Senior Automotive E/E Project Manager: CAN/UDS & SDV

FEV North America, Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FEV North America, Inc. seeks an experienced Electrical/ Electronics Project Manager with a strong E/E Systems background to lead Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle development programs in the U.S.

You will drive E/E system architecture, functional decomposition and allocation across vehicle ECUs, and manage implementation plans and validation activities. You will coordinate software, hardware, integration and validation teams, manage suppliers and customer requirements, and own project scope,

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or related discipline; PhD preferred.
• 5+ years automotive E/E development with 3+ years in project management or technical leadership.
• Proven experience in Passenger Car and/or Commercial Vehicle E/E programs.
• Strong hands-on E/E Systems Engineering: functional decomposition, partitioning, architecture and integration.
• Experience in CAN/CAN FD communication, UDS diagnostics and E/E network architecture.
• Experience in wiring harness development and coordinating related engineering & supplier activities.
• Proven DVP development, test-case definition and E/E system/vehicle-level validation.
• Experience managing Tier-1 suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong planning, budgeting, resource forecasting, risk and change management.
• Customer-facing roles handling requirements, changes and escalations.
• Experience with SDV and modern domain/zonal E/E architectures preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead vehicle E/E and SDV development projects from concept through implementation and validation.
• Drive E/E system architecture, functional decomposition/partitioning and function allocation across vehicle systems and ECUs.
• Develop and manage implementation plans, technical dependencies and system integration activities.
• Lead the development of CAN/CAN FD communication and UDS diagnostic architectures.
• Define DVPs, verification strategies, test specifications and test cases based on requirements.
• Plan and manage E/E system, integration and vehicle-level testing, including test execution and validation reporting.
• Manage suppliers/Tier-1 partners, ensuring technical deliverables, quality, timing and issue resolution.
• Manage customer requirements, changes and expectations, translating them into actions.
• Coordinate system, software, hardware, integration and validation teams.
• Own project scope, timing, budget, resources, risks and customer communication.

Skills

E/E Systems Engineering

System architecture

CAN/CAN FD

UDS diagnostics

Project management

Supplier management

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electrical Engineering

PhD preferred

Job description

FEV North America, Inc. seeks an experienced Electrical/ Electronics Project Manager with a strong E/E Systems background to lead Passenger Car and Commercial Vehicle development programs in the U.S.

You will drive E/E system architecture, functional decomposition and allocation across vehicle ECUs, and manage implementation plans and validation activities. You will coordinate software, hardware, integration and validation teams, manage suppliers and customer requirements, and own project scope,