Design Manager

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking a Design Manager to lead exterior design projects, from concept to final proposals, including production-ready concepts and advanced designs for vehicles, wheels, lighting, and graphics.

The role requires strong presentation skills, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to drive design decisions through consensus in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or BS in Industrial, Product or Automotive Design.
• 8+ years automotive interior product design experience.
• Proficiency in Alias, Illustrator, and Photoshop for production and advanced design proposals.
• Ability to present 2-D and 3-D concepts with sketching and digital tools.
• Experience with manual and digital sketching.
• Strong presentation and design communication skills.
• Awareness of global automotive design trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage design projects from concept to delivery.
• Create production and advanced exterior design proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve program targets and deadlines.

Skills

Presentation skills

Design communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts

BS in Industrial/Automotive Design

Tools

Alias

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

The Design Manager is responsible for creating both production and advanced exterior design proposals while demonstrating exceptional design intuition, strong presentation and design communication skills. Design assignments will range from complete exterior bodies to singular components such as front/rear end designs, wheels, exterior lighting and graphics/badging. The Design Manager must be able to manage and self-lead projects from start to finish by identifying appropriate themes and research that conveys the spirit of each vehicle brand. The Design Manager must be able to work with the necessary cross functional teams in order to achieve program targets and deadlines.

We’re looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, deliver as a way of life and are inspired to make a positive impact. Team members are expected to establish effective working relationships, founded on trust and transparency, with our internal and external partners. Sound judgment, excellent communication skills and the ability to drive decisions through consensus and influence change are a must.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial, Product or Automotive Design
• A minimum of 8 years of automotive interior product design experience
• Working knowledge of Alias, Illustrator, and Photoshop Ability to create both production and advanced design proposals while demonstrating exceptional design intuition
• Ability to artistically represent 2-D and 3-D concepts using a wide variety of presentation techniques, including manual/digital sketching, ALIAS, Photoshop and/or similar programs
• Experience with manual and digital sketching
• Strong presentation and design communication skills
• Must possess an exceptional awareness of the global state of automotive design concepts and emerging design trends

Portfolio Requirements:

This position requires a portfolio be submitted with your application. Applications will not be processed without meeting this requirement.Please ensure your portfolio meets the following requirements:

• Your portfolio should represent your skills as it pertains to the position to which you're applying
• Your most current work should be presented first and displayed in descending order of most current to oldest
• When appropriate, provide a brief description of your contributions to work that is submitted for review. (i.e.: if a full model is presented, provide explanation to explain you were responsible for the full model or that your involvement was limited to specific areas of the model)
• Although depictions of your professional work are needed, you're also welcome to submit work you've accomplished on a personal basis; however, the two should be separated and kept in separate sections of the portfolio
• When naming your portfolio, please use the following naming convention: Lastname-firstname-portfolio.pdf