Senior Vehicle Quality Program Manager

Stellantis NV; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis N.V. in Auburn, Alabama is seeking a Project Quality Manager to ensure quality targets are met across the vehicle development program from pre-contract commitment through Start of Production and lifecycle.

You will drive cross-functional teams, lead root-cause analyses, and manage quality deliverables for modifications in mass production. Excellent communication and change-management skills are essential to partner with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
• 8 years of automotive experience, preferably some in plant quality environment.
• Broad quality knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas and concepts successfully to all levels of management.
• Excellent relationship building skills with ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.
• Ability to productively manage change.

Responsibilities

• Ensures quality customer objectives achievement for the vehicle(s) from concept until mass production.
• Produces monthly the synthesis of results obtained as well as an updated forecast on the quality KPI for the overall program and milestones.
• Drive the engineer teams to treat the design anomalies detected on vehicles in the field or at the plant.
• Proposes and requests yard holds and campaigns, initialize the request for yard hold if necessary and fills in the corresponding items need to execute the retrofit/rework (i.e. spare parts)
• Ensure quality deliverables are met on modifications done for the vehicle(s) in mass production
• Organizes and manages root cause analysis for anomalies detected during development and start of mass production
• Ensure quality advice regarding proposed technical modifications (PEPP)
• Manages the follow-up of the results (product/process including APQP) and sets up the preventive and corrective actions necessary to the respect of quality deliverables
• Establish partnerships both internally and externally and to influence without direct authority Commitment and dedication in delivering a premier product to the consumer Represent the "Voice of the Customer" to the platform teams
• Drive team success by clarifying expectations and minimizing political hurdles Demonstrate unwavering commitment to delivering results and champion achievements

Skills

Quality management

Automotive experience

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Stellantis N.V. in Auburn, Alabama is seeking a Project Quality Manager to ensure quality targets are met across the vehicle development program from pre-contract commitment through Start of Production and lifecycle.

You will drive cross-functional teams, lead root-cause analyses, and manage quality deliverables for modifications in mass production. Excellent communication and change-management skills are essential to partner with internal and external stakeholders.