Automotive Safety Systems Integration Lead

EDAG Group; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG Group is seeking an Integration Program Manager in the United States to drive complex safety, durability and NVH integration across multiple loadcases and stakeholders. You will translate technical safety content into clear program directives, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure milestones are achieved.

The role requires 7+ years in automotive safety or system integration, strong communication, travel readiness, and knowledge of FMVSS/ECE/NCAP.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in automotive safety and testing, vehicle testing (Dura & NVH), or system integration.
• Ability to travel to vehicle and component test locations.
• Strong working knowledge of FMVSS, ECE, NCAP and other automotive safety evaluation preferred.
• Proven project management experience, with expertise in tracking milestones, managing risks, and coordinating teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and address potential roadblocks in safety system development.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, ensuring clear expectations and structured execution of safety initiatives.
• English (C1-C2)
• 1 year contract

Responsibilities

• Synthesize complex test, simulation, and design data from diverse safety disciplines into cohesive, actionable items.
• Lead the systems integration of multiple safety, durability and NVH loadcases, securing stakeholder buy-in across conflicting design domains.
• Act as the single technical point of contact for external TPMs and program management, translating deep safety, durability and NVH complexities into clear, unified program directives.
• Partner with component and systems engineers to ensure cascading safety integration requirements are explicitly defined, tracked, and communicated.
• Proactively unearth and drive resolution for deep-seated technical bottlenecks and integration risks across engineering boundaries and test facilities.
• Institutionalize rigorous systems engineering documentation and integration best practices within the safety, durability and NVH organizations.
• Represent safety, durability and NVH to external stakeholders, ensuring that the vehicle safety program challenges and opportunities are communicated clearly and effectively.
• Ensure the integration efforts are aligned with broader strategic objectives and that the integration timelines are met.

Skills

Automotive safety experience

Vehicle testing (Dura & NVH)

System integration

Project management

Communication skills

English proficiency (C1-C2)

Job description

EDAG Group is seeking an Integration Program Manager in the United States to drive complex safety, durability and NVH integration across multiple loadcases and stakeholders. You will translate technical safety content into clear program directives, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure milestones are achieved.

The role requires 7+ years in automotive safety or system integration, strong communication, travel readiness, and knowledge of FMVSS/ECE/NCAP.