Project Manager

MAHLE GmbH; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE is seeking a Project Manager in Troy, MI to drive customer programs from acquisition through launch. You will coordinate cross-functional activities across engineering, operations, purchasing and manufacturing to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and high customer satisfaction.

You will report to the BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems team and lead a project team, manage risks and changes, and present updates to management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development projects, ideally for customers in the automotive industry.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a global environment.
• Experience working in a Global environment with remote teams using program management tools is a plus (MS Project, Quality tools, risk Planning & Assessment).
• Entrepreneurial skills and customer and process orientation.

Responsibilities

• Functional leadership of the project team (motivate and convince team members in order to meet overall target of the project).
• Ensuring of simultaneous engineering as well as effective opportunity and risk management.
• Planning and assigning work packages to the team while monitoring and controlling the progress (project structure; project phases, schedule and milestones; project organization, etc).
• Management of all project stakeholders interests (including reporting, escalation or compromise if necessary).
• Project reporting and presentation to management committees
• Coordination and management of project changes and deviations considering the effects on the project objectives

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Global collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

MS Project

Quality tools

Risk Planning & Assessment

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.
MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Your Contribution

As a Project Manager , you will play a key role in supporting the successful execution of customer programs from acquisition through launch. You will coordinate cross-functional activities, support project planning and tracking, and help ensure project objectives related to timing, cost, quality, and customer satisfaction are achieved. You will collaborate closely with engineering, operations, purchasing, manufacturing, and customer teams while developing your project management expertise within a global automotive environment.

• Functional leadership of the project team (motivate and convince team members in order to meet overall target of the project)
• Ensuring of simultaneous engineering as well as effective opportunity and risk management
• Planning and assigning work packages to the team while monitoring and controlling the progress (project structure; project phases, schedule and milestones; project organization, etc)
• Management of all project stakeholders interests (including reporting, escalation or compromise if necessary).
• Project reporting and presentation to management committees
• Coordination and management of project changes and deviations considering the effects on the project objectives

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development projects, ideally for customers in the automotive industry
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a global environment.
• Experience working in a Global environment with remote teams using program management tools is a plus (MS Project, Quality tools, risk Planning & Assessment).
• Entrepreneurial skills and customer and process orientation

Our Offer

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities, attractive salary & extensive personal benefits. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s).

#TeamMAHLE is diverse, and we see that as a great advantage! We welcome applications with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities.

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Facts about the job

Entry level: Experienced hires

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Product Management

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Troy, MI, US, 48083

Company: MAHLE Filter Syst.(US) TR

Closing date for applications

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.

Shape the future with us.

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Nearest Major Market: Troy

Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit