Project Team Leader

Aumovio SE; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate Benefits

Robust Total Rewards Package

Paid Time Off

Volunteer Time Off

Employee Discounts

Competitive Bonus Programs

Employee 401k Match

Employee Assistance Program

Future Growth Opportunities

Job summary

AUMOVIO is seeking a Project Team Leader to drive cross-functional project teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, finance, and purchasing. You will manage execution to meet customer requirements, milestones, budgets, quality, profitability, and launch readiness.

Responsibilities include coordinating activities across multiple functions, monitoring costs and tooling needs, and delivering status updates to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in automotive, electronics, manufacturing, mobility, or related technical environment.
• Experience supporting automotive electronics, embedded systems, vehicle systems, or related product development environments.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable project planning tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage milestones, and communicate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver customer and internal milestones.
• Manage customer and project requirements, timing, priorities, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate project activities across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, finance, purchasing, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Monitor project costs, budget adherence, tooling needs, and profitability targets.
• Support development quality processes and drive completion of quality gates.
• Coordinate technical work assignments for R&D project team members.
• Partner with manufacturing to support industrialization, quality controls, and launch readiness.
• Manage multiple projects across vehicle platforms balancing priorities and resources.
• Coordinate cross-regional topics and stakeholders to support customer center strategy.
• Work with suppliers to support co-development and application across locations.
• Lead resolution of quality issues and support warranty reduction within scope.
• Prepare and present project status updates to customers and senior management.
• Support project acquisition activities and launch planning as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

5+ years in automotive/electronics/manufacturing/mobility

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description

The Project Team Leader is responsible for leading a cross-functional project team across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, finance, and purchasing. This role manages project execution to support customer requirements, internal milestones, budget targets, quality expectations, profitability objectives, and launch readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver customer and internal project milestones.
• Manage customer and project requirements, timing, priorities, risks, and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project activities across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, finance, purchasing, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor project costs, budget adherence, capital requirements, tooling needs, and profitability targets.
• Support development quality processes and drive completion of required quality gates.
• Coordinate technical work assignments for matrixed research and development project team members.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to support industrialization plans, quality controls, safe launch readiness, and customer milestone achievement.
• Manage multiple projects across vehicle platforms while balancing priorities, timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate cross-regional project topics and stakeholders to support customer center strategy and project objectives.
• Work with directed and tiered suppliers to support co-development activities and product application across supplier locations.
• Lead resolution of project-related quality issues and support warranty reduction activities within the assigned product scope.
• Prepare and present project status updates to customers and senior management as required.
• Support project acquisition activities and launch support planning as needed.

Additional Information

• Immediate Benefits
• Robust Total Rewards Package
• Paid Time Off
• Volunteer Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Competitive Bonus Programs
• Employee 401k Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Future Growth Opportunities, including personal and professional
• And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!

EEO-Statement:
EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. AUMOVIO offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, AUMOVIO complies with government regulations, where they apply, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans. To be considered, you must apply for a specific position for which AUMOVIO has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings, we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further, AUMOVIO provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience in automotive, electronics, manufacturing, mobility, or a related technical environment.
• Experience supporting automotive electronics, embedded systems, vehicle systems, or related product development environments.
• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable project planning and scheduling tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage project milestones, and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management experience in a product development, manufacturing, or automotive supplier environment.
• Experience supporting General Motors or other major automotive OEM customer programs.
• Business knowledge in finance, cost management, budgeting, or profitability tracking.
• Experience with vehicle homologation processes.
• Manufacturing knowledge in an automotive supplier or OEM environment.
• Demonstrated project risk assessment and mitigation experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Training or certification in Design for Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Agile, or related continuous improvement/project development methodologies.

Additional Information

• AUMOVIO may offer visa support for internal candidates who currently have a valid employment visa.
• AUMOVIO does not offer relocation assistance for this opportunity.

Company Description

Since its spin-off in September 2025 AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide.