Senior System Architect & Program Lead (PDL-2)

Faurecia; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Program Development Leader to drive complete product and process engineering within Quality, Cost, and Delivery targets. You will lead cross-functional teams through DFMEA/PFMEA, tool design, and IPM approvals, ensuring robust processes and on-time PPAP readiness.

You will report on risk and opportunities, develop schedules, and guide the engineering team from concept to production, contributing to sustainable mobility leadership at Forvia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
• Minimum of 5 years of design and development experience in an industrial environment, automotive interior parts preferred.
• English required; customer language strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Begin with concept design to Start-Of-Production and 3/6 months after, aligning with PMS phases.
• Lead phase 5 serial life development and align schedules with customer master plan.
• Develop engineering schedule respecting PMS work-packages and standards.
• Provide monthly PALM risk/opportunity reports with action plans.
• Drive DFMEA/PFMEA, changes via ECM, and ensure proper tool design release.
• Define process feasibility, tool specs, and ensure IPM approvals.
• Develop robust tools for operations with optimized cycle time and quality.
• Define and implement DVP, PV tests, and CPk process capability.

Skills

Team leader

Technical skills

Written and verbal communication

Multicultural collaboration

Managerial skills

7 Quality Basics

Engineering profile knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering

Job description

Forvia is seeking a Program Development Leader to drive complete product and process engineering within Quality, Cost, and Delivery targets. You will lead cross-functional teams through DFMEA/PFMEA, tool design, and IPM approvals, ensuring robust processes and on-time PPAP readiness.

You will report on risk and opportunities, develop schedules, and guide the engineering team from concept to production, contributing to sustainable mobility leadership at Forvia.