Technical Manager - Import Projects

Stellantis Financial Services; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services seeks a Technical Manager to ensure platform-level technical feasibility and achievement of KPIs across the full program life cycle. You will own platform content, BOM, and the orchestration of cross-functional teams to meet performance targets.

Responsibilities include leading design, development and validation of components and systems, coordinating with Purchasing for RFQ and supplier selection, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Platform-level technical programs across a full lifecycle.
• Ability to define and manage technical content, BOM, and configurations.
• Strong understanding of vehicle systems and subsystems.
• Proven track record coordinating with suppliers and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the technical content, definition and configuration of the Platform including BOM Management and Change Management.
• Coordinate RFQ, supplier selection, and change management with Purchasing.
• Lead the technical activity of component and system development from design to validation.
• Align design and manufacturing processes to support cost, investment and quality objectives.
• Ensure regulatory conformity and lead platform level decision meetings.

Skills

Component design

System development

Platform management

Vehicle systems

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Teamcenter

Vis Pro

GIM Tracking

SMAK

PDP/ETKO

Excel

VLOOKUP

Job description

The Technical Manager is responsible to ensure overall program level technical feasibility and achievement of performance & KPI targets during the full program life cycle.

The Candidate responsibilities include:

• Managing the technical content, definition and configuration of the Platform including:
• BOM Management for the Platform including Change Management
• Technical data and VISBOM content
• Platform diversity and component interchangeability
• Achieving Quality, Cost, Timing, and Performance Objectives
• Coordinating with purchasing for RFQ, supplier selection, and change management
• Supporting regional requirements and content
• Leading the technical activity of component and system development:
• Design, development, and validation of component and systems
• Leading decision / stakeholder meetings at the platform level
• Design freeze and tooling kick off
• Conformity of regulatory requirements
• Coordination of technical teams
• Coordinating activities with Manufacturing Engineering and the plant:
• Alignment of design and manufacturing process to support cost, investment, and quality objectives
• Compatibility of product and process
• Packaging issues and requirements with logistics
• Make buy convergence
• Managing the technical relationship with Top Hats, other Platforms, and Advanced Engineering
• Confirming that platform supports Top Hat requirements and future product requirements

Critical Skills:

• Design and Development of components/systems associated with Chassis, Propulsion, or Body through a full project cycle.
• Understanding of vehicle construction by systems (Body, Chassis, Powertrain, Interior, etc) and subsystems (Underbody, suspension, trim, cooling, HVAC, etc).
• Understanding part break up of vehicles and how they are assembled.
• Ability to identify and organize technical commodities into their functional purpose.
• Identify and propose design alternatives to meet and exceed aggressive cost targets

Methodology/Tools Expertise:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Excel commands (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Fastcar2
• EBOM & STV
• SMAK (Vehicle volume tracking)
• CCD/CN Process
• PDP for TKO/DV testing
• ETKO Process
• Source Package System (Review and Approval)
• GIM’s / Tracking and Issue Resolution
• Teamcenter / Vis Pro