Plant Vehicle Engineering Lead — Structured Problem Solver

Slate Auto LLC; Warsaw (KY); On-site; USD 141,807 - 212,710; Full time

Job summary

Slate is seeking a hands-on Plant Vehicle Engineering Lead, Structured Problem Solving to drive launch readiness, production quality, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing plant. Lead cross-functional root cause investigations for vehicle systems and production processes using methods such as Six Sigma, 8D, and 5-Why.

Collaborate with Design & Release Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, Safety, and suppliers to resolve plant and vehicle‑level concerns,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related automotive engineering, manufacturing engineering, or plant vehicle engineering experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Statistics, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, cross functional root cause investigations for launch, production, quality, supplier, and vehicle integration issues.
• Develop problem definitions, investigation strategies, evidence plans, measurement plans, containment strategies, corrective actions, and validation plans.
• Coach Plant Vehicle Engineering and cross-functional teams on disciplined problem solving and root cause methodology.

Skills

Structured problem solving

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Problem solving coaching

Six Sigma knowledge

Communication

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CATIA

SOLIDWORKS

AutoCAD

Minitab

JMP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Slate is seeking a hands-on Plant Vehicle Engineering Lead, Structured Problem Solving to drive launch readiness, production quality, and continuous improvement across the manufacturing plant. Lead cross-functional root cause investigations for vehicle systems and production processes using methods such as Six Sigma, 8D, and 5-Why.

Collaborate with Design & Release Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production, Safety, and suppliers to resolve plant and vehicle‑level concerns,