Sub System Launch Lead

Stellantisfinancialservices; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services' Body, Chassis, Interior (BCI) Quality Team seeks a Sub-System Launch Lead to ensure all project quality targets are met, manage launch timelines & deliverables, and insure the transition to quality volume production.

You will coordinate issue convergence, drive design conformity, track KPIs, and lead cross-functional teams across manufacturing plants during 6–18 months of displacement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent ABET-accredited program.
• 8+ years in automotive Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and/or Product Quality.
• Willingness to mobile for 6–18 months at manufacturing plants.
• Design experience and understanding of assembly sequence and processes.
• Conformity metrics and metrology data analysis knowledge.
• Dimensional management methods and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and related documentation.
• Excellent communication and ability to work cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Converge vehicle issues for BCI and track progress.
• Maintain assembly issue dashboards and deliver issue resolutions with root causes.
• Manage part and assembly conformity, change requests, and design validation.
• Lead regular meetings to ensure design conformity and plant issue closure.
• Track analytics to pace issue recognition and drive resolution pilots.
• Coordinate with Launch Project Manager during red KPI escalations.

Skills

Convergence of vehicle issues

Root Cause Analysis

Dimensional management

GD&T knowledge

Statistical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering, Quality, or Business (ABET)

Job description

The Body, Chassis, Interior (BCI) Quality Team is looking for a Sub‑System Launch Lead to join our team focused on ensuring all project quality targets are met, managing launch timelines & deliverables and insure the transition to quality volume production.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Convergence of vehicle issues for BCI.
• Assembly plant issues lists and dashboards and path to their resolution. Issue delivery to the technical team and management with the respective root cause.
• Manage part and assembly conformity for BCI, design validation and change request management for various vehicle areas.
• Drive regular meetings and activities to ensure design conformity and plant issue resolution.
• Track analysis activities to ensure the pace of issue recognition, define resolution pilots and drive the delivery coordination.
• Manage escalation process with the Launch Project Manager for red KPI and their status.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent (Materials /Chemical/ Civil/ Aerospace) from an ABET accredited university.
• Minimum of 8 years' experience in automotive areas of Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality and/or Product Quality.
• Being mobile, mission that can lead to short or long-term displacements (manufacturing plants) for 6-18 months.
• Design experience, understanding of assembly sequence and processes.
• Conformity metrics, knowledge of metrology data analysis.
• Dimensional management methods, Root Cause Analysis & issue solving process.
• Knowledge in basic statistics and process control.
• Strong understanding of GD&T concepts and documentation.
• Self‑motivated and able to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with ability to work with cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree (Engineering, Quality, or Business) or equivalent from an ABET accredited university.
• Reactive Shainin or DFSS Master Black Belt.
• Manufacturing process & launch experience is preferred.