Senior Project Manager

Schaeffler; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology company in Auburn Hills, Michigan is seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-disciplinary teams and ensure efficient project execution. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with General Motors products and strong knowledge of automotive systems. This full-time role offers competitive responsibilities in project management and requires occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience Project Manager for General Motors products.
• Experience in design of automotive products and functions.
• Strong knowledge of automotive vehicles, subsystems and products.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to ensure efficient project execution.
• Drive strategy for product line and customer.
• Initiate cost improvement programs.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Automotive Knowledge

Communication

Cost Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

General Information

The Project Manager is leader of the cross-disciplinary project team tasked with project execution. Primary interface to both internal and external stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

• This individual will be responsible for leading engineering team to ensure efficient project execution
• Knows current and future volumes for the Customer/Technology
• Drives strategy for Product Line and customer.
• Regular interaction with management in development, Sales and Purchasing
• Conducts regular technical /strategy alignments with the customer.
• Responsible for delivering work products on time and highest quality.
• This individual is the first escalation point for the Customer.
• Responsible for the economic success for the Customer.
• Initiates Cost improvement programs.
• Defines project goals (financial, scheduling and quality goals).
• Product lifecycle from Pre-Development to Series Production

Series Production

• Financials, Customer/Schaeffler design change implementation (design to cost, supplier/customer design changes), support quality issues
• Drive communication with the customer for all related series production activities

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience Project Manager for General Motors products
• Experience in design of automotive products and functions
• Strong Knowledge of automotive vehicles, sub systems and product
• Strong knowledge of automotive quality systems and processes
• Must be able to travel 10% of the time
• Experience with Internal Combustion Engines
• Must be authorized to work in the US

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

Manufacturing