Project Chief

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking a BIW Project Chief to lead engineering coordination across suppliers, plants, and cross-functional teams. This role drives timing, cost, weight, and investment activities while managing source packages and approval processes to meet program milestones.

The candidate will guide CAD reviews, lead change management, and mentor engineers, ensuring compliance with BIW guidelines and automotive development standards.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field required.
• 8 years of work experience or more.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Proficiency in English communication at a technical level.
• Knowledge of BIW, sheet metal, and automotive processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as single engineering contact point among suppliers, purchasing, SQE, PDO and assembly plants.
• Coordinate platform-level meetings for issue resolution and support.
• Lead timing, cost, weight, and investment activities for the vehicle model.
• Oversee source package processes, approvals, and source awards.
• Support CAD reviews and ensure engineering deliverables meet milestones.
• Lead change management and build coordination for the plant.
• Coach engineers and develop succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Negotiation

Mentoring

Communication in English

Attention to detail

Self-directed work

Education

BS in engineering

MBA

Tools

NX

Catia

Job description

The BIW Project Chief has job responsibilities that include but not limited to:

• Single engineering contact point for communication between suppliers, purchasing, SQE, PDO, assembly plants and other BICEE groups. Develop network/ relationships with other BICEEPcounterparts
• Support the SSTM in the technical interface with PDO and AVE.
• Support the SSTM by coordinating commodity specific deliverables to the vehicle-line.
• Attend Platform level meeting for issues resolution and general support
• Lead Component Timing, Cost, Weight, Investment activities for vehicle model. Manage deliverables in PDP system
• Lead source package process, ensure timely deliverables, approval & source award
• Support Cost Loops, input technical description in the Cost Service Tool (CST), manage cost collaboration with SCIE
• Lead approval process for ED&D funding
• Support CAD Step Reviews (Score Card/Gate Reviews), ensure all Engineering deliverables meet program milestones
• Lead TKO process
• Manage the Compliance procedures and reports lifecycle to demonstrate regulatory compliance
• Lead change management (CCD, CN, PER processes, cost & timing, approval and implementation)
• Lead build coordination and Assembly plant support. Ensure proper engineering support for problem resolution.
• Coordinate technical issue resolution (GIMS, Warranty, Fast Feedback, SAQ issues, etc.)
• Coordinate component, system & vehicle level test. Manage test timing and component procurement. (Mules, DV, PV, DVP&R)
• Lead program bulletin analysis and response to SSTM
• Provide feedback and impacts from series cards audit. Perform complexity analysis/ reduction.
• Lead system effort to achieve VO/ TCR targets
• Obtain quotes and submit requisitionfor parts and services procurement
• Coaching/ mentoring of engineers. Develop PC succession plan.
• Escalate tasks not completed to responsible managers
• Self-directed, ownership, sense of urgency, absolute attention to every detail.
  • Proficient in communicating in technical English language, comfortable with reporting out to top management.
• Highly developed leadership, project management, negotiation and mentoring skills.
• Knowledgeable in the design, development and engineering processes of automotive Body system.
  • Knowledgeable in manufacturing processes for BIW, sheet metal stamped components and involved secondary operations.
• Knowledgeable in engineering materials & fasteners selection.
• Knowledgeable in global automotive product development process.
• Reactive Problem Solving green belt certificate.
• Basic knowledge in dimensional strategies (GD&T, datum and location schemes).
  • Knowledge in regulatory requirements (FMVSS, CMVSS, ECE R21, etc.) with focus in BIW.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in engineering (mechanical, aeronautical, automotive, electro-mechanics, EE or related field).
• 8 years' of work experience.
• Self-directed, ownership, sense of urgency, absolute attention to every detail.
• Highly developed leadership, project management, negotiation and mentoring skills.
• Knowledgeable in the design, development and engineering processes of automotive Body system.
• Knowledgeable in engineering materials & fasteners selection.
• Knowledgeable in global automotive product development process.
• Reactive Problem Solving green belt certificate.
• Basic knowledge in dimensional strategies (GD&T, datum and location schemes).
• Knowledge in regulatory requirements (FMVSS, CMVSS, ECE R21, etc.) with focus in BIW.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBS or MBA degree
• Reactive Problem Solving black belt certificate.
• DFSS green belt certificate.
• Basic Design skill in CAD systems (NX or Catia)
• With international working experience