Automotive Resident Engineer - Hybrid, Customer Liaison

Itera Mobility Engineering; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical health insurance

Training & development

Flexible hours & smartworking

Hybrid model

Job summary

Itera Mobility Engineering seeks a Resident Engineer to support a key automotive customer at their technical center in Auburn Hills, MI. The role interfaces between the customer and global engineering teams from RFQ to post-SOP, coordinating across Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, and Quality groups.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in customer-facing automotive roles, strong communication, and experience with issue-tracking tools. On-site work is required at the customer location.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a Resident Engineer or similar customer-facing role in automotive.
• Experience with automotive OEM engineering organizations or technical centers.
• 2+ years in automotive validation or product development preferred.
• Experience with issue-tracking and project management tools (JIRA/Redmine/RTC).
• Experience with automotive electronic products and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary local technical interface between customer and engineering teams.
• Support full lifecycle activities from RFQ through SOP and post-SOP.
• Lead or support technical discussions, reviews, and negotiations with the customer.
• Coordinate with Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Validation, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Program Management, and Sales.
• Provide regular status reports and drive issue resolution with appropriate tracking systems.
• Participate in program reviews and escalation meetings.
• Ensure customer requirements are clearly communicated to internal teams.

Skills

Customer-facing

Cross-functional coordination

English language

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Redmine

IBM RTC

Job description

Itera Mobility Engineering seeks a Resident Engineer to support a key automotive customer at their technical center in Auburn Hills, MI. The role interfaces between the customer and global engineering teams from RFQ to post-SOP, coordinating across Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, and Quality groups.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in customer-facing automotive roles, strong communication, and experience with issue-tracking tools. On-site work is required at the customer location.