Senior Automotive Technical Program Lead

EDAG; Novi Township (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EDAG in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Technical Program Lead to drive automotive programs by leading vendor teams, guiding engineering design decisions, and ensuring client requirements are met end-to-end. You will track mass and program cost against targets, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with OEMs through PPAP and gateway reviews, balancing build volume with capital investment.

This senior role requires proven leadership across multi-workstream programs, with the ability to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of automotive or vehicle-systems engineering experience, including senior technical leadership roles.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams through prototype to production-intent vehicle programs.
• Strong 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

Vendor management

Technical leadership

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Mass/cost tracking

OEM interface negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering, Business, or related field

Job description

EDAG in Novi, Michigan is seeking a Technical Program Lead to drive automotive programs by leading vendor teams, guiding engineering design decisions, and ensuring client requirements are met end-to-end. You will track mass and program cost against targets, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with OEMs through PPAP and gateway reviews, balancing build volume with capital investment.

This senior role requires proven leadership across multi-workstream programs, with the ability to align