

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 5+ years of experience demonstrating Project and Program Management relative to Quality roles within the automotive industry.
• Strong knowledge of program management disciplines (timing, risk management, milestone governance).
• Proficiency in quality tools, methodologies, and customer claim management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Quality lead within the Program Management structure, ensuring alignment of quality deliverables with overall program timing, cost, and scope objectives.
• Drive program governance for quality, including milestone readiness, risk reviews, and escalation management.
• Lead cross-functional program reviews, ensuring quality risks, issues, and actions are clearly defined, tracked, and resolved.
• Develop and maintain integrated program quality plans aligned with master schedules and key deliverables.
• Ensure structured risk identification, mitigation planning, and execution tracking throughout the lifecycle.
• Support decision-making by providing data-driven quality insights and trade-off analysis to program leadership.

Skills

Project management

Quality management

Program governance

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

APQP

PPAP

Job description

The Project Quality Manager – PRS System at Stellantis is a program-oriented leadership role responsible for defining, integrating, and executing the quality strategy across the propulsion system program lifecycle. This position operates at the intersection of Program Management and Quality, ensuring alignment between quality deliverables, program timing, cost, and risk objectives.

The PQM drives cross-functional convergence, ensures disciplined execution of program milestones, and proactively