Senior Vehicle Systems Release Lead – BIW & Exterior

Stellantis NV; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle lease

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan refinancing

Volunteer hours

Health insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Job summary

Stellantis is seeking an experienced Vehicle System Release leader to drive development and delivery of BIW, Closures, Exterior, Restraints, and Vision vehicle systems. You will align with Engineering Directors and their teams to meet Quality, Cost, Technical, and Timing objectives through all development phases and launches.

The role requires 10+ years in automotive or related fields, a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline, and proven program-management skills to manage KPIs, EBOM

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering or an equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years of automotive experience or other related experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure (with release engineers, supervisors, and managers) the completeness/availability of all documents necessary for sourcing start-up (Source Package), keeping them up to date and consistent with sourcing closing due dates.
• Develop Milestone Reviews (Scorecards) & Ensure All Engineering Key Process Indicators (KPIs) meet these milestones
• Achieve targets to Quality, Material cost, Investment, Research & Development, Weight, and Timing by Program milestones
• Perform Tool Kickoff process with suppliers, ensuring the completeness/availability of all documents necessary for tooling release and guaranteeing on-time delivery of parts
• Support Build Activities including problem solving activities
• Lead troubleshooting of suppliers as they are faced with design or manufacturing/dimensional issues
• Urgently address open issue resolution through corporate systems/processes
• Develop and execute (with engineers, supervisors, managers) change management process including establishing proper Electronic Bill of Material (EBOM)
• Manage project execution according to best global standards for current and new versions of vehicle
• Ensure sub-system certifications and compliance for components / vehicles
• Build and maintain budget for R&D; ensure delivery to budget
• Interface with multiple engineering and non-engineering teams including purchasing, brand, planning, manufacturing teams to ensure successful development and launch of project.
• Evaluate pilot vehicle test plans and establish parts, quantities and associated cost required to support execution
• Estimate the number labor hours required for full time engineers to develop and validate new component designs based on vehicle function objectives and impact to existing component designs
• Confirm dimensional stability and fit/finish requirements for systems/components during pilot builds to ensure robust quality of customer vehicles at launch

Education

Bachelor of Science Electrical, Mechanical, Software, or Systems Engineering or an equivalent

Job description

Stellantis is seeking an experienced Vehicle System Release leader to drive development and delivery of BIW, Closures, Exterior, Restraints, and Vision vehicle systems. You will align with Engineering Directors and their teams to meet Quality, Cost, Technical, and Timing objectives through all development phases and launches.

The role requires 10+ years in automotive or related fields, a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline, and proven program-management skills to manage KPIs, EBOM