Electronics and Mechatronics Lead Engineer

Autoliv Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation package

Recognition awards

University discount options

Family events

Job summary

Autoliv United States is seeking an Electronics and Mechatronics Lead Engineer to drive program execution from initiation to launch across the Americas. You will coordinate OEM discussions, manage timing plans, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver on time with high quality.

Responsibilities include leading engineering reviews, open issue tracking, and customer escalations, while maintaining strong relationships with OEMs and global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 7+ years of experience in automotive product development and program execution.
• Strong knowledge of electronic and mechatronic systems and engineering lifecycles.
• Experience leading engineering teams and coordinating cross-functional resources.
• Expertise in program timing plans, open issue tracking, escalation, and launch readiness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer-facing engineering leader for assigned programs in the Americas.
• Drive engineering execution by coordinating application, systems, validation, and quality engineering resources.
• Lead cross-functional decision-making and provide technical guidance to engineering teams.
• Manage the Engineering Open Issues List to track, escalate, and close issues on time.
• Develop and maintain engineering timing plans and execution schedules for DV/PV activities and launches.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Program timing plans

Open issue tracking

Customer-facing engineering

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Autoliv's primary goal is to Save More Lives. Our products never get a second chance. This is why we can never compromise on quality. We are working to increase vehicle safety by developing seatbelts, airbags and steering wheels and you can be part of our team asElectronics and Mechatronics Lead Engineer.

In this role you will serve as the primary customer-facing engineering leader for assigned programs within the Americas region. You will drive engineering execution from program initiation through launch, acting as the key liaison between OEM customers and cross-functional internal teams. This position is responsible for coordinating technical activities, managing engineering deliverables and timing plans, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and ensuring all open issues are effectively tracked and resolved to support successful program execution, customer satisfaction, and on-time product launches.

Should you be interested in overseeing these tasks and aiming for enhanced performance standards, your role will involve:

• Serve as the primary engineering contact for OEM customers, leading technical discussions, design reviews, issue resolution meetings, and customer escalations while maintaining strong customer relationships.

• Drive engineering execution by coordinating application, systems, validation, and quality engineering resources to ensure program objectives, deliverables, and commitments are achieved.

• Lead cross-functional decision-making and provide technical guidance to engineering teams, fostering accountability, collaboration, and effective problem resolution.

• Manage the Engineering Open Issues List, ensuring all engineering, validation, manufacturing, supplier, launch, and customer issues are identified, prioritized, tracked, escalated, and closed on time.

• Develop and maintain engineering timing plans, including 30/60/90-day execution plans, DV/PV activities, build schedules, customer reviews, and launch readiness tracking to support successful program launches.

If you have/are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 7+ years of experience in automotive product development, including program execution, launch support, and customer-facing engineering activities.

• Strong technical knowledge of electronic and mechatronic systems, automotive product development processes, and engineering lifecycle management.

• Proven experience leading engineering teams, coordinating cross-functional resources, and driving technical reviews, issue resolution, and engineering deliverables.

• Expertise in program timing plans, open issue tracking, escalation management, DV/PV activities, and launch readiness execution.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with fluent English proficiency and the ability to effectively collaborate with OEM customers, global teams, suppliers, manufacturing plants, and senior leadership.

We will be more than glad to chat with you about your experience and your career goals.

In our international work setting, you will find a range of opportunities that are designed to enhance your career and personal development. Including new and different perspectives is part of what ensures the team’s success. We are committed to develop people’s skills, knowledge and creative potential. Our training and development programs emphasize technical competency, leadership development and business management skill.

More lives saved – more life lived!

What’s in it for you:

• Attractive compensation package
• Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.
• Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.