Technical Lead exterior

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Technical Lead specializing in Automotive Exterior Trim with a focus on cost reduction. This role guides cross-functional teams from design through production validation.

The position involves managing multiple schedules for concurrent projects and coordinating with Design, Craftsmanship, Supply Chain, and testing/vehicle safety teams to ensure timely start-of-production and BOM accuracy. Proficiency with Jira and Confluence is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading automotive exterior trim programs with focus on cost reduction.
• Ability to manage multiple schedules for concurrent projects.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with Design, Craftsmanship, Supply Chain, and test/vehicle safety teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for Exterior Trim programs and drive cost reduction initiatives.
• Manage multiple scheduling activities for simultaneous projects.
• Coordinate with Design, Craftsmanship, Supply-Chain and testing/vehicle safety departments.
• Interface with test department and Exterior Trim suppliers to maintain on-time validation for start of production and BOM management.
• Use Jira to communicate engineering tasks and progress.
• Use Confluence to publish critical information.

Skills

Automotive Exterior Trim

Technical Leadership

Project Scheduling

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

• Technical Lead with experience on Automotive Exterior Trim and directed towards Cost Reduction initiatives
• Managing multiple scheduling activities for simultaneous projects
• Working with the Manager as well as cross functional teams such as Design, Craftsmanship, Supply-chain and the testing/vehicle safety departments
• Interface with test department and Exterior Trim suppliers to keep the validation program on-time for start of vehicle production along with BOM management
• Utilize Jira to communicate engineering tasks and progress
• Utilize Confluence to publish critical information