Mechatronics ECU Program Lead

Stellantis NV; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis seeks a motivated Program Manager to lead Mechatronics ECU programs across one or more vehicle lines in the U.S. You will serve as the primary liaison between design, vehicle program management, engineering, and manufacturing to drive development from concept to launch.

The role requires strong leadership, system integration, and supplier coordination skills, with a focus on cost, weight, and quality targets, and will involve onsite launch activities at manufacturing plants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in automotive engineering, product development, or program management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex technical programs from concept through launch.
• Strong understanding of vehicle systems, manufacturing processes, and engineering development cycles.
• Experience with issue resolution, change management, and supplier coordination.
• proficiency with CAD (CATIA, NX), PLM systems (Teamcenter), and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Drive technical program execution from development through end-of-life, aligning across functional teams.
• System Integration: Ensure systems meet functional and performance targets including cost, weight, investment, timing, and quality.
• Issue Resolution & Support: Lead engineering/quality issue resolution; support bulletin responses, concept development, cost/weight analysis, tooling, and launch.
• Launch Support: Serve on the launch team, assist plant development and on-site activities.
• Development Planning: Define and maintain the vehicle development plan for feature availability and consistent vehicle behavior.
• Requirements Management: Release specifications to suppliers and manage design change requests (DCRs).
• Warranty & Quality: Lead warranty performance initiatives post-launch and manage warranty tables for commodities.
• Value Optimization: Drive cost-saving through teardown events and supplier VO meetings.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

CATIA

NX

Teamcenter

Microsoft Office

Job description

Stellantis seeks a motivated Program Manager to lead Mechatronics ECU programs across one or more vehicle lines in the U.S. You will serve as the primary liaison between design, vehicle program management, engineering, and manufacturing to drive development from concept to launch.

The role requires strong leadership, system integration, and supplier coordination skills, with a focus on cost, weight, and quality targets, and will involve onsite launch activities at manufacturing plants.