Program Manager (HVAC & Engine Systems)

Stefanini, Inc; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 84,033 - 90,921; Part time

Job summary

Stefanini, Inc. seeks a Program Manager for HVAC & Engine Systems in Auburn Hills, MI. This contract role requires overseeing unit-level activities, safety studies, and cross-functional design reviews to ensure milestones are met.

You will manage engineers, coordinate multi-phase development, and drive cost, quality, and performance targets across platforms, collaborating with manufacturing to guarantee feasibility and timely production readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience with HVAC and/or engine systems including fuel, exhaust, intake, or cooling subsystems.
• Familiarity with multiple software development life cycles including Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience overseeing system interface designs.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control unit-level activities including design modifications and KPI tracking.
• Manage product safety and durability studies.
• Oversee plant readiness to secure budget convergence at milestones.
• Lead a team of engineers and oversee development across platforms.
• Coordinate development phases and participate in design reviews.
• Ensure cost, quality, and schedule targets meet internal controls.

Skills

HVAC systems

Engine systems

Agile development

Waterfall

System interface design

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Program Manager (HVAC & Engine Systems) – Auburn Hills, MI

Job ID: 64380

Position Type: Contract

Pay Range: $61.00 - $66.00 per hour

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control unit-level activities including 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.
• Be 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 teams 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.

Requirements

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.