Senior Automotive Technical Program Lead

EDAG Group; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

EDAG Group in Novi, MI seeks a Technical Program Lead to drive automotive development programs from concept through production. You will manage vendor teams, lead engineers, balance design decisions, and ensure milestones align with client expectations.

Candidates bring 10+ years of automotive systems experience, strong leadership, and proven ability to optimize cost, mass, and timing across multi-workstream programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.
• Strong working knowledge of structural, mechanical, and packaging integration for exterior/interior vehicle systems.
• Experience managing supplier relationships, DFM processes, and component release through PPAP.
• Proven ability to manage cost, mass, and timing targets across a multi-workstream program.
• Prior experience working directly with an OEM on base-vehicle interface negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor team resources and distribute work to meet the program timing.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, making design decisions and ensuring components meet the client's requirements.
• Guide material selection and manufacturing technology choices to balance build volume against capital investment, subject to the clients' sign-off.
• Track mass and program cost/spend against targets.
• Serve as primary point of contact and escalation lead between the vendor team and the clients Lead Engineer/Management team.
• Ensure the vendor team operates independently while using the clients Lead Engineer effectively to achieve overall program goals.
• Represent the vendor at program gateway reviews and status presentations to the client's leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Project management

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, or related field

Tools

PPAP

Job description

EDAG Group in Novi, MI seeks a Technical Program Lead to drive automotive development programs from concept through production. You will manage vendor teams, lead engineers, balance design decisions, and ensure milestones align with client expectations.

Candidates bring 10+ years of automotive systems experience, strong leadership, and proven ability to optimize cost, mass, and timing across multi-workstream programs.