Milestone Quality Convergence Lead (SWE & EHE)

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking a Project Quality Leader to drive software and hardware milestone convergence across PDP gates from Pre-Contract to SOP in the US market. You will coordinate with SWE, EHE, Powertrain and Vehicle Engineering to surface roadblocks early and ensure timely launches with robust recovery plans.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, managing KPIs, and delivering data-driven go/no-go recommendations while building a mature milestone-convergence process across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or related field.
• Minimum 8 years in Product Engineering, coordinating SW/HW milestones.
• Team leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Solid grasp of the PDP and SWE/EHE milestone deliverables.
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Project and AI-assisted engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate project maturity against milestone requirements, deliverables and KPIs at each PDP gate.
• Drive milestone readiness reviews, challenging design, validation and manufacturing gaps across SWE/EHE.
• Coordinate milestone preparation with Powertrain and Vehicle Engineering stakeholders and Domain technical teams.
• Ensure coverage of every official milestone, from Pre-Contract through SOP.
• Support project teams in resolving roadblocks ahead of each gate and contribute to the official Quality Milestone Assessment.
• Own Quality KPIs and milestone performance forecasting across SWE and EHE domains.
• Capture and deploy Lessons Learned across programs to strengthen milestone convergence.
• Issue Management: prioritize and escalation critical roadblocks through Project reviews and cross-functional channels.
• Risk Management: assess severity, occurrence and detection (SOD) to support go/no-go recommendations at each gate.
• Recovery Planning: build recovery plans with SWE/EHE Domain teams to protect milestone and SOP delivery.
• Align SWE, EHE, Powertrain, Vehicle Engineering and program stakeholders on deliverables and quality metrics.
• Convert recurring roadblocks and milestone deviations into preventive actions and stronger process maturity.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Project coordination

MS Excel

MS Project

AI-assisted tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

AI-assisted engineering tools

Quantic

PLM/PLE

Lessons Learned

Bulletins

Job description

Stellantis is seeking a Project Quality Leader to drive software and hardware milestone convergence across PDP gates from Pre-Contract to SOP in the US market. You will coordinate with SWE, EHE, Powertrain and Vehicle Engineering to surface roadblocks early and ensure timely launches with robust recovery plans.

The role requires leading cross-functional teams, managing KPIs, and delivering data-driven go/no-go recommendations while building a mature milestone-convergence process across programs.