Program Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

Job summary

Stefanini Group is seeking a Program Manager based in Auburn Hills, MI to oversee HVAC & Engine Systems programs across modules and milestones. You will report status to senior leadership and coordinate design reviews, safety studies, and manufacturing feasibility.

Responsibilities include managing budgets, KPIs, risk analysis, and team leadership to ensure on-time delivery and compliance with internal controls. Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree or certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with HVAC and/or engine systems (fuel, exhaust, intake, cooling).
• Familiarity with multiple SDLC methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control unit-level activities including design changes and cost convergence.
• Manage product safety and durability studies.
• Ensure feasibility with manufacturing and plant readiness for milestones.
• Oversee budget convergence after major milestones.
• Lead team activities, risk analysis, and KPI tracking.
• Coordinate cross-functional design reviews and issue resolution.
• Develop responses to vehicle line investigations and design issues.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and deliverables on schedule.

Skills

HVAC/engine systems

Fuel systems

Exhaust systems

Intake systems

Cooling systems

Agile & Waterfall SDLC

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Certification Program

Job description

Stefanini Group is hiring!

Stefanini is looking for a Program Manager, Auburn Hills, MI

The Propulsion HVAC & Engine Systems (Fuel, Exhaust, Intake, and Cooling) Program Manager will ensure global coherence, commonality, and coordination across Modules, Platforms, Top Hats, and Programs for HVAC & Engine Systems, while reporting program status and milestone reviews to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control unit-level activities such as design modifications, packaging issue resolution, production standards, readiness at Stellantis milestones, SCA implementation, KPIs, risk analysis, test plans, sourcing, weight, cost convergence, style feasibility, and validation.


• Manage product safety and durability studies.


• Guarantee process feasibility in collaboration with manufacturing.


• Oversee plant readiness to secure budget convergence at and after the Contract Milestone.


• Manage workload deviations and execute escalation processes.


• Coordinate unit team participation in development phases.


• Lead hot housing kick-offs and support regional Sub-System Technical Leads in technical/design reviews and issue resolution.


• Develop responses to vehicle line investigations.


• Control technical solutions for platforms and modules, approve design changes, and address lessons learned across programs and regions.


• Meet cost, quality, performance, and planning targets, ensuring compliance with Internal Control System rules.


• Responsible and accountable for application deliverables, detailed application design, and implementation to meet vehicle timeline.


• Manage a team of engineers.


• Oversee development and deliver to production service delivery platform's systems/components and technology, ensuring specifications and designs meet best practices.


• Provide guidance and feedback on system interface designs to project and architecture teams.


• Participate in and manage team utilizing multiple software development life cycles including Agile, Waterfall, and other methodologies.


• Offer solutions and designs to solve process, project, or program issues; provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness.


• Manage business and technical stakeholders and produce design documents suitable for multiple audience types, both client-facing and internal.

Experience Required

• Experience with HVAC systems and/or engine systems, including one or more of the following:


• Fuel systems


• Exhaust systems


• Intake systems


• Cooling systems


• Familiarity with multiple software development life cycles including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.


• Experience in overseeing system interface designs.

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Education Preferred

• Master's Degree, Certification Program


• Spanish language proficiency is a plus but not required.


• Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives***

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We will also speak with you about the process, including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.