Electrified Powertrain Torque Controls Manager

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis NV is seeking a senior leader to drive development, integration, and validation of electrified propulsion torque path controls across vehicle programs. You will manage a globally distributed team, align objectives with programs, and ensure robust, scalable, production-ready control solutions.

The role requires extensive experience in controls development, systems engineering, and team management, with a focus on energy efficiency, performance, drivability, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in propulsion controls and embedded software development.
• 5+ years in technical leadership and people management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Powertrain Controls team.
• Plan, track, and deliver milestones with quality, timing, and cost targets.
• Identify resources and competencies for electrification programs.
• Provide technical direction on torque path control systems across powertrain domains.
• Support program reviews, assessments, and executive reporting.
• Contribute to strategic roadmaps for electrified propulsion torque management.

Skills

Propulsion controls

Team leadership

Model-based controls

Embedded software

Systems engineering

Software architecture

Stakeholder management

Automotive controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

PhD in Engineering (preferred)

Job description

The Electrified Powertrain Torque Path Technical Manager will lead a team of highly skilled Powertrain Controls Engineers responsible for the development, integration, and validation of advanced control systems for current and next-generation electrified propulsion platforms across Stellantis vehicle programs.

This leadership role is accountable for delivering robust, scalable, and production-ready electrified powertrain torque path control solutions that achieve vehicle-level targets for energy efficiency, performance, drivability, and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will drive the development of torque path management strategies within the propulsion domain controller while ensuring seamless coordination across powertrain and vehicle systems.

The ideal candidate is an experienced technical leader with a strong background in controls development, systems engineering, and team management. They will thrive in a fast-paced, global development environment, possess excellent stakeholder management skills, and demonstrate a passion for coaching engineers and developing technical talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Powertrain Controls Engineers.
• Establish team objectives, priorities, and development plans aligned with program and organizational goals.
• Plan, track, and deliver program milestones, ensuring quality, timing, and cost targets are achieved.
• Identify resource needs and secure the technical competencies required to support present and future electrification programs.
• Foster a culture of innovation, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Provide technical direction and subject matter expertise in the development of electrified propulsion control systems, including:
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Electric motors and inverters
  • Transmissions and driveline systems
  • Battery management systems
  • Thermal management systems
  • Chassis and vehicle dynamics systems
  • Software platform and vehicle architecture organizations
• Guide and support the complete torque path controls development process, including:
  • Requirements elicitation and decomposition
  • Functional and control software requirement development
  • Software change request management
  • Control algorithm architecture and design
  • Model-based development and implementation
  • Foresight to gauge impact on calibration strategy development
  • Foresight to gauge impact on test plan definition and execution
  • Technical reviews and peer assessments
  • Foresight to gauge impact on verification and validation in MIL, SIL, HIL, and vehicle environments
  • Foresight to gauge impact on software and system integration activities and microprocessor resources
  • Root cause investigation and issue resolution
• Support program reviews, technical assessments, and executive-level reporting.
• Contribute to strategic technology roadmaps for future electrified propulsion torque management systems.

Key technical qualities:

• Deep understanding of advanced control theory and application, including state-based control systems, feedforward/feedback control, model predictive control (MPC), adaptive control, optimization-based control strategies, and energy management algorithms.
• Experience developing and deploying supervisory torque management strategies across Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV), and Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) architectures.
• Strong knowledge of constrained optimization techniques, including torque, power, thermal, battery, driveline, and vehicle-level operational constraints.
• Experience implementing embedded optimization algorithms for real-time automotive control applications while meeting safety, computational, and latency requirements.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning techniques applied to controls development, calibration acceleration, diagnostics, anomaly detection, predictive control, and software development streamlining.
• Experience evaluating and deploying AI-enabled engineering workflows to improve controls development efficiency, requirement analysis, test generation, code quality, and validation productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to develop scalable and reusable control architectures through modularization, abstraction, feature decomposition, and component-based software design.
• Expertise in defining control interfaces, functional partitioning, and software architecture to maximize reusability across vehicle platforms and propulsion technologies.
• Experience driving standardization and reuse of torque management functions across multiple vehicle platforms and propulsion configurations.
• Ability to define future-ready propulsion control frameworks leveraging AI-assisted development, automated verification, virtual validation, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) methodologies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• Extensive experience in automotive controls development, systems engineering, or electrified propulsion torque systems.
• 10 years of propulsion controls and embedded software development experience.
• 5 years of technical leadership and people management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing technical teams and delivering complex engineering programs.
• Strong understanding of model-based controls development, embedded software, and vehicle integration processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience with electrified propulsion systems, hybrid and battery electric vehicle architectures.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Stellantis propulsion and domain controller architectures.
• 15+ years of propulsion controls and embedded software development experience.
• 10+ years of technical leadership and people management experience.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams.
• Experience with Stellantis propulsion domain controllers and torque path architecture
• Expertise in electrified propulsion control systems, including supervisory torque coordination across engine, electric motors, transmission, battery, and chassis domains.