Senior Vehicle Systems Design Lead

Stellantis; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for initial design concepts across vehicle commodities, from BIW to electrical modules, ensuring design feasibility through Sync 2 milestones and stakeholder alignment.

You will mentor engineers, drive system and component design to meet objectives, manage training and 1:1s, and coordinate with global counterparts to harmonize standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience with some leadership experience.
• Vehicle/System Level integration and understanding of functional objectives.
• Benchmarking & competitive analysis experience.
• Product development process knowledge.
• Team leadership experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly and concisely.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers including internal, external, on-site and remote personnel.
• Ensure the team follows all applicable department and corporate standards, practices, and procedures.
• Manage team training plans and progress and ensure employee development and care through regular 1/1s with all employees and contractors.
• Drive system and component design development to meet all component, system, vehicle and platform functional objectives.
• Support the transition of designs to BCI teams and the TKO process.
• Ensure packaging of all components in the Top Hat Zone area from Sync 1 through Launch.
• Prepare presentations and score cards for senior management reviews.
• Develop harmonized standards with our global counterparts.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Stellantis in Auburn Hills, MI is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers responsible for initial design concepts across vehicle commodities, from BIW to electrical modules, ensuring design feasibility through Sync 2 milestones and stakeholder alignment.

You will mentor engineers, drive system and component design to meet objectives, manage training and 1:1s, and coordinate with global counterparts to harmonize standards.